Job Description

Production Planner

🚀 Challenge the Impossible​ ​

About Beyond Gravity

Beyond Gravity, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, is the first space company to combine a startup mindset, agility, speed and innovation with decades of experience and proven quality. Approximately 1800 employees at 12 locations in six countries (Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, USA, Finland and Portugal) develop and manufacture products for satellites and launch vehicles with the goal of advancing humankind and enabling the exploration of the world and beyond. Beyond Gravity is the preferred supplier of structures for all types of launch vehicles and a leading provider of selected satellite products and constellation solutions in the New Space sector. More information at: www.beyondgravity.com

Your crew

The roll plays a key role in financial controlling of production operations, with a strong focus on standard cost calculation, cost accuracy, and production performance analysis. The role ensures that product costs are correctly defined, maintained, and analyzed, supporting profitability, operational efficiency, and informed decision-making in manufacturing.

We are a diverse team with a wide range of skills, backgrounds, and personalities, united by our shared values — Curious, Passionate, and Together!

Your mission

• Calculate, maintain, and update standard costs for products, including material, labor, and overhead.
• Ensure accuracy of BOMs, routings, and cost rates in the ERP system.
• Perform and analyze standard vs. actual cost variances (material, labor, overhead, scrap, efficiency).
• Support annual and ad-hoc cost roll-ups and revaluations.
• Drive continuous improvements in standard costing methodologies and processes.
• Monitor and analyze production performance, productivity, and cost drivers.
• Partner with Production, Engineering, and Supply Chain to explain cost deviations and propose corrective actions.
• Support make-or-buy analysis, capacity utilization analysis, and operational KPIs.
• Ensure correct valuation of inventories (WIP, finished goods) according to standard costs.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls within production controlling processes.
• Support internal and external audits related to manufacturing cost.

Your story

Must’s:

• Experience in production controlling, cost accounting, or manufacturing finance or similar roles.
• Good understanding of ERP systems.
• Solid understanding of production processes, BOMs, routings, and overhead allocation.
• Strong analytical skills, accuracy, and a structured way of working.
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• You are a structured and analytical professional who enjoys working close to production and turning operational data into financial insight. You are comfortable going into details while still understanding the bigger picture of cost drivers and profitability.

Why Beyond Gravity

• To work in a growing high technology company with career opportunities within the site or internationally.
• You will be a part of an engaged team with the ambition to innovate space!
• We offer a hybrid work situation, high flexibility and autonomy, and a great team to develop and have fun with!

🌌Are you ready for lift-off?​

Our core values - Passionate, Together, and Curious - transform challenges into opportunities. Embark on a journey to transcend the ordinary with us. We‘re actively reviewing candidates and will promptly select the ideal fit for our team.​ Please submit your CV in English.

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For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact: ​Catarina Rio | | catarina.afonsorio@beyondgravity.com

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Please submit your CV in English. Beyond Gravity is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected categories.​

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Applications by e-mail cannot be considered. We do not accept dossiers from recruitment agencies for this position.