Senior Optomechanical Engineer

About 9 Mothers

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.

Why 9 Mothers?

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.

Position Summary

• We are hiring a Senior Optomechanical Engineer to own the optics-related subsystems on our robotic weapon platforms: the cameras, thermal imagers, rangefinders, and sensor heads that let our systems find and engage small drones, and the windows, housings, and mounts that keep them working. This role exists because our optics have to hold alignment and image quality on a machine that fires shotguns, slews hard, and lives outdoors in Texas heat, dust, and rain.
• This is not an optical design role. Our lens trains are designed by others,...