Production Scheduler

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. Production Scheduler A Production Scheduler at Castelion plays a key role in driving manufacturing efficiency by building and managing rate-driven schedules, forecasting material and capacity needs, and monitoring constraints across multiple builds. This role partners closely with cross-functional teams to plan, prioritize, and deliver daily and weekly production goals in support of long-term rate commitments. Responsibilities • Support production scheduling for an assigned work center by determining part need dates, highlighting shortages, and forecasting long-range capacity and rate requirements. Develop and maintain rate-based schedules and identify constraints across at least six upcoming missions. • Leverage established schedules to model multiple production scenarios and align stakeholders on optimal hardware allocation, balancing new versus refurbished hardware while accounting for customer requirements, mission demand, and quality standards. • Collaborate with manufacturing teams to define, monitor, and execute daily and weekly production objectives, factoring in workforce and equipment limitations while maintaining overall throughput targets. • Establish strong working relationships with internal suppliers and create reliable communication channels for forecasting hardware demand and delivery timelines. • Coordinate and prioritize hardware flow through shared resources used by multiple departments, actively negotiating priorities and partnering with peers to achieve the best overall business outcomes. • Identify, develop, and deploy automation opportunities within scheduling, manufacturing, and supply chain processes to reduce manual effort and improve schedule accuracy. • Reduce near- and long-term schedule risk by performing capacity analysis, identifying gaps in planning models or communication, and leading initiatives to prevent or mitigate schedule delays. • Lead root-cause investigations and drive permanent corrective actions for build issues that impact delivery, including resolving assembly and integration alignment challenges. • Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on yield, quality, safety, cost reduction, and overall team efficiency. Basic Qualifications • Bachelors degree with 1+ year of experience in manufacturing scheduling, planning, or operations; or 3+ years of relevant professional experience in these areas. • Hands-on experience using ERP/MRP systems in a manufacturing environment. Preferred Skills and Experience • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with an emphasis on speed and precision. • Highly self-directed, adaptable, and capable of prioritizing work in a fast-paced environment. • Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal teams and external partners. • Proficiency with technical tools and applications such as MS Office, VBA, Smartsheet, SQL, Confluence, JIRA, Power BI, or similar platforms. • Demonstrated success driving continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, or related methodologies. • Experience leading cross-functional teams on complex or strategic initiatives. • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent. 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.