Capacity Planner

Capacity PlannerAt Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us. Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) is looking for an Associate, Mid-Level, or Senior Capacity Planner (Level 2, 3 or 4) to join our team in New Orleans, Louisiana at Michoud Assembly Facility. Imagine your work directly enabling humanity's return to the Moon and paving the way for deep-space exploration. As a Capacity Planner on Boeing's Space Launch Systems (SLS) Program, you'll help design, refine, and sustain the manufacturing and production processes that turn visionary spacecraft concepts into flight-ready hardware. Every process improvement you develop can reduce mission risk, accelerate delivery, increase reliability for crewed lunar missions and beyond.Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) is located in New Orleans East and operated in partnership with NASA. It combines one of the world's largest industrial manufacturing buildings with heavy-lift tooling, large-format fabrication capability, and a decades-long heritage of producing the large structures that enable human exploration.Key capabilities:One of the largest manufacturing floors under one roof (roughly 43 acres) with expansive high bays, large cranes, and controlled clean areas for flight hardware.Heavy-lift tooling, large autoclaves, precision weld stations, and integrated assembly platforms uniquely suited to build launch vehicle stages, cryogenic tanks, habitats, and other very-large structures.Deep partnerships with NASA, primes, suppliers, and commercial customers that enable integrated production and vertical assembly of complex systems.Programs Michoud has supported:Apollo era - fabrication and assembly of large structural components and stages that enabled the Saturn family and the Moon landings.Skylab and early space station hardware - large pressurized and structural elements for orbital programs.Space Shuttle - primary production site for the Space Shuttle External Tank for all shuttle flights, demonstrating high-volume, reliable large-tank manufacturing.Constellation/Ares and Orion precursor work - facilities and tooling used for development and preparatory manufacturing of next-generation crew systems.Space Launch System (SLS) & Artemis - production of SLS core stages and other large flight structures central to crewed lunar missions.Orion and crewed spacecraft structures - production and assembly supporting crew transport elements and mission-critical hardware.Civil, commercial, and scientific payloads - large spacecraft structures, launch components, and ground systems for NOAA, civil agencies, and commercial partners.Why Michoud matters for your work:Institutional knowledge: Lessons learned from Apollo, Shuttle, and ongoing Artemis production flow directly into your process designs, helping you create robust, flight-certifiable manufacturing processes.Unique scale: Michoud enables processes (welding, tooling, handling, large-structure integration) that smaller sites cannot - giving Methods Process Analysts the chance to shape workflows used on the largest rockets and habitats humanity builds.Strategic impact: Your process improvements help preserve and evolve America's capability to produce the big, complex hardware required for sustainable lunar and deep space exploration.Exciting projects you may support:Artemis crewed missions and Orion integration for safe lunar transport.Lunar Gateway logistics and systems planning for long-duration lunar operations.Surface systems and habitat production workflows for sustained lunar presence.In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) manufacturing enablers and logistics to reduce Earth resupply dependence.Robotic assembly, autonomous tooling, and advanced manufacturing for on- and off-planet operations.Reusable systems and sustainment processes that drive cost-effective, high-cadence exploration.Preparatory manufacturing workstreams that feed forward into Mars and deep space architectures.Why this role is exciting:Make a measurable impact: Shape forecasts, capacity plans, and master schedules that directly influence mission readiness and crew safety.Be the technical expert: Own complex Business System factory definitions, labor-hour estimates, and integrated shop plans that enable precision manufacturing.Solve high-value problems: Rapidly assess unplanned events, quantify impacts to cost/schedule/resources, and recommend pragmatic mitigations.Drive continuous improvement: Apply Lean/Six Sigma and model-based approaches to boost throughput, reduce waste, and elevate operational performance.Collaborate across disciplines: Work with engineering, production, tooling, mission assurance, suppliers, and NASA partners to align plans and deliver results.Grow your career: Gain exposure to advanced planning tools, systems engineering practices, and mission-critical programs with clear progression opportunities across Levels 2-4.Who we're looking for: Proactive, analytical professionals with curiosity, excellent communication skills, and a passion for improving how complex systems are delivered. If you enjoy translating data into actionable plans and influencing outcomes through technical expertise, you'll thrive in this role. Join us and play a critical role in building resilient, efficient manufacturing operations that enable historic space missions-and help define what comes next in human exploration.Position Responsibilities:Lead strategic analysis of current and future business environments to develop forecasts, acquisition strategies, and utilization plans that optimize resources for program and corporate objectives.Develop forward-looking forecasts, acquisition strategies, and utilization plans that optimize resources and align with program and corporate objectives, collaborating with experienced analysts.Define and maintain Business System factory models used for precision manufacturing planning and capacity alignment.Contribute to labor-hour estimating for new and revised production and tooling work packages; monitor actual performance and recommend corrective actions to meet targets.Support creation of integrated tool and production master schedules-developing tool/position plans, downtime windows, rate flow plans, #1 flows, and sequencing-to maximize throughput and resource efficiency.Identify, evaluate, and recommend process enhancements using proven continuous-improvement methodologies to increase equipment utilization, reduce waste, and elevate workforce productivity.Rapidly assess impacts of unplanned events on approved plans; quantify cost, schedule, resource, and delivery implications and propose robust mitigation plans for approval.Represent Production and Tooling Operations in negotiations to defend schedule commitments, mitigate statement-of-work impacts, and protect program objectives.Support development and execution of complex, integrated shop operating plans that minimize inventory, control costs, and ensure on-time delivery.Collect, analyze, and translate shop performance metrics into actionable recommendations that enable data-driven decisions for Production and Tooling leadership.Operate with minimal direction, driving high-impact decisions and translating business goals into executable manufacturing plans.This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):3+ years of experience with processes analysis, processes development, and process improvement3+ years of experience with Manufacturing OperationsExperience with Microsoft Office (advanced Excel, PowerPoint) and working knowledge of Microsoft ProjectExperience in developing and refining executive level presentationsExperience communicating effectively with both technical and business stakeholdersWilling to work weekends and overtime as neededAbility to work independently and to operate in production environments with frequent walking and cross-organizational engagementPreferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):6+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience10+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experienceBachelor's degree in engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing, operations management, or related field or equivalent experienceLean or Six Sigma Yellow/Green Belt certification or higherExperience with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) or basic SQLExperience with model-based process documentation or systems engineering toolsPrior exposure to aerospace manufacturing, test, or integration activitiesExperience with PFMEA, process risk assessments, and verification/validation planning.Familiarity with aerospace standards (AS