Full-Time

Program Scheduler – Early Career

Posted on 8/8/2025

Millennium Space Systems

Millennium Space Systems

501-1,000 employees

Delivers national-security space missions and constellations

Compensation Overview

$35 - $52/hr

+ Bonus + Equity

No H1B Sponsorship

El Segundo, CA, USA

In Person

US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required

Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Required Skills
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Minimum 1 year of professional experience Planning & Scheduling in an engineering/manufacturing environment (preferably aerospace)
  • Demonstrated experience in using MS Office suite products (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
  • Demonstrated Microsoft Project experience (or similar project scheduling software)
  • Ability to interface and influence at all levels of an organization and thrive in a deadline-oriented environment
  • Demonstrated strong attention to detail, teamwork, and excellent written/oral communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • Demonstrated knowledge and experience in assisting small teams with planning, scheduling and cost estimating tasks
  • Supports preparation, development, coordination, scheduling, and change management activities of maintaining an integrated plan to meet program and/or project requirements in accordance with project management industry standards.
  • Participates in maintaining, analyzing and producing metrics related to plans.
  • Assists more experienced personnel with risk assessments, developing mitigation plan and refining the business case.
  • Develops, collects, organizes and provides data, updates task, to maintain status of programs, schedule, customer and supplier commitments and compliance. Coordinates document work statements and resulting schedules.
  • Identifies and provide reports on performance variances, project status, change information to project team.
  • Communicates plan changes and recovery plans to ensure commitment to stakeholders.
Responsibilities
  • Develop, baseline, and analyze the program schedule.
  • Maintain program schedules and deliverables.
  • Assist in developing alternatives to accommodate changes to the program plan.
  • Communicate any deviations of the current plan to the program team.
  • Lead planning exercises.
  • Work closely with members of each program team, product development, and program controllers to ensure our systems meet all requirements and achieve all milestones, while staying on time and on budget.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree or 2+ years of working experience OR an Associate's degree or 5+ years of working experience
  • Demonstrated knowledge of the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) or similar business process
  • Demonstrated ability to balance technical/cost/schedule constraints to achieve customer satisfaction
  • Experience with aerospace environments especially other than traditional, large prime contractors
  • Experience with Department of Defense customer communities and their project management practices
Millennium Space Systems

Millennium Space Systems

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Millennium Space Systems provides space systems for national security, delivering missile-warning and other space missions by rapidly creating affordable prototypes and satellite constellations across different orbits. Its products are designed to work correctly the first time, with an emphasis on speed to meet customer needs. The company differentiates itself by offering fast, cost-effective prototype-and-constellation solutions rather than long, expensive development cycles, focusing on reliable performance for critical space missions. The goal is to enable secure, rapid, and dependable space capabilities for national security customers.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

El Segundo, California

Founded

2001

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Targeting 26 satellite deliveries in 2026, up from 4 in 2025 via El Segundo investments.
  • Tony Gingiss appointed CEO December 9, 2024, drives Boeing-Millennium integration.
  • Delivered TRACERS satellites to Vandenberg June 16, 2025 for NASA mission.

What critics are saying

  • Production fails 550% ramp to 26 satellites in 2026, slips schedules 6-12 months.
  • Resolute design delays past 2026 bid-ready, loses to Relativity Space.
  • FOO Fighter fails 2027-2028 testing, Space Development Agency terminates $414M contract.

What makes Millennium Space Systems unique

  • Resolute platform fills 2-4 kW gap between Millennium small sats and Boeing large sats.
  • FOO Fighter delivers fire-control sensing for hypersonic missile tracking in LEO.
  • Secured spot on Space Force’s $1.84B RG-XX Andromeda contract for GEO reconnaissance.

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Benefits

Professional Development Budget

401(k) Company Match

Remote Work Options

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Hybrid Work Options

Mental Health Support

Wellness Program

Company News

PR Newswire
Jun 16th, 2025
Millennium Space Systems Delivers Pair Of Space Vehicles To Launch Site For Nasa'S Tracers Mission

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, delivered two space vehicles for NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission to Vandenberg Space Force Base Friday, marking a key milestone in preparation for launch later this year

Envision
Apr 9th, 2025
Boeing's bet: supercharge satellite production

When Envision Employment Services Incorporated acquired Millennium in 2018, it built prototypes and delivered one or two satellites a year.

Stock Titan
Dec 16th, 2024
Millennium Space Systems Names Tony Gingiss as CEO

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], has appointed Tony Gingiss as its new CEO effective December 9, 2024.

Military News
Oct 28th, 2024
U.S. Enhances Early Warning System with New Satellite Batch for Epoch Program

Millennium Space Systems signed the initial contract to deliver the first six satellites for MTC Epoch 1 in 2023.

SpaceNews
Aug 29th, 2024
Firefly names space industry veteran Jason Kim as new CEO

Kim joins Firefly from Millennium Space, a Boeing subsidiary specializing in small satellites primarily for U.S. government agencies, where he served as CEO.

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