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At Scout, we’re developing Fury, the first robotic foundation model for defense, to give U.S. forces overwhelming, adaptable, and autonomous power across every domain. Fury enables human operators to command fleets of robots through natural language, and empowers those machines to sense, decide, and act together as one. This mission will ask everything of us: urgency, precision, and relentless work.\nThe Role\nThe Hardware Team at Scout bridges the gap between traditional machinery and cutting-edge autonomy. We take base vehicles with zero autonomous capability or actuation and turn them into fully functional, validated, production-ready, intelligent platforms. Owning the full hardware lifecycle from concept and prototyping through final product validation.\nThe team is split between engineering and manufacturing, as our first supply chain hire, you will sit between the two. You’ll run day-to-day supply chain execution, and you’ll also build the system that builds our vehicles: the purchasing, inventory, and planning processes that let us scale from prototype builds to production.\nThis role is hands-on. You’ll be on the floor managing inventory one day and working with executives the next to make sure the team has what they need to keep building. You’ll move fast, context-switch daily, and help define the process as we go. This is a rare opportunity to join early and own the supply chain function from day one.\nResponsibilities\nOwn all purchasing and material readiness for vehicle builds\n\nIssue and manage purchase orders\n\nReceive, track, and control inventory\n\nBuild and maintain the systems for finance, purchasing, and inventory, and define how we should inventory as our build volume grows\n\nSupport production forecasting and planning in partnership with engineering, manufacturing, and finance\n\nManage supplier relationships, including onboarding, primary points of contact, and a clear understanding of our demand\n\nIdentify and bring on new suppliers in key areas\n\nBuild long-term supplier partnerships and forecasting agreements\n\nWork with finance to keep purchasing, receiving, and payments aligned\n\nQualifications\nExperience with purchasing systems and processes\n\nExperience in supply chain, purchasing, or inventory management for a company building a physical product (low-rate initial production experience preferred, across industries such as defense, drones, automotive, medical, or consumer electronics)\n\nHands-on experience with an ERP or MES platform (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle)\n\nHighly organized, with a bias toward action and comfort doing the work yourself\n\nStrong communication skills with vendors and internal stakeholders at all levels\n\nComfortable buying small quantities of many different parts, rather than large quantities of a few\n\nMust be located in, or willing to relocate to, Sunnyvale, California\n\nMust be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities\n\nPassion about defense of the United States and its allies\n\nMay be expected to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance\n\nNice to Have\nExperience with MES and PLM systems\n\nExperience supporting forecasting and demand planning\n\nFamiliarity with purchasing requirements for defense contracts\n\nWhy Join Scout\nWork on the world’s most important frontier, ensuring U.S. and allied dominance in the age of intelligent machines\n\nBe a core part of a team building the first defense-specific robotic foundation model\n\nCollaborate with some of the top engineers in autonomy, AI, and national security\n\nSee your work deployed on real systems\n\nBacked by investors including Draper Associates and Booz Allen Ventures\n\nBenefits\nCompetitive compensation package including base salary and bonus\n\nMeaningful equity\n\nPremium medical, dental, and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution\n\nCompetitive PTO and company holiday calendar\n\nCatered lunch daily and fully stocked kitchen\n\nEV charging\n\nRelocation assistance (depending on role eligibility)\n\nThe stated salary range below represents an estimated base pay only and reflects consideration of multiple compensation factors. Final salary offers may differ depending on factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience or training background, specialized skills, and business needs. Most full-time positions also include highly competitive equity awards, which form part of Scout AI’s overall compensation package. 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