Avionics Production Scheduler

Castelion Corporation
  • Torrance, California
    Today

    Job Description

    Why Castelion, Why Now 

    Castelion is moving incredibly fast to develop and deliver advanced defense systems at a time when execution matters more than ever. We believe focus, ownership, and excellence are decisive advantages - and we're building a world-class team to turn bold ideas into real capability. 

    This is a rare opportunity to join at an early stage, where you'll have significant ownership, collaborate with exceptional teammates, and make a direct, measurable impact on our mission and the future of the company - regardless of your function.  

    Avionics Production Scheduler

    Castelion is seeking an Avionics Production Scheduler to own production planning and schedule execution across PCBA, harnessing, electrical integration, and avionics test. This role will work closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Inventory to ensure hardware is available and production priorities support vehicle build requirements. 

    Responsibilities 

    • Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and long-range production schedules for avionics manufacturing. 
    • Translate vehicle and program demand into production requirements for PCBAs, harnesses, electrical assemblies, and test activities. 
    • Identify material, labor, equipment, and capacity constraints that could impact schedule. 
    • Partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Inventory, and Engineering to resolve shortages and production blockers. 
    • Prioritize hardware through shared manufacturing and test resources. 
    • Track schedule performance and communicate risks, changes, and recovery plans. 
    • Support capacity planning and production-rate increases as manufacturing scales. 
    • Improve scheduling tools, reporting, and processes through automation and continuous improvement. 

    Basic Qualifications 

    • Bachelor’s degree with 1+ year of experience in production planning, scheduling, manufacturing, or operations; or 3+ years of relevant experience. 
    • Experience working with ERP/MRP systems in a manufacturing environment. 

    Preferred Skills and Experience 

    • Experience supporting aerospace, defense, electronics, or high-mix manufacturing. 
    • Familiarity with PCBA, wire harness, electrical integration, or electronics manufacturing. 
    • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. 
    • Experience with Excel, SQL, Power BI, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar tools. 
    • Ability to work effectively across Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality teams. 
    • Experience with capacity planning, Lean manufacturing, or continuous improvement. 

    Castelion offers a generous benefits package. Please refer to the bottom of our Careers page for more details.  

    Other Duties 

    Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

    Additional Eligibility Requirements 

    This position may require access to classified information or restricted U.S. Government sites, systems, or information, as determined by the Company and/or applicable U.S. Government requirements. If the position is so designated, your employment in the role may be contingent upon your ability to obtain and maintain the required U.S. Government security clearance or other government authorization, and to satisfy any citizenship or other eligibility requirements imposed by applicable law, regulation, executive order, or government contract requirements. You will be notified if and when such requirements apply. 

    Affirmative Action/EEO Statement 

    Castelion is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. 

    Castelion is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application and hiring process. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, participate in the interview process, or otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact hr@castelion.com. Requests for accommodation will be considered on an individual basis and handled in accordance with applicable law. 

    Castelion is committed to fostering a workplace where employment decisions are based on qualifications, business needs, and the ability to perform the essential functions of the role, with or without reasonable accommodation. 

    EAR/ITAR Requirements 

    This position requires access to export-controlled information, and as such, employment (or hiring of a contractor) is contingent upon the candidate’s ability to access all applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing being required by the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. 

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationTorrance, California
    Websitecastelion.com/careers

    Skills

    • Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Atlassian JIRAunmatched
    • Automationunmatched
    • Avionicsunmatched
    • Calendar Managementunmatched
    • Capacity Managementunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
    • Electricityunmatched
    • Electronicsunmatched
    • Electronics Manufacturingunmatched
    • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
    • Integration Testingunmatched
    • Lean Manufacturingunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
    • Manufacturing Systemsunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Power BIunmatched
    • Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA)unmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Production Planningunmatched
    • Production Scheduleunmatched
    • Production Supportunmatched
    • SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
    • Supply Chainunmatched
    • Wire Harnessunmatched

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