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title: 'Shipping & Receiving Clerk at 9 Mothers'
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# Shipping & Receiving Clerk at 9 Mothers

- **Company:** 9 Mothers
- **Location:** Austin, TX
- **Compensation:** $18–$23/hr
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-30
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-02
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/9-mothers/577bef5e-5b64-4570-9f99-b32772b24eed

## Job description

Location: Onsite — Austin, TX Employment Type: Direct Hire, Full-Time Job Title: Shipping & Receiving Clerk

## 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.

## About the Role

9 Mothers builds hardware in Austin, TX, and this role is the single point of contact for everything that comes into or leaves our building. You own receiving end to end: every package, every packing list, every handoff to the person waiting on it. No prior experience is required. What matters most is that you are reliable and detail-oriented, because a shipment that is misplaced or logged wrong stalls the people who need it.

## What You'll Do

- Receive every delivery to the building and check it against its packing list
- Log each shipment in our receiving system and keep packing lists filed and traceable
- Organize incoming packages so anything can be found quickly
- Notify recipients when their items arrive and hand them off
- For outbound shipments, package and label the item, drive it to the carrier, and confirm it has gone out
- Keep the receiving area clean and orderly

## What We're Looking For

- Reliable: you are here every day, on time, and no delivery goes uncaught
- Detail-oriented: you check quantities and part numbers against the packing list and don't let a discrepancy slide
- Organized, with basic computer skills (email, spreadsheets, or an inventory/receiving system)
- Valid driver's license and a clean driving record
- Able to lift and move packages up to 50 lb
- Prior receiving, shipping, warehouse, or inventory experience is a plus but not required

Hours & Location

- Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., onsite in Austin, TX
- The hours are fixed so someone is always on hand for every delivery window

## Benefits

- Meaningful Early Equity: You aren't just an employee; you are a foundational owner. Your contributions directly drive the value of your stake in the company.
- Direct Roadmap Influence: Forget the bureaucracy of big defense. You will have a seat at the table, directly shaping our product and technology trajectory from day one.
- Mission-Critical Work: We don't build for "what if." We build systems the Department of War actively needs to counter immediate, real-world threats.
- The Builder's Playground: Work in a brand-new lab fully optimized for rapid prototyping, equipped with NVIDIA Jetsons, high-end scopes, and 3-D printers.
- 100% Employer-Paid Premiums: We cover 100% of your medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums and cover 50% of healthcare premiums for your dependents.
- Unlimited PTO: We value results, not clock-watching. Take the time you need to stay sharp and recharge.
- Zero Red Tape: You have the autonomy to make technical decisions that would take months of committee approval at a larger firm.
- Austin-Based Culture: Join an onsite team in Austin, TX, where we prioritize high-bandwidth collaboration and rapid field-testing.
- Relocation Assistance: We want the best talent in the room. If you aren't in Austin yet, we’ll help you get here, to make your transition to the Silicon Hills seamless.

## About the Interview

- Initial screen with recruiter (30 min phone call)
- Virtual interview with Director of Hardware Operations (30 min via MS Teams)
- Onsite interview at our Austin facility (1 hour in-person)

## About 9 Mothers

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: 9 Mothers builds autonomous counter-drone defense systems for the U.S. military, specializing in fast, low-cost point defense against close-range FPV and swarm drone threats.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by Y Combinator, Batch Spring 2026)
- **Headquarters**: Austin, Texas, United States
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Russell Smith (CEO), Roman Khomenko (COO), Bogdan Pyzh

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Defense technology / Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS)
- **Target customers**: B2G (U.S. Department of Defense, prime contractors, military operators)
- **Mission**: “Defense must move at the speed of the threat.” Build weapons the U.S. and its allies can afford to use at scale, delivered on software-like iteration cycles.

## Products & Services
- **[Edda](https://9mothers.com)**: AI point defense turret (shipping now). Ultra-fast motion platform (<15 ms slew, <1.5 arcmin precision) with shotgun effector for engaging FPV drones at 10–100 m. Fully autonomous-capable, zero RF signature, ~23 kg form factor.
- **[Vor](https://9mothers.com)**: Passive acoustic sensor (available Q1 2027). Zero-RF detection of drones using intrinsic acoustics, coarse tracking refined by onboard visual model. Feeds into the kill chain.
- **[Atla](https://9mothers.com)**: Belt-fed shotgun system (available Q1 2027). Continuous-fire close-range engagement designed for sustained drone swarms where ammunition discipline is critical.
- **[Gleipnir](https://9mothers.com)**: Counter-Shahed / Group 2 system (available 2027). Clean answer to one-way attack drones, cost-per-shot under $10k.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: $1.6 million in sales (YC profile); multiple systems delivered to the Department of Defense
- **Notable Investors**: Backed by Y Combinator (Primary Partner: Garry Tan)
- **Growth Signals**: Team size of 19 (as of Spring 2026), 11 open job roles across engineering, proven revenue with existing contracts, three additional products under development with pre‑demand

## Competitive Advantages
- Vertically scoped: own perception, tracking, and engagement end‑to‑end – no multi‑vendor integration
- Hardware built on software discipline: small batches, fast cycle time, instrumented field data, no multi‑year waterfall
- Cost‑per‑shot, manufacturability, and serviceability are first‑class design constraints (weapons the U.S. can afford to fire at scale)
- Operator‑first design: infantry‑mobile, low mass, low power, minimal setup time

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling production and fielding Edda immediately (shipping now)
- Delivering three follow‑on products (Vor, Atla, Gleipnir) in 2027
- Deepening partnerships with DoD primes and procurement teams
- Aggressively hiring engineers in perception (ML, CV, audio), robotics, hardware, embedded, and test to accelerate development

## Why Work Here
- **Location & Policy**: Austin, TX – fully in‑person on‑site (office, bench, range). No remote.
- **Engineering culture**: “Hardware on software tempo” – range data drives next‑day iteration; engineers own a system, not a Jira ticket. Typical day: range setup, live‑fire testing, operator debrief, bench rework, next‑day spec.
- **Impact**: Work is fielded quickly (months, not years) in a high‑stakes counter‑drone domain. “The work is the perk.”
- **Roles open**: 11 positions including Senior/Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Computer Vision Engineer, Robotics Engineer, Electrical Engineer, R&D Test Engineer, Embedded Engineer (BSP), etc.
- **Team size**: ~19 people, tight‑knit, flat structure. Recruiter contact not accepted – direct applications via jobs@9mothers.com or Ashby portal.

## Sources
1. [9mothers.com](https://9mothers.com/)
2. [9mothers.com/company](https://9mothers.com/company)
3. [9mothers.com/careers](https://9mothers.com/careers)
4. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/9-mothers](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/9-mothers)
5. [ycombinator.com/companies/9-mothers-corporation](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/9-mothers-corporation)

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