Senior Staff Production Planner (Master Scheduler) (R4998)

Shield AI
Dallas, US
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior production planners with aerospace manufacturing experience who integrate cross-functional teams.

Best fit for

  • Senior planners with aerospace production scheduling expertise
    — “developing and governing the master production schedule (MPS) for Shield AI aircraft programs”
  • Candidates experienced in SIOP and capacity planning
    — “Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP), forecasting, and capacity planning”
  • Professionals who bridge production, supply chain, and engineering
    — “central integration point between Production, Supply Chain, Finance, Program Management, and Engineering”

Things to consider

  • Role requires alignment with global operations across multiple regions
    — “offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific”
  • Focus on delivering mission-ready systems under tight deadlines
    — “delivering mission-ready systems to customers on time”

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate experience scaling production in high-demand aerospace environments
    — “aircraft production scales to meet growing global demand”
  • Highlight cross-functional leadership in manufacturing operations
    — “serve as the central integration point between Production, Supply Chain, Finance, Program Management, and Engineering”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • developing and governing the master production schedule (MPS) for Shield AI aircraft programs
  • ensuring alignment between demand forecasts, SIOP decisions, material availability, manufacturing capacity, and delivery commitments
Typical background
experience in production planningknowledge of aircraft manufacturing operations

Skills & requirements

Required

Production PlanningSales Inventory Operations Planning (siop)ForecastingCapacity PlanningIntegration Point Between Production, Supply Chain, Finance, Program Management, And Engineering

Preferred

Aircraft Manufacturing Operations

Stack & domain

Production PlanningSalesInventoryOperations PlanningForecastingCapacity PlanningManufacturingEngineering

About the role

Original posting from Shield AI via Lever

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. 

Job Description:

Shield AI is building the world’s best AI pilot. Our autonomous systems, including V-BAT and Hivemind Enterprise, operate in the most contested environments in the world. As aircraft production scales to meet growing global demand, operational rigor and production discipline are critical to delivering mission-ready systems to customers on time. 

We are seeking a Master Scheduler – Aircraft Production to lead integrated production planning, Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP), forecasting, and capacity planning across our aircraft manufacturing operations. 

The Master Scheduler – Aircraft Production is responsible for developing and governing the master production schedule (MPS) for Shield AI aircraft programs. This role ensures alignment between demand forecasts, SIOP decisions, material availability, manufacturing capacity, and delivery commitments. 

You will serve as the central integration point between Production, Supply Chain, Finance, Program Management, and Engineering to ensure scalable, predictable aircraft output.

Source: Shield AI careers (Lever)

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