Inventory and Logistics Associate

About the role

Worker Type Regular Job Description Summary AV is seeking an Inventory and Logistics Associate to become a part of a dynamic Materials and Logistics team, reporting directly to the Logistics Manager. The Inventory and Logistics Associate is responsible for accurately receiving, storing, organizing, and shipping incoming and outgoing goods.

This role involves managing inventory, preparing orders for shipment, kitting products, and operating a forklift to move materials safely and efficiently. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and skilled at maintaining inventory accuracy, quality control standards, and smooth logistics operations.

Position Responsibilities Receive Shipments: Unload, inspect, and verify incoming goods against purchase orders, ensuring all products are correct and free from damage or defects. Inventory Tracking: Accurately record items in the inventory management system, ensuring quantities and descriptions match system records.

Product Organization: Organize and label items in designated storage areas, maintaining a clean and organized warehouse environment. Cycle Counts: Perform regular inventory audits, including cycle counts, to ensure accuracy and identify discrepancies. Shipping: Prepare and pack products for shipment, ensuring proper labeling and documentation. Coordinate with carriers and logistics teams to ensure timely and accurate shipping.

Kitting: Assemble various components into kits based on specific customer orders or production needs, ensuring all parts are complete, accurate, and meet quality standards. Forklift Operation: Safely operate a forklift to move, load, and unload inventory and shipments as needed, adhering to all safety protocols and equipment guidelines.

Documentation: Maintain accurate and timely records of all receiving, shipping, and inventory activities, including discrepancies, returns, adjustments, and shipments. Collaboration: Work closely with team members from purchasing, sales, and operations to coordinate the flow of goods, resolve inventory-related issues, and meet customer order requirements.

Safety Compliance: Adhere to all warehouse safety protocols, operating equipment safely and following company guidelines. Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Competencies) High school diploma or equivalent; additional training in inventory management, logistics, or shipping is a plus. Previous experience in inventory, shipping, or warehouse roles preferred. Forklift certification or experience is required.

Ethical Conduct: Demonstrates integrity and honesty in all aspects of the role, including handling inventory, adhering to company policies, and fostering a trustworthy workplace. Attention to Detail: Ability to catch discrepancies and ensure all items meet quality standards and inventory accuracy. Organizational Skills: Capable of keeping the warehouse space well-organized, labeled, and free of clutter.

Communication Skills: Effective communication with team members, carriers, and other departments to coordinate and address inventory or shipping issues. Time Management: Efficient in handling multiple tasks and meeting shipping or receiving deadlines. Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to troubleshoot inventory discrepancies, shipping delays, or product issues as they arise.

Physical Stamina: Able to perform physically demanding tasks, including lifting heavy items and standing for extended periods. Safety Awareness: Knowledge of warehouse safety protocols, including safe equipment operation and hazard identification. Technical Proficiency: Comfortable with inventory management software, basic computer functions, and barcode scanning devices.

Physical Demands & Work Environment Ability to work in a professional/secure office and manufacturing environment (constantly). Required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear (frequently). Required to lift or move up to 50 pounds with or without assistance (occasionally).

Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus (constantly). Ability to wear personal protective equipment such as steel-toed boots and safety glasses which are required for certain tasks (occasionally). May be required to alter work schedule to accommodate coverage for other team members.

Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-area and overnight travel may be required. Clearance Level No Clearance The salary range for this role is: $20 - $30 AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited, the location, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills.

ITAR Requirement: This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations ("ITAR") and/or the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR").

In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction.

Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment's determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment's business requirements. A "U.S. person" according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee.

See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Benefits

• AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.
• Principals only need apply.
• NO agencies please.
• About AV: AV isn't for everyone.
• We hire the curious, the relentless, the mission-obsessed.
• The best of the best.
• We don't just build defense technology-we redefine what's possible.

• As the premier autonomous systems company in the U.S., AV delivers breakthrough capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber.
• From AI-powered drones and loitering munitions to integrated autonomy and space resilience, our technologies shape the future of warfare and protect those who serve.
• Founded by legendary innovator Dr. Paul MacCready, AV has spent over 50 years pushing the boundaries of what unmanned systems can do.

• Our heritage includes seven platforms in the Smithsonian-but we're not building history, we're building what's next.
• If you're ready to build technology that matters-with speed, scale, and purpose-there's no better place to do it than AV.
• ITAR U.S. Citizenship required.
• Must be willing to work on government contracts and have the ability to obtain a security clearance.