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# Senior Inventory Control Specialist at Picogrid

- **Company:** Picogrid
- **Location:** El Segundo, CA
- **Compensation:** $38–$45/hr
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/picogrid/32bdc85a-ebbd-4a37-9067-9b5827bd5327

## Job description

## Who we are

Picogrid is a leading venture-backed defense technology company founded to bridge the decades-long gap between modern technology and the critical demands of national security. Today, we're building the essential infrastructure to unify sensors, autonomy, and operators with our technology deployed in active operations around the world. Our mission is to deliver an operational advantage to secure the United States and its allies.

## About the Role

As a Senior Inventory Control Specialist at Picogrid, you will play a key role in scaling and optimizing the materials flow and inventory control systems powering our hardware development and manufacturing operations. We are looking for an experienced, proactive inventory professional capable of managing complex stockroom operations, maintaining high inventory accuracy, and implementing robust control processes. In this role, you will oversee material receiving, optimize inventory workflows, and ensure manufacturing maintains a continuous, efficient supply of resources. You will collaborate closely with Supply Chain, Quality, and Manufacturing to refine scale-ready ERP workflows, enforce rigorous inventory traceability, and drive operational excellence across our material pipeline. For a skilled inventory lead, this role offers significant impact and leadership opportunities within a fast-scaling defense technology company.

## Responsibilities

- Oversee receiving, inspection, documentation, labeling, and strategic material placement across stockroom and warehouse locations.
- Maintain high transactional integrity within Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems.
- Design, implement, and maintain efficient stockroom layouts and materials flow procedures to maximize space utilization and picking throughput.
- Lead robust cycle count programs, root-cause variance analyses, and reconcile inventory discrepancies.
- Establish streamlined kitting, staging, and material replenishment protocols to ensure smooth handoffs to production lines.
- Enforce material traceability and serialization standards across receiving, storage, and assembly phases.
- Partner with Quality Assurance to manage Non-Conforming Material and NCR processes, vendor returns, and incoming quality holds.
- Support shipping, receiving, and other material handling activities as needed.
- Follow established receiving and inventory procedures while providing feedback on opportunities to make them better.
- Work closely with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Operations to keep materials moving and support changing production priorities.
- Author, refine, and standardize Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for inventory control, materials receiving, and warehouse operations.

Required Qualifications

- 5+ years of hands-on experience in inventory control, warehouse management, or material flow operations within a technical or manufacturing setting.
- Experience receiving, storing, picking, counting, and moving physical inventory.
- Demonstrated proficiency with enterprise ERP/MRP platforms (e.g. Acumatica, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or similar) for inventory tracking and transaction management.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate recordkeeping.
- Ability to stay organized while balancing multiple priorities.
- Willingness to perform hands-on warehouse, receiving, and material handling work every day.
- Ability to recognize problems, communicate them clearly, and help drive them toward resolution.
- Proven track record of managing cycle counts, auditing inventory accuracy, and performing root-cause analysis on material discrepancies.
- Strong understanding of material traceability, serialization, and lot control principles.
- Ability to lift and move materials consistent with warehouse and receiving responsibilities.
- Ability to meet the export control requirements outlined below

## Preferred Qualifications

- Experience working in aerospace, defense, electronics, robotics, automotive, or another hardware manufacturing environment.
- Experience in a low-volume, high-mix manufacturing environment.
- Experience working at a startup or growing hardware company.
- Familiarity with production material control, kitting, work orders, or manufacturing support.
- Experience working with serialized, lot-controlled, or otherwise traceable inventory.
- Experience performing cycle counts and resolving inventory discrepancies.
- Experience helping improve warehouse layouts, inventory organization, receiving processes, or SOPs.
- Experience participating in ERP/MRP system integrations, migrations, or major workflow enhancements.
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing methodologies, 5S practices, or continuous improvement frameworks.

## Compensation

- Starting pay: $38.00–$45.00 per hour.
- Significant stock options with high potential upside as an early-stage company.
- 401(k) with employer matching.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
- Relocation assistance provided (if applicable).
- Accrued PTO at 4.615 hours for every 40 hours worked + 40 hours sick time per year for hourly employees
- Paid parental leave for both parents.
- Lunch provided when working in-office and a fully stocked kitchenette.
- Free EV charging at HQ

Export Control Requirements To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C.

- 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C.
- 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

## #LI-DNP

## Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

Picogrid is committed to providing a professional work environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. We are an equal opportunity employer and make all employment decisions based on merit, qualifications, and business needs.

## About Picogrid

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Picogrid builds an open integration platform that connects sensors, unmanned systems, and command nodes across land, sea, air, and space for defense and public safety missions.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A)
- **Headquarters**: El Segundo, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Zane Mountcastle (CEO) and Martin Slosarik (Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Defense and Space Manufacturing, National Security, Public Safety
- **Target customers**: US and allied military forces, defense vendors, government agencies (B2G)
- **Mission**: Protect service members and civilians by making mission-critical systems work as one – because speed and cohesion are essential.

## Products & Services
- **Picogrid Platform**: A family of hardware and software products that integrate physical and digital assets. Enables fast deployment, seamless coordination, and edge-to-cloud operations across domains (air defense, base security, SIGINT, wildfire intelligence, human-machine teaming).
- **Orion**: A dual-use partner ecosystem that unifies legacy and next-gen satellites, sensors, drones, and C2 systems into a standardized, real-time operational picture.
- **Legion**: An API layer that allows third-party hardware and software to plug into Picogrid’s ecosystem, enabling rapid integration of new capabilities.
- **Expeditionary C2 Nodes**: Ruggedized hardware for field-deployed command-and-control, connecting edge devices and legacy systems.
- **Custom Solutions**: Tailored integrations for specific missions (e.g., wildfire response, air defense networks).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised – **$57.31M** (including $45M Series A announced May 29, 2026, led by Bessemer Venture Partners)
- **Notable Investors**: Bessemer Venture Partners (lead Series A), Initialized Capital (seed lead), Starburst Ventures, Credo Ventures, Giant Step Capital, Alumni Ventures, Washington Harbour, GSBackers, and industry angels.
- **Growth Signals**: 103.3% YoY headcount growth (45 employees); 24 active job postings (+140% YoY); deployed globally with US and allied forces; integration ecosystem spans 100+ defense systems (Skydio, Northrop Grumman, Echodyne, CX2, Neros); recent integration of Ukraine-proven Shahed interceptors; partnerships with Hoverfly for persistent aerial detection.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Open integration layer**: Hardware-agnostic, vendor-neutral platform that eliminates the “seams” between proprietary systems – a central bottleneck in modern defense.
- **Dual-use ecosystem**: Already trusted by elite operators and used in active operations, giving Picogrid real-world credibility that is hard for new entrants to replicate.
- **Speed of deployment**: Products are designed for rapid field integration, reducing the time from procurement to operational capability.
- **Broad domain coverage**: Land, sea, air, space, and cyber (SIGINT) – a unified approach across all operational domains.

## Strategic Focus
- Expand the product family and integration capabilities into new operational domains (e.g., space, undersea).
- Scale manufacturing in California and Oklahoma to meet growing demand from US forces and allies.
- Deepen the partner ecosystem to attract more defense vendors onto the platform, reinforcing network effects.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven work**: “Build systems that protect lives” – employees directly contribute to national security and public safety.
- **Rapid growth**: 103% headcount growth YoY, indicating strong trajectory and opportunity for impact.
- **Technical challenges**: Work spans edge software, field hardware, AI/ML, autonomy, and systems integration – appealing to engineers who want to solve hard problems.
- **Culture**: Emphasis on speed, cohesion, and operational relevance. The company values hands-on builders and mission partners.
- **Remote/Hybrid/Office**: Not explicitly stated, but headquarters in El Segundo, CA with additional locations in Oklahoma and Ukraine. Likely a mix of on-site and field deployment roles.
- **Notable perks**: Not detailed, but the engineering culture is described as building edge software and field hardware that shapes the future of defense.

## Sources
1. [picogrid.com](https://picogrid.com/)
2. [picogrid.com/careers](https://picogrid.com/careers)
3. [picogrid.com/mission](https://picogrid.com/mission)
4. [linkedin.com/company/picogrid](https://www.linkedin.com/company/picogrid)
5. [cbinsights.com/company/picogrid](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/picogrid)

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