Process Planner

Castelion; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Castelion is seeking an Avionics Production Scheduler to own production planning across PCBA, harnesses, electrical integration, and avionics test. You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Inventory to ensure hardware availability and that schedules align with vehicle build requirements.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 1+ year in production planning or 3+ years in related roles, plus experience with ERP/MRP systems.

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.

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.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 1+ year experience

3+ years relevant experience

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Excel

SQL

Power BI

Smartsheet

Jira

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.

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 [e-mail]. 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.