Visual Designer

Picogrid • El Segundo, CA

2d • $120,000 - $160,000 • Onsite

About The Position

At 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. As 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. You 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. This 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.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of professional experience in graphic design, brand design, or visual communication
• A portfolio that demonstrates strong graphic design and typography, including systems work: identity systems, template suites, or reusable tools
• Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, or other modern design tools
• Hands-on experience building with generative AI - custom instructions or skills, generation pipelines, automated templates, or code-based design tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to explain design decisions and train teammates on new tools
• U.S. Person status required for access to ITAR-controlled environments

Nice To Haves

• Experience with industrial design, print, or hardware
• Experience writing or formatting technical documentation or user guides
• Experience designing data visualization or technical diagrams
• Prior experience at a startup, defense technology company, or other fast-paced technical environment
• Interest in defense, robotics, aerospace, or technically complex systems
• Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Industrial Design, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience

Responsibilities

• Create elegant, clear graphics and communication across physical and digital surfaces
• Develop 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
• Develop templates for presentations, product graphics and documentation
• Turn standards into tools that allow non-design teammates to produce high quality output
• Build AI-assisted brand workflows - create and maintain custom instructions, skills, prompt libraries, and generation pipelines that encode our standards where teammates already work
• Scale recurring production
• Drive adoption across the company - find where teams produce off-brand work, give them a faster on-brand path, and train them on the tools
• Contribute to high-profile brand and marketing campaigns
• Maintain the foundation - organize the brand asset library and keep tools and templates current as the brand evolves

Benefits

• Significant stock options with a high potential upside as an early-stage company
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Health coverage for you and your family (medical, dental, and vision insurance)
• Relocation assistance provided (if applicable)
• Unlimited PTO (two-week minimum) and 11 paid holidays per year
• Paid parental leave for both parents
• Lunch provided when working in-office and a fully stocked kitchenette
• Free EV charging at the HQ
• Unique office in El Segundo, CA stocked with quality coffee, snacks, and craft beer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree