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# Manufacturing and Assembly Specialist at Point One Navigation Inc

- **Company:** Point One Navigation Inc
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Compensation:** $55k–$65k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/point-one-navigation/6efb63b4-75df-4af1-9538-95b16cf68e02

## Job description

## About Us

Point One Navigation is building the future of precise location. Our mission is to deliver a unified location platform that enables autonomy, safety, and efficiency across industries from robotics to transportation. We are a high-performance, high-collaboration team that thrives on solving complex problems, moving fast, and delivering impact.

## Role Outcome

We are looking for a Manufacturing and Assembly specialist that keeps the physical side of manufacturing running smoothly. Materials should move in and out accurately and on time, the shop should stay organized and fully functional, and hands-on build, assembly, and repair work should be done safely and reliably so engineering and operations can work without interruption. We are looking for someone who is

- Detail oriented with strong organizational skills
- Has demonstrated capability in a safe manner with hand tools for mechanical work, such as:
- Basic metalworking tools (drill, files, vise)
- Basic assembly tools (torque control tools, wrenches and sockets)
- Experienced in microelectronics service work using tools such as digital multimeter, soldering iron, contact crimpers, and bench supplies
- Physically capable of carrying boxes and materials, and comfortable with regular lifting and moving of equipment and supplies around the shop
- Able to demonstrate basic compute/smartphone skills, including:
- Project management tools / productivity applications / web applications
- Command line tools
- Exposure to computer networking
- Experienced with shipping and receiving:
- Familiarity with domestic parcel carriers
- Domestic LTL and international shipping a plus

Job requirements

- Communicate effectively across the organization and within the department
- Engage regularly with other team members and work cross-functionally across engineering, operations, and other departments
- Follow complex procedures across multiple platforms
- Organize and prioritize work over a 3-5 day span, balancing urgent and longer-term responsibilities
- Support efforts to organize raw materials and finished goods in the shop
- Manage and maintain shop equipment, keeping tools and workspaces organized, in good working order, and ready for use
- Lift, carry, and move items weighing up to 40 pounds
- Climb and work from ladders up to 12 feet to access elevated storage and equipment
- Stand for extended periods
- Work on-site five days a week from 10am to 6pm
- CA driving license required

Our Cultural Foundation At Point One, our cultural and operating design is built around one guiding principle: we must move with extreme speed and efficiency of effort to stay in a leadership position. This environment gives people a high level of autonomy and the ability to make a real impact. It also challenges every team member to grow — both professionally and personally. Because we focus on promoting from within rather than relying on external hiring, the opportunities for advancement are tremendous for those who seek them. That said, growth only comes from delivering in the present. What matters most is the job to be done today, not the job you want tomorrow. When we all focus on today’s outcomes with excellence, the path to greater responsibility and growth naturally follows. We think about our culture in two dimensions:

## How We Show Up Every Day

These are the behaviors we expect every team member to bring to work — the foundation of being a consummate, high-output teammate:

- Trust / Assume Best Intent — Trust allows us to move fast. When we start from trust, we spend no time second-guessing or looking for ulterior motives and thus focus all our energy on acting.
- High Output, Action Oriented — Our default posture is “yes.” We bias toward action and deliver results quickly, knowing that speed and efficiency compound into impact as we unblock others around us.
- Divine Discontent — We’re never satisfied with the status quo and are self-motivated to improve ourselves, our work, and our company. We actively seek feedback in real-time to shorten improvement cycles.
- No Ego, One Team — Collaboration without ego creates leverage. When we win as one team, we eliminate friction and move faster together.
- Self Accountability — Taking ownership is the straightest line to learning, self-improvement, and correcting our course of action. And blaming others around us is a fast path to destroying trust.

Operating Principles These are the systems and norms that amplify speed and efficiency at the company level:

- Edge Innovation — We bias toward action over approval. Experiment, decide, and move — failure is just a step toward faster learning.
- No Hierarchies — We practice self-prioritization and go direct to the source. Flattening layers reduces drag and maximizes autonomy.
- Customer Experience First — We optimize for the end-to-end customer outcome, not functional or departmental efficiency. This focus cuts waste, aligns priorities, and ensures we spend effort where it matters most.

If this role sounds like a fit, we’d love to hear from you. Apply below and join us in shaping the future of precise location.

## About Point One Navigation Inc

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Precision location technology / GNSS corrections infrastructure
- **Target customers**: B2B – autonomous vehicle OEMs, ADAS developers, drone manufacturers, robotics companies, precision agriculture firms, survey/construction operators, and defense contractors.
- **Mission or purpose**: “Empower the next generation of developers with reliable, easy to use precision location data.”

## Products & Services
- **RTK & SSR Corrections Network**: World’s largest professionally managed RTK corrections network offering centimeter-level accuracy with thousands of base stations; coverage in US, UK, EU, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Japan.
- **Positioning Engine (Atlas INS)**: Sensor fusion software that calculates device position with or without open sky, combining GNSS corrections with inertial data for robust performance in challenging environments (urban canyons, tunnels, extreme acceleration).
- **Point One API**: Modern GraphQL API for integrating location data into existing workflows, plus web applications for data visualization and management.
- **Reference Systems**: Industrial-grade hardware devices that work out of the box to accelerate development and deployment.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (total funding $45M as of late 2025)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue ~$3.8M (as of 2025); Total Funding $45M across 4 rounds
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Khosla Ventures (led Series C), UP Partners (led Series A), IA Ventures, and others. Partners include ProStar (PointMan), Cyvl, Agra-GPS, AIM, Scythe, and a leading automotive manufacturer with a 5+ year relationship.
- **Growth Signals**: 22.2% YoY headcount growth (39 employees), 8 active job openings, expansion into defense and EU markets, 99% network uptime, 3,782 LinkedIn followers (+55% YoY).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Network scale & reliability**: Professionally managed network with thousands of base stations, actively monitored and remotely managed – delivering 99% uptime and centimeter accuracy.
- **Deep domain expertise**: Team with decades of experience from DARPA Urban Challenge, Coherent Navigation (Apple), JPL, MITRE, Trimble, Qualcomm, Uber, and Ford – top estimation and sensor fusion experts.
- **Full-stack solution**: Hardware, software (positioning engine, API), and corrections network – a complete, integrated platform rather than point solutions.
- **Dead reckoning capability**: Maintains accuracy even without open sky, critical for automotive, drones, and robotics in complex environments.

## Strategic Focus
- **Global coverage expansion**: Already present in US, UK, EU, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Japan – likely scaling to more regions.
- **Defense & heavy machinery**: Active push into defense (Field Application Engineer – Defense, Sales Director – Defense) and autonomous heavy equipment (construction, mining).
- **Automotive & ADAS**: Long-standing partnerships with automotive OEMs for lane-level precision; private distribution of corrections for data security.
- **Ecosystem growth**: Building out API and developer tools to make precision location accessible to a wide range of integrators.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & team**: Small, tight-knit team of passionate engineers, scientists, and designers solving hard technical problems. Background in robotics, IoT, autonomous vehicles, and GNSS. Employee rating 4.0/5.0 on LinkedIn (work-life 4.0, culture 4.0, career 4.0).
- **Work environment**: San Francisco HQ with hybrid presence; offices in France and Japan. Open roles include senior fullstack, staff embedded (C++), field application engineers, sales, and engineering leadership.
- **Notable perks**: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge precision navigation technology with real-world impact across automotive, robotics, agriculture, and defense. “We’re excited about the future of cars, robotics, and everything that moves.”
- **Growth trajectory**: Series C funding from Khosla Ventures, revenue growing, headcount expanding – early-stage enough for significant ownership and impact.

## Sources
1. [Point One Navigation – Official Site](https://pointonenav.com/)
2. [Point One Navigation – About / Company](https://pointonenav.com/company/)
3. [Point One Navigation – Careers Page](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/point-one-navigation)
4. [LinkedIn Company Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pointonenav)
5. [Craft.co Company Profile](https://craft.co/point-one-navigation)

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