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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.\nAbout the Role\nAt Picogrid, design is shared infrastructure that shapes how the entire company shows up. As the company scales, we're growing our graphic identity and building systems that put our standards directly into teammates' hands.\nAs Visual Designer, you will apply and extend Picogrid's brand across presentations, technical diagrams, documents, hardware, and merchandise. Working closely with the Design Lead, who sets brand direction, you will help standardize brand visuals, apply them to new surfaces, and build the tools that make them easy to reproduce.\nYou will partner with Marketing, Engineering,, and Business Development and have real ownership over brand applications and the workflows behind them. You will be expected to make informed decisions and find creative ways to support quality at speed.\nThis role is ideal for a designer with strong graphic design fundamentals, who enjoys building visual identities, working in multiple mediums and is already experimenting seriously with AI-assisted production.\nWhat you’ll do\nCreate elegant, clear graphics and communication across physical and digital surfaces\n\nDevelop and extend the brand system - work with the Design Lead to formalize and document brand standards, then apply them to new surfaces as the company grows\n\nDevelop templates for presentations, product graphics and documentation\n\nTurn standards into tools that allow non-design teammates to produce high quality output\n\nBuild AI-assisted brand workflows - create and maintain custom instructions, skills, prompt libraries, and generation pipelines that encode our standards where teammates already work\n\nScale recurring production\n\nDrive adoption across the company - find where teams produce off-brand work, give them a faster on-brand path, and train them on the tools\n\nContribute to high-profile brand and marketing campaigns\n\nMaintain the foundation - organize the brand asset library and keep tools and templates current as the brand evolves\n\nWho you are\nYour graphic design and typography fundamentals are strong, and your portfolio shows it\n\nYou think in systems. When you design one asset, you're already sketching the template, tool, or workflow that produces the next hundred.\n\nYou make informed decisions and explain them clearly. You push back constructively when work doesn't meet the standard.\n\nYou earn trust across functions. Engineers, marketers, and business development leads adopt what you build because it makes their work easier.\n\nYou pair craft with pragmatism. You care about the details, and you ship tools people actually use\n\nYou build with AI, not just use it. You've written the instructions, wired the pipeline, or scripted the template that made the output better and faster.\n\nBasic Qualifications\n3-5 years of professional experience in graphic design, brand design, or visual communication\n\nA portfolio that demonstrates strong graphic design and typography, including systems work: identity systems, template suites, or reusable tools\n\nProficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, or other modern design tools\n\nHands-on experience building with generative AI - custom instructions or skills, generation pipelines, automated templates, or code-based design tools\n\nExcellent written and verbal communication; able to explain design decisions and train teammates on new tools\n\nU.S. Person status required for access to ITAR-controlled environments\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with industrial design, print, or hardware\n\nExperience writing or formatting technical documentation or user guides\n\nExperience designing data visualization or technical diagrams\n\nPrior experience at a startup, defense technology company, or other fast-paced technical environment\n\nInterest in defense, robotics, aerospace, or technically complex systems\n\nDegree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Industrial Design, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience\n\nWhy this role exists\nPicogrid is at an exciting stage where one designer cannot personally touch every piece of work. We are producing more visual assets than ever and setting the foundations for the materials produced across the company. This is where the visual designer comes in: someone equally capable of craft and systems thinking. The right person will help shape how Picogrid shows up to customers, partners, and operators as it scales.\nCompensation & Benefits\nBase salary range: $120,000- $160,000 per year. Base salary is just one part of your total compensation package at Picogrid.\n\nSignificant stock options with a high potential upside as an early-stage company\n\n401(k) with employer matching\n\nHealth coverage for you and your family (medical, dental, and vision insurance)\n\nRelocation assistance provided (if applicable)\n\nUnlimited PTO (two-week minimum) and 11 paid holidays per year\n\nPaid parental leave for both parents\n\nLunch provided when working in-office and a fully stocked kitchenette\n\nFree EV charging at the HQ\n\nUnique office in El Segundo, CA stocked with quality coffee, snacks, and craft beer\n\nExport Control Requirements\nTo 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.\nEqual Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy\nPicogrid is committed to providing a professional work environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. 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