9 Mothers Electronics Technician at 9 Mothers responsible for cable and harness fabrication for robotic weapons systems. The role includes building, wiring, labeling, and verifying cables and harnesses for rugged, live-fire environments.
Responsibilities
Build cables and wire harnesses from schematics, harness drawings, or an engineer’s sketch
Cut, strip, crimp, solder, pin, and pot cables and harnesses as required
Work across connector families common to robotic and vehicle systems using correct tooling
Label, sleeve, and strain-relieve harnesses for hard use on outdoor, live-fire robotic platforms
Verify every build with continuity, pinout, insulation resistance / hipot where appropriate
Capture as-builts and redline drawings for future builds
Wire compute and control enclosures end-to-end including panel layout, component mounting, power distribution, wire routing and dressing, grounding and shielding
Perform point-to-point checkout and initial power-up checks before handing boxes to engineering
Build repeatably to ensure consistency across units
Rework and repair PCBAs including component replacement, ECO / blue-wire modifications, connector replacement, and conformal coating touch-up
Qualification
Proficient soldering and rework skillsAble to read and work from schematicsCompetent with standard bench equipmentIPC/WHMA-A-620 (cable and harness)Familiarity with motors
Required
5+ years of hands-on experience as an electronics technician, electrical assembler, or similar role building and repairing complex electromechanical hardware — robotics, aerospace, defense, automotive, test equipment, or industrial systems
Expert-level cable and harness fabrication: crimping, soldering, pinning, and the judgment to pick the right connector, wire gauge, and strain relief for the application
Proficient soldering and rework skills, including SMT component replacement
Able to read and work from schematics, wiring diagrams, and harness drawings — and to build sensibly from an engineer’s verbal description or sketch when a drawing doesn’t exist yet
Competent with standard bench equipment: DMM, oscilloscope, power supplies; able to trace electrical faults methodically
Meticulous workmanship and documentation habits: labeling, as-builts, redlines, test records
Comfortable working around firearms and live-fire operations, and willing to travel occasionally to test ranges in central Texas conditions (heat, dust, outdoor work)
US person (citizen or lawful permanent resident) — required for ITAR compliance
IPC/WHMA-A-620 (cable and harness), IPC-A-610, or J-STD-001 certification — or demonstrably equivalent workmanship
Military electronics maintenance background (avionics, armament, ground systems, or similar MOS)
Experience designing and fabricating simple test fixtures, including basic mechanical work — drilling, tapping, 3D printing, panel fabrication
Familiarity with motors, servos, actuators, and motion-control wiring on robotic systems
