About the Role 

Chariot Defense is seeking an experienced Buyer to join our supply chain team, reporting to the Head of Operations. As we scale across multiple product lines, our manufacturing team needs the support of a high-throughput operator to ensure our inventory levels are healthy. This role will be responsible for building and optimizing a compliant and scalable supply chain function—encompassing demand planning, procurement, logistics, and warehouse operations. The role requires pace, accuracy, responsive communications, and the ability to thrive in a rapidly changing environment. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Fast & Accurate Procurement: Use engineering guidance purchase suitable commodities from compliant vendors. Place purchase orders for commodities and raw materials, including a broad range of energy storage and power electronic components via direct and online channels.
• Vendor Relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with vendors through in-person meetings, video calls, and written communications to secure high-quality service, competitive pricing, and favorable terms.
• Customs & Logistics: Manage import/export requirements to ensure timely delivery of components. Assist in the scheduling of logistics to support operations and customer order fulfillment of finished goods.
• Documentation & Inventory: Maintain 100% inventory and financial traceability within our ERP. Escalate any concerns with gaps in documentation or inventory concerns as they become apparent.

What We’re Looking For 

• Extraordinary conscientiousness. You commit to what you’re going to do and follow through without fail.
• Resilient and unwavering in a demanding, fast-paced work setting. Steady and sound decision-making when presented with imperfect/incomplete information or asked to shift priorities.
• Transparent, diligent, and highly responsive in your communication, both internally with colleagues and externally with vendors.
• Gratified by helping your peers succeed; seeks to break down information silos by collaborating with others to solve problems, share knowledge, and provide input.

Qualifications 

Required: 

• At least 2 years of professional work experience in a buyer or procurement specialist role, sourcing commodities and raw materials for complex electro-mechanical hardware products.
• Ability to work with exceptionally high throughput and accuracy across broad range of SKUs and vendors.
• Understanding of procurement, vendor management, and global logistics. Proven ability to manage import/export regulations and shipping documentation.
• Experience and demonstrated ability to thrive in fast-paced industries and companies where change is the norm.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and comfortable maintaining appropriate records in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other inventory management systems.
• Willingness to work onsite in our San Bruno, CA, shop 5-days per week as well as work extended and weekend hours, when necessary.

Preferred: 

• Experience executing procurement and fulfillment processes in Netsuite.
• Excelled in a relevant industry: EV, eVTOL, energy storage, and/or power distribution industries.
• Understanding of industry and government standards for quality and compliance, particularly AS9100 and maintaining/validating NDAA-compliant (National Defense Authorization Act) supply chains.  

Role Requirements

• This position is an onsite role based in Chariot Defense’s San Bruno, CA, office.
• Able to work on your feet for extended periods in a warehouse setting.
• Able to lift and carry 50lbs.

A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $90,000 - $120,000 annually. Compensation packages also include early-stage equity and access to company-sponsored benefit plans.

About the Role 

Chariot Defense is seeking a highly motivated Manufacturing Technician to join our manufacturing team, reporting to the Head of Manufacturing. In this role, you assemble, troubleshoot, and/or repair sub-assemblies and finished products that our customers will operate in the world’s harshest environments. Your responsibilities will encompass a range of tasks, including wire harness assembly, mechanical assembly, quality control, and end-of-line testing. Adherence to process where it exists, the ability to think critically where it does not, attention-to-detail, and an unyielding commitment to quality will be essential to success in this role. To achieve this high standard of workmanship, you will be required to accurately interpret engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, work instructions, and execute functionality testing to ensure a flawless product. Collaboration and problem-solving will be key as you work alongside our cross-functional teams to build advanced and high-quality power systems.  

Key Responsibilities 

• Assembly & Testing: Assemble components, perform basic fabrication and fitment tasks utilizing hand tools, perform dimension electrical value measurements using appropriate tooling, and test finished products for quality and defects.  

• Documentation & Inventory: Maintain 100% production traceability within our MES and adhere to inventory management. Escalate any concerns with gaps in documentation or inventory concerns as they become apparent. 

• Safety & Compliance: Adhere to and enforce all safety protocols and procedures to maintain a safe work environment.  

• Collaboration & Improvement: Work with manufacturing and engineering team members to improve process efficiency and product manufacturability.  

What We’re Looking For 

• Conscientious and disciplined with unwavering pride and focus on your work. 

• Dynamic and resilient in a demanding fast-paced work setting, when presented with imperfect or incomplete or information, or faced with shifting priorities.  

• Able to independently assess work instructions and other manufacturing information for completeness and provide constructive feedback on how to improve them. 

• Uncompromising your adherence to safety standards for yourself and your team. 

• Gratified by helping your peers succeed; seeks to break down information silos by collaborating with others to solve problems, share knowledge, and provide input. 

Qualifications 

Required: 

• At least 2 years of professional work experience in a manufacturing environment, assembling complex electro-mechanical hardware products. 

• Experience in one or more of the following areas: 

• Assembling of electro-mechanical assemblies 

• PCBA hand solder / repair 

• Wiring/harness assembly 

• Testing electronic sub-assemblies 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the comfort of working with basic computer software. 

• Ability to work with pace and quality while adhering to written work instructions, drawings, and documentation. 

• Willingness to work onsite in our San Bruno, CA, shop 5-days per week as well as work extended and weekend hours, when necessary. 

Preferred: 

• Completion of a formal certification in electronics or engineering, typically industry apprenticeship, AA degree, or Bachelor’s degree. 

• Experience working directly with high-voltage energy storage and power distribution 

• Experience in applications requiring high-reliability embedded power electronics 

• Familiar with industry and government standards for quality and compliance.  

Role Requirements

• This position is an onsite role based in Chariot Defense’s San Bruno, CA, office. 

• Good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination. 

• Ability to perform repetitive tasks with high precision and accuracy. 

• Able to work on your feet for at least a standard work shift in a shop setting. 

• Willingness to follow safety protocols and wear necessary personal protective equipment (PPE). 

• Able to lift and carry 50lbs. 

A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $60,000 - $90,000 annually. Compensation packages also include early-stage equity and access to company-sponsored benefit plans.