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title: Sr Manufacturing Planning Specialist
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| **Company** | [General Dynamics Mission Systems](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/general-dynamics-mission-systems?utm_source=ai_markdown) |
| **Location** | Charleroi, PA |
| **Salary** | $70K/yr - $75K/yr |
| **Posted** | Oct 12, 2026 |
## Description

## Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work is required plus a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree.

Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

## Responsibilities for this Position

Imagine a world-class engineering environment with exceptional talent and advanced technologies that are often classified. At General Dynamics Mission Systems, you’ll work with amazing engineers to invent the technologies, products, and services that help our service members, intelligence analysts, and first responders keep our nation safe. We provide premium systems and services to the Department of Defense, government agencies, and commercial clients across areas including acoustic sensors, signal processing, combat systems, torpedoes, cybersecurity, knowledge management, and electronic warfare. If you want the chance to lead, it's time to bring your talent to General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS)!

As a **Senior Manufacturing Planning Specialist**, you’ll represent the production and material planning function on concurrent engineering teams. You’ll develop production schedules, create complex material structures in planning tools, prepare labor and material forecasts, and implement process improvements.

**This position is 100% ON-SITE.**

### We encourage you to apply if you have any of these skills or experiences:

- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent plus a minimum of two years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree.
- Proficiency with material planning tools and Microsoft Office applications.
- Knowledge of bill of materials concepts, material requirements planning (MRP), and enterprise resource planning (ERP) principles.
- Understanding of proposal processes for material and labor estimating.
- Understanding of concurrent engineering principles and applicable government compliance regulations.

### What you’ll experience

- Coordinate material movement with purchasing, production, and engineering, and resolve delivery issues with supply chain teams or suppliers.
- Develop and monitor production schedules, detailed production plans, capacity plans, and inventory goals.
- Create complex material structures, maintain forecasts in planning tools, and prepare labor and material forecasts.
- Review work authorization documents, generate material program plans, and develop unit status and shipment reports.
- Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation

### What sets you apart

- Knowledge of earned value management and product costing.
- Experience identifying and implementing process flow improvements and measuring their effectiveness.
- Experience developing material program plans from work authorization documents.
- Experience using production and inventory data to support scheduling, capacity planning, and forecasting.

### Our Commitment to You:

- An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
- Research-oriented work alongside award-winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security.
- Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule).
- Competitive benefits, including 401(k) matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health and wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more.
- See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits.

## Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

## Combined Salary Range

USD $70,000.00 - USD $75,000.00 /Yr.

## Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
## Skills

- Enterprise Resource Planning
- Material Handling
- Manufacturing Resource Planning MRP Software
- Bill Of Materials
- Planning
- Purchasing
- Continuous Improvement Process
- Earned Value Management
- Product Costing
- Supply Chain
- Microsoft Office
- Concurrent Engineering
- Forecasting
- Capacity Planning
## Benefits

- Health Insurance
- Parental Leave
- Flexible Work Schedules
- 401(k) Plans
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Professional Development

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