Test & Evaluation Operations Scheduler

At Zone 5 Technologies, the Test and Evaluation Operations Scheduler will coordinate the personnel, range access, facilities, equipment, and operational support required to execute flight-test activities across multiple programs.

This role is highly detail-oriented, execution-focused, and communication-driven, working cross-functionally with Technical Program Managers (TPMs), Test and Evaluation, Engineering, Operations, Logistics, Safety, Security, and external test-site personnel to develop and maintain an integrated flight-test schedule.

The Test and Evaluation Operations Scheduler will translate program forecasts into executable operating plans, identify personnel and resource conflicts, coordinate range and test-site requirements, and maintain clear schedule visibility across the organization.

In this role, you are expected to operate with strong ownership and attention to detail, ensuring upcoming operations are coordinated early, conflicts are identified before they impact execution, and schedule changes are communicated clearly and quickly.

Responsibilities

Integrated Flight-Test Planning & Scheduling

Develop and maintain an integrated, cross-program flight-test schedule

Translate program forecasts into long-range, rolling look-ahead, and daily execution schedules

Identify schedule dependencies, resource constraints, competing priorities, and planning risks

Maintain schedule accuracy, version control, and change visibility

Coordinate schedule changes while minimizing impacts to programs and test operations

Range & Test-Site Coordination

Request, reserve, and track range time, airspace, facilities, and test-site resources

Coordinate requirements, deadlines, approvals, and schedule changes with internal and external stakeholders

Maintain visibility of range limitations, blackout periods, site conflicts, and outstanding actions

Coordinate site access, travel, and operational support requirements

Personnel & Resource Planning

Coordinate with functional managers to identify qualified personnel required for upcoming operations

Forecast staffing requirements and identify personnel gaps before they impact test execution

Coordinate shared aircraft, test articles, vehicles, ground-support equipment, communications equipment, and other resources

Identify cross-program conflicts and develop options for leadership resolution

Schedule Communication & Leadership Briefing

Facilitate recurring flight-test planning and scheduling meetings

Publish clear schedule products for program teams, functional managers, and leadership

Brief upcoming operations, resource constraints, schedule risks, conflicts, and required decisions

Maintain action, dependency, decision, and risk tracking associated with scheduled operations

Execution Support & Process Improvement

Support daily flight-test operations and rapidly replan around weather, range, technical, personnel, or program changes

Track delays, cancellations, resource utilization, and recurring scheduling constraints

Develop standardized planning workflows, templates, metrics, and operating procedures

Capture lessons learned and continuously improve flight-test planning processes

Qualifications

2–7+ years of experience in operations planning, scheduling, program coordination, logistics, workforce planning, or similar roles

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent activities, stakeholders, and deadlines

Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through

Ability to identify conflicts, develop practical options, and communicate recommendations

Strong written, verbal, and leadership briefing skills

Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and scheduling or project-management systems

Ability to operate effectively in a rapidly changing operational environment

Ability to support occasional travel and changing flight-test schedules as required

Preferred

Bachelor’s degree in Aviation, Business, Operations Management, Project Management, Logistics, or a related field

Aerospace, defense, UAS, aviation, flight-test, or military test experience

Experience coordinating government ranges, test sites, airspace, or external operational partners

Experience developing resource-loaded schedules and workforce capacity plans

Familiarity with flight-test planning, readiness reviews, test cards, and range documentation

Experience with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or equivalent scheduling tools

Experience developing dashboards, schedule metrics, and leadership briefing products

Level II: $78,000 - $102,000

Level III: $91,000 - $119,000

Level IV: $115,000 - $156,000

Pay range for this role

$78,000—$156,000 USD