Senior Production Planner

Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. At CesiumAstro , we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team. We are looking to add a Senior Production Planner to join our team. In this position, you will support manufacturing operations by developing production plans, coordinating production schedules, and optimizing planning activities that align manufacturing capacity, material availability, and customer demand. This role contributes to operational performance by evaluating production trends, resolving planning challenges, and coordinating production planning activities that support manufacturing objectives and customer commitments. Working cross-functionally with supply chain, operations, manufacturing, engineering, quality, program management, and finance, this role supports production planning, scheduling, material availability, and manufacturing operations while ensuring production plans align with manufacturing capacity, inventory objectives, and business priorities. Job Duties And Responsibilities Lead development and maintenance of production plans that support manufacturing schedules, customer commitments, and operational objectives. Evaluate production demand, material availability, manufacturing capacity, inventory levels, and operational priorities to develop optimized production schedules. Identify planning constraints, evaluate production risks, and recommend planning solutions that improve schedule stability and operational efficiency. Maintain production planning data, planning parameters, and scheduling information within ERP and production planning systems to support accurate planning and reporting. Develop production reports, schedule updates, capacity analyses, operational metrics, production forecasts, and planning dashboards that support business decisions. Evaluate production performance, manufacturing constraints, and planning trends to identify opportunities that improve operational efficiency and schedule adherence. Support production planning reviews by presenting schedule analyses, production status updates, operational metrics, and planning recommendations to stakeholders. Partner cross-functionally with supply chain, operations, manufacturing, engineering, quality, program management, and finance to align production priorities with operational objectives. Communicate production schedule changes, material constraints, manufacturing impacts, planning risks, and recovery strategies to appropriate stakeholders. Coordinate planning activities that align production schedules, material availability, manufacturing resources, and customer commitments. Drive implementation of production planning process improvements and operational initiatives that improve manufacturing performance and planning effectiveness. Support compliance with production planning processes, inventory policies, scheduling standards, and operational procedures. Evaluate planning methodologies and recommend improvements that strengthen production planning accuracy and operational performance. Contribute to continuous improvement of production planning processes, manufacturing operations, and overall operational effectiveness. Job Requirements And Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's deg…

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