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2026 Electronic Component Work Center Production Planner & Scheduler ( Level 1 or 2) - Dulles VA

Northrop Grumman
2 days ago
Full-time
On-site
Dulles, VA, United States
Direct

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman is seeking an Associate Production Planner & Scheduler or Production Planner & Scheduler to support Eastern Region Manufacturing in Dulles, VA. Plans sequence of fabrication, assembly, installation, and other manufacturing operations relating to specific portion of the product for guidance of production workers. Plans detail operations from drawings, engineering orders, change notices, and other engineering releases. Prepares shop work orders for materials and product processing and coordinates with schedulers to ensure that items are being processed according to specifications and time requirements. Maintains progress reports, schedules, and other related records. Additional duties of an ECWC Production Planner & Scheduler: Supports the Electronic Component Work Center (ECWC) main area and box town of which eventually contains all of the product flowing through the work center. Tracks hardware to ensure products are delivered on time per schedule. Follows up with technicians / kit auditor / stock room and fills part shortages on the floor. Attends daily ECWC status meetings. Keeps box close plans up-to-date ensuring accurate data. Checks priorities for the next day. Solves daily roadblocks. Supports technicians with as required material needed on the floor. Supports the Harness Work Center (HWC) / electro-Mechanical Work Center (eMWC) / Reliability Analysis Lab (RAL) with requests needed for the ECWC. Supports Component Test Lab (CTL) with movement of CCAs / boxes ready for or completion of testing. Creates rework Material Orders (MOs). Creates shippers is responsible for shipping / tracking of units going to our sister facilities. Tracks programming of all CCA flat pack grid arrays (FPGAs). Duties of a Production Planner & Scheduler include those above and: Identifies and rectifies all traceability concerns for all program builds in the ECWC including CCAs and box builds for both flight and non-flight that are flagged by Quality. Answers questions at the daily ECWC status meetings. Works hand in hand with the ECWC manager to prioritize workflow with technicians and Quality. Supports other ECWC Planners with complicated issues, reversals and/or returns and rolling up or issuing CCAs or parts to the next higher assembly. Associate Electronic Component Work Center (ECWC) Production Planner & Scheduler Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or high school diploma with an additional 4 years of experience Proficiency in Microsoft Office - Excel, Word, Teams, and PowerPoint Ability to read an engineering drawing and parts list Possess a high level of organizational and interpersonal skills Possess a high level of written and verbal communication skills Ability to react quickly to people and situations Process needed documentation Follow written and verbal instructions Must be detail oriented Have a basic knowledge of manufacturing, inventory, production, test, procurement, quality basics, and/or engineering flows Willingness to work overtime as needed Preferred Qu…

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