{"slug": "9-mothers-yc-p26-is-hiring-in-austin-tx", "title": "9 Mothers (YC P26) Is Hiring in Austin, TX", "summary": "9 Mothers (YC P26) is hiring for 9 roles in Austin, TX to build counter-drone systems combining AI perception, kinetic engagement, and kill-chain integration. The startup emphasizes short iteration loops, real telemetry from range testing, and operator-driven design for affordable, scalable weapons for the U.S. and allies.", "body_md": "[ CAREERS · 9 MOTHERS ]\n\n· 9 open roles\n\n# Build counter-drone systems in Austin.\n\nWe ship hardware on software tempo — AI perception, kinetic engagement, and the kill chain that closes them. Hard problems, real deployment, short iteration loops, and the people doing the work own the spec.\n\n- Loc\n- Austin, TX\n\n[ WHY 9 MOTHERS ]\n\n## Why this team. Why now.\n\nIf you've ever shipped hardware inside a slow program of record and thought we should be doing this in months, not years — this is the team for you.\n\n- 01\n### The work is the perk.\n\nAutonomous perception, terminal engagement, manufacturable hardware — designed and built in one room. You'll own a system, not a Jira ticket.\n\n- 02\n### Short loops, real telemetry.\n\nRange time, range data, range fixes. We instrument what we build and we iterate on what the data tells us — not on what the roadmap deck promised six months ago.\n\n- 03\n### Operators are users.\n\nMass, setup time, and human factors are first-class specs. The people carrying it are in the loop from week one — not at acceptance testing.\n\n- 04\n### Built to be afforded.\n\nCost-per-shot, serviceability, and manufacturability are design constraints. We're building weapons the U.S. and its allies can afford to use at scale.\n\n[ A DAY ON THE LINE ]\n\n## What the work looks like.\n\n- 01Range setup. Coffee. Comms check.\n- 02Live-fire iteration on yesterday's filter taps.\n- 03Operator debrief over food trucks.\n- 04Bench rework. Solder. Print. Re-flash.\n- 05Next-day spec on the whiteboard.\n\nAustin · onsite · range adjacent\n\n[ OPEN ROLES ]\n\n## Currently hiring.\n\nWe're hiring across audio ML, DSP, systems, and software. If you don't see the exact role but you'd be the right person, send us a note anyway.\n\n### Hardware Engineering\n\n4 roles### Robotics\n\n2 roles### Perception\n\n2 roles### Platform\n\n1 role[ DON'T SEE YOUR ROLE? ]\n\n## Talk to us anyway.\n\nRecruiters should not contact us.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/9-mothers-yc-p26-is-hiring-in-austin-tx", "canonical_source": "https://9mothers.com/careers", "published_at": "2026-07-07 12:00:44+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-07 12:08:57.971802+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "autonomous-vehicles", "computer-vision", "ai-products", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["9 Mothers", "YC P26", "Austin"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/9-mothers-yc-p26-is-hiring-in-austin-tx", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/9-mothers-yc-p26-is-hiring-in-austin-tx.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/9-mothers-yc-p26-is-hiring-in-austin-tx.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/9-mothers-yc-p26-is-hiring-in-austin-tx.jsonld"}}