9 Mothers (YC P26) Is Hiring in Austin, TX

Sep 03, 2026 07:00 PM - 1 week ago 7

[ CAREERS · 9 MOTHERS ]

· 11 unfastened roles

We vessel hardware connected package tempo — AI perception, kinetic engagement, and the termination concatenation that closes them. Hard problems, existent deployment, short loop loops, and the group doing the activity ain the spec.

LocAustin, TX

[ WHY 9 MOTHERS ]

Why this team. Why now.

If you've ever shipped hardware wrong a slow programme of grounds and thought we should beryllium doing this successful months, not years — this is the squad for you.

  1. 01

    The activity is the perk.

    Autonomous perception, terminal engagement, manufacturable hardware — designed and built successful 1 room. You'll ain a system, not a Jira ticket.

  2. 02

    Short loops, existent telemetry.

    Range time, scope data, scope fixes. We instrumentality what we build and we iterate connected what the information tells america — not connected what the roadmap platform promised six months ago.

  3. 03

    Operators are users.

    Mass, setup time, and quality factors are first-class specs. The group carrying it are successful the loop from week 1 — not astatine acceptance testing.

  4. 04

    Built to beryllium afforded.

    Cost-per-shot, serviceability, and manufacturability are creation constraints. We're building weapons the U.S. and its friends tin spend to usage astatine scale.

[ A DAY ON THE LINE ]

What the activity looks like.

  1. 01Range setup. Coffee. Comms check.
  2. 02Live-fire loop connected yesterday's select taps.
  3. 03Operator debrief complete nutrient trucks.
  4. 04Bench rework. Solder. Print. Re-flash.
  5. 05Next-day spec connected the whiteboard.

Austin · onsite · scope adjacent

[ OPEN ROLES ]

Currently hiring.

We're hiring crossed audio ML, DSP, systems, and software. If you don't spot the nonstop domiciled but you'd beryllium the correct person, nonstop america a statement anyway.

Hardware Engineering

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Software Engineering

2 roles

[ DON'T SEE YOUR ROLE? ]

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