Austin, TX
AI-powered counter-drone defense turrets
9 Mothers builds autonomous AI weapon systems like EDDA, a low-cost counter small unmanned aerial system (C-sUAS) turret. It detects, tracks, and neutralizes fast-moving small drones at close range using computer vision, acoustics, and robotics. Targeted at military and defense for modern battlefield protection against cheap drone threats.
Integration Engineer building and maintaining connections between a counter-drone platform and external Command and Control (C2), sensor, and mission systems for defense customers. Requires 5+ years integrating software with enterprise platforms, strong API/messaging/protocol skills, and customer-facing troubleshooting in a fast-paced startup.
DevOps Engineer building automated CI/CD pipelines, AI-powered internal tooling and agents, and fleet deployment systems for a defense startup developing counter-drone AI hardware. Requires 2+ years DevOps experience, strong Linux and networking skills, and US citizenship for ITAR compliance.
Field Applications Engineer responsible for live demonstrations, hardware/software setup, calibration, troubleshooting, and feedback for autonomous counter-drone systems in real-world field and test range environments. Requires hands-on experience with complex systems, Linux, sensors, and electronics; defense/UAS background preferred.
First dedicated Buyer owning end-to-end procurement for counter-UAS robotics hardware. Source scarce electronics and mechanical parts from non-Chinese/US-preferred vendors, build purchasing processes and systems from scratch, and scale supply chain from prototypes to production while maintaining ITAR compliance.
Senior Buyer owns end-to-end procurement for counter-UAS robotics hardware, sourcing scarce electronics and mechanical parts while building purchasing processes, vendor lists, and compliance systems for defense production scale-up. Requires 7+ years hardware purchasing experience, especially with allocated components and ITAR constraints.
Owns high-speed imaging capability end-to-end for mechanism and ballistic testing of firearms and counter-drone systems. Designs test setups, operates Photron/Phantom cameras, extracts quantitative kinematic data using motion analysis software, and delivers actionable reports to engineers.
Owns high-speed imaging for R&D testing of firearms and counter-drone systems, designs test setups, operates Photron/Phantom cameras, extracts quantitative kinematic data, and delivers actionable analysis to engineers. Requires BS in engineering/physics and 3+ years high-speed camera experience.
Designs and optimizes embedded computer vision pipelines for real-time detection, tracking, and 3D localization of fast-moving drone threats in autonomous counter-UAS systems. Requires expertise in C++/Python, OpenCV, deep learning frameworks, sensor fusion, and edge deployment on NVIDIA Jetson.
Designs, implements, and tunes high-bandwidth control loops and state estimation for autonomous counter-drone robotics platform. Requires 6+ years in controls engineering for motion systems, proficiency in Rust/C/C++ and modern control theory.
Designs and implements control systems for autonomous interceptor platforms, including high-bandwidth control loops, sensor fusion on embedded hardware, and motor control using Rust/C++ on RTOS. Requires expertise in control theory, embedded systems, and robotics hardware.