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About the Role
We are seeking a Field Applications Engineer (Demo Engineer) to serve as the critical bridge between our engineering lab and real-world deployment. You will be the hands-on expert responsible for bringing our autonomous c-sUAS platforms to life in front of active-duty end users, government partners, and key stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Lead live, dynamic flight and target-tracking demonstrations in field environments, operating autonomous counter-drone systems flawlessly under high-stakes conditions.
- Prepare, assemble, and check complex autonomous hardware and edge-compute systems prior to field tests and customer demonstrations.
- Perform precise hardware and sensor alignment, including boresighting, thermal/EO camera focusing, lens calibration, and multi-sensor orientation.
- Flash latest software builds, test system stability, perform integration tests, and ensure firmware/software readiness for field trials.
- Diagnose and resolve unexpected hardware, software, networking, and sensor issues on the fly with minimal downtime during field trials.
- Serve as the direct link between field reality and R&D, capturing detailed telemetry, edge cases, and user feedback to inform engineering rapid iteration cycles.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience deploying, operating, or troubleshooting complex hardware/software systems in real-world or live-fire test range environments.
- Practical experience with optical/camera calibration (focus, boresighting), sensor alignment, and field validation techniques.
- Proficient in Linux CLI environments, firmware/software flashing tools, and basic networking/telemetry debugging.
- Experience with harness assembly, field repair, cable building, and multimeters/oscilloscopes for quick edge-side hardware fixes.
- Willingness to travel to outdoor testing sites and demonstration ranges; comfortable working outdoors in varying terrain and weather conditions.
- This position requires access to export-controlled information under ITAR. Only U.S. citizens are permitted.
- Must be willing to submit to a background check.
Skills
- Robotics
- Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
- Counter-UAS (c-UAS)
- Defense range operations
- Thermal/IR optics
- RF sensors
- Embedded Linux environments
- NVIDIA Jetson
- Range safety
- Flight test operations
- Linux CLI
- Firmware flashing
- Software flashing
- Networking debugging
- Telemetry debugging
- Harness assembly
- Field repair
- Cable building
- Multimeters
- Oscilloscopes
Location
- Austin, TX
Work Type
- Onsite
- Direct Hire
- Full-Time
Benefits
- Meaningful Early Equity
- Direct Roadmap Influence
- Mission-Critical Work
- Brand-new lab fully optimized for rapid prototyping, equipped with NVIDIA Jetsons, high-end scopes, and 3-D printers.
- 100% Employer-Paid Premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 50% employer-paid healthcare premiums for dependents
- Unlimited PTO
- Zero Red Tape: Autonomy to make technical decisions
- Austin-Based Culture
- Relocation Assistance
About the Company
- The modern battlefield has changed. Cheap, autonomous suicide drones have turned the tactical advantage upside down, and the world is looking for a solution.
- At 9 Mothers, we aren’t just "innovating"—we are building the shield.
- Backed by top-tier investors, we develop AI powered machines designed to intercept and neutralize Group 1/sUAS threats in real-time.
- Our flagship product is a low-power, counter-drone system built for the edge—on vehicles, at bases, or in a soldier's pack.
- While others build for "awareness" or "long-term research," we build for the immediate survival of those in harm’s way.
- We are a team of hackers, engineers, and mission-driven builders who value field-ready capability over polished slide decks.
- If you want to see your code or hardware in the field next month, not next year, this is your playground.