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Leidos’ Defense Systems Electronics Manufacturing Facility is seeking a Master Production Scheduler to join our team of highly skilled planning and production scheduling professionals in the Huntsville, Alabama location. The Master Production Scheduler will act as a lead to the electronics manufacturing production scheduling group in delivering exceptional results for the facility. This role requires strong experience with ERP Systems, and familiarity with APS or MES scheduling tools, Dynafact DMS, or equivalent, along with a deep understanding of electronics manufacturing processes including PCB assembly, component availability constraints, kitting, testing, and integration workflows.

The Master Production Scheduler will oversee production scheduling across multiple programs, ensuring efficient use of shared SMT lines, test stations, conformal coat/oven capacity, rework resources, and final assembly cells.

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Leidos Defense Systems Sector / Manufacturing provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. To explore and learn more, click here!

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Primary Responsibilities

• Create and maintain detailed weekly, and monthly master production schedules across SMT, PCB and Cable Assembly, coating, test, and box-build integration operations.
• Analyze sales forecasts and customer demand to ensure adequate capacity production levels
• Collaborate with Program Management, Supply Chain, and Production to align schedules with customer priorities and delivery milestones
• Conduct rough-cut capacity analysis across SMT lines, coating ovens, ESS/test cells, and assembly work centers, identifying bottlenecks and proposing mitigation plans.
• Conduct capacity assessments and calculate task time to align production with demand and capacity. 
• Track production progress in real-time, identify bottlenecks, and adjust schedules to address delays or equipment issues
• Monitor performance to plan (on-time starts/completions, throughput, utilization, and WIP aging)
• Generate regular reports on schedule conformance, capacity, and demand.
• Facilitate weekly cross-functional schedule review meetings to communicate changes, risks, and recovery actions
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to scheduling accuracy, planning lead times, and workflow efficiency.
• Provide data-driven insight into forecast impacts, backlog health, and long-term capacity planning
• Perform change control & schedule risk analyses
• Serve as escalation point for schedule conflicts
• Champion scheduling best practices and standard work

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8-12 years of prior relevant work experience or a Masters degree with 6-10 years of prior relevant work experience. In lieu of a degree,  Highschool diploma/GED and 10 years of experience will be consifered
• 5+ years of experience in production planning/scheduling within a manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of MRP/MPS principles, capacity planning, and resource leveling
• Strong ability to analyze data and identify trends for effective planning. 
• Experience with ERP and MES systems.
• Demonstrated analytical skills using Excel, Power BI, or similar tools.
• Aptitude for finding solutions to complex scheduling and production challenges. 
• Effective communication skills to coordinate with various teams and departments. 
• Must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance OR meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to manage multiple schedules and tasks simultaneously. 
• Experience in aerospace or defense electronics manufacturing
• Demonstrated success managing production schedules across shared-resource facilities.
• Experience in working in a project accounting environment
• Proficiency in Deltek Costpoint, Dynafact DMS, or equivalent ERP/APS systems.
• Familiarity with Lean manufacturing and Theory of Constraints concepts.
• APICS/ASCM CPIM or PMP certification.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret large amounts of data and isolate pertinent information.

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Original Posting:

July 10, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range $82,550.00 - $149,225.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.