Integrated Master Scheduler, UAS Programs

About the role

We're a combat-tested group of engineers, operators, and entrepreneurs who believe America's edge depends on autonomous airpower that's trusted and deployable today not in 2040. Backed by tier-one investors, we've secured the runway - financial, regulatory, and literal - to move at startup speed while tackling a national-security mission that matters. We've structured the company for radical ownership: no silos, no "systems integrator" overhead, just tightly knit mission-focused IPTs that live and breathe the hardware and code they ship. If you thrive where hard-tech ambition meets national-security urgency, you'll build faster here than anywhere else. Let's get after it. Culture That Ships Strong Core Values, Startup Execution. Integrity, Service Before Self, Excellence, Honor, Courage, Commitment-powered by a bias for action and a "figure it out" mindset. Self-Starters Only. You'll have clear objectives, a blank sheet of paper, and the trust (plus capital) to move fast. Bureaucracy stays out of your way. One Team, No Tourists. Whether you're tuning a control law at 2 a.m. or heat-treating a Ti-6Al-4V spar, everyone sweats the details. We celebrate wins together and own failures together. We're looking for an experienced Scheduler to join our Program Management team and build the heartbeat of our development program. You'll own the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for our clean-sheet aircraft integrating design, manufacturing, and test activities from concept through first flight. You'll work hand-in-hand with our engineering, manufacturing, and test leads to translate technical objectives into executable timelines and keep the team aligned on what matters most: delivering on cost, schedule, and performance. This role is hybrid/Remote to start, with negotiated relocation required to our production facility once the factory is commissioned.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and baseline the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) in Microsoft Project across all phases of development.
• Integrate inputs from each Integrated Product Team (IPT) - including Air Vehicle, Mission Systems, and Autonomy - into a single executable plan.
• Perform critical path and "what-if" analysis to evaluate impacts of design and manufacturing decisions.
• Support major program engineering reviews with accurate, traceable schedule data.
• Drive recurring schedule reviews, highlighting key risks, variances, and recovery actions.
• Collaborate with leadership to align schedule objectives with funding profiles and technical milestones.
• Generate schedule reports, metrics, and forecasts for executive review.
• 10% -25% Travel required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, project management, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience scheduling complex aerospace development programs.
• Expert proficiency with scheduling toolsets (e.g., Microsoft Project, Jira, Asana, etc.) including logic networks, dependencies, and reporting.
• Proven ability to build, maintain, and communicate large-scale IMS baselines for multidisciplinary programs.
• Strong understanding of DoD or FAA development lifecycles and milestone-driven planning.
• Excellent communication, organization, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Bonus Points
• Experience in start-up, or equivalent fast paced culture
• Experience in end-to-end aircraft development, from design through certification
• Experience with Earned Value Management
• Background in new-start or prototype aircraft or UAV development.
• Familiarity with digital engineering environments (Jama, Teamcenter, or similar).
• Why You'll Love Working Here (Compensation and Benefits)
• Salary Range: 65K-180K
• Platinum Healthcare Benefits: Atropos offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with 100% employer-paid premiums and little to no cost to you
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Atropos, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents
• Unlimited PTO, with minimum of 15

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