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Mach Industries · Victorville, California, United States · On-site

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About Mach Industries

Mach Industries is building faster, smarter defense infrastructure for the modern era. Backed by Khosla and Sequoia.

About the role

You will build, maintain, and communicate accurate Gannt charts to ensure critical lead times and delivery schedules are understood by hardware, propellant, and test engineers. You will work across several projects at once, typically rocket motor development, component test campaigns, prototype hardware, and related R&D efforts, and keep leadership and technical leads aligned on status, critical path, requirements flow, and risks. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, project management, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 3-7 years of project scheduling concurrent projects of small-to-medium complexity without losing fidelity on any one of them
  • Demonstrated proficiency building and maintaining Gantt charts and logic-driven schedules. Smartsheet and Microsoft Project strongly preferred, Primavera P6 experience a plus
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects small-to-medium complexity without losing fidelity on any of them
  • Strong understanding of work breakdown structures, critical path method, float, resource leveling, and baseline management
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills, able to explain schedule status and impacts to both technical and non-technical audiences
More about this role

Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition.

Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security.

You will build, maintain, and communicate accurate Gannt charts to ensure critical lead times and delivery schedules are understood by hardware, propellant, and test engineers. You will work across several projects at once, typically rocket motor development, component test campaigns, prototype hardware, and related R&D efforts, and keep leadership and technical leads aligned on status, critical path, requirements flow, and risks.

  • Develop and maintain detailed Gantt charts and in Smart...

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