Manufacturing Planner - Test Equipment

Manufacturing Planner – Test Equipment

Location: Tucson, AZ
Work Type: Onsite
Clearance: U.S. Citizenship required; Secret clearance required or obtainable

Role Summary

We are seeking a Manufacturing Planner to support the planning, coordination, and delivery of test equipment, prototype hardware, and engineering build activities for aerospace and defense programs.

This role works closely with engineering, manufacturing, procurement, supply chain, and quality teams to keep materials, documentation, schedules, and hardware builds aligned from design through production.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate manufacturing activities for test equipment, prototypes, and hardware assemblies.
• Support builds involving cables, chassis, fixtures, electro-mechanical assemblies, and test systems.
• Manage material planning, procurement requests, requisitions, and part tracking.
• Monitor parts and materials from order placement through delivery and build readiness.
• Review engineering drawings, bills of material, build documentation, and technical requirements.
• Maintain build records, configuration data, quality documentation, and production status updates.
• Participate in design reviews to support manufacturability, planning, and production readiness.
• Track schedules, material availability, and build progress against program timelines.
• Identify and resolve procurement, material, documentation, and build issues.
• Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams to support on-time delivery.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in manufacturing planning, production coordination, material planning, or engineering support.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings, including electrical assemblies, cable assemblies, chassis, or related hardware.
• Experience with material procurement, requisitions, part tracking, or supply chain coordination.
• Background working in a manufacturing, production, lab, engineering, or hardware build environment.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple build priorities.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance.
• Experience supporting test equipment, prototype hardware, engineering builds, or production test systems.
• Familiarity with configuration management and product documentation control.
• Experience with electro-mechanical assemblies, cables, chassis, fixtures, or test systems.
• Experience supporting bills of material, build records, procurement packages, or release documentation.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, procurement, supply chain, and quality teams.
• Strong communication, coordination, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.