Electromechanical Technician

First Order Effects; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Founding-team equity

On-site benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

First Order Effects in Austin, TX is seeking an Electromechanical Technician to build MESH and dock components, wire harnesses, and integrate subsystems on site.

This role emphasizes hands-on fabrication, tooling, and readiness for deployment; experience with marine or defense builds and IPC/WHMA-A-620 familiarity are valued; compensation includes equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience with marine or defense builds.
• Familiar with crimping and harness standards such as IPC/WHMA-A-620.
• A background in welding, machining, or composites.

Responsibilities

• Assemble MESH and dock components; mechanical assembly, wiring harnesses, panel wiring.
• Run shop tools (CNC, lathe, mill, 3D printers) and read drawings.
• Fabricate, fit, and finish parts; flag design issues for fixes.

Skills

Marine experience

Defense experience

Crimping & harness standards

Job description

FIRST ORDER EFFECTS

Electromechanical Technician

Infrastructure for the Autonomous Era · First in. First up.

On-site · Austin, TX

You know your way around the machines that make parts, and you turn designs into hardware that ships. Joining early means the shop's standards and the quality of what goes out the door are yours to set.

Who We Are

First Order Effects (FOE) is building America's Infrastructure Prime for the robotic era. Autonomous ships, drones, and robots are rewriting how the world moves, fights, and builds - but none of them work without infrastructure to power them, connect them, and launch and recover them. That's what we build.

We've Built Cutting Edge Systems at Legendary Companies

Our team comes from SpaceX, Anduril, Saronic, Lockheed Skunk Works, Forterra, and Fuse Energy. Before founding FOE, we built satellite ground stations that closed a national comms gap in days, deployed multi-megawatt power systems at commercial speed, and shipped autonomous surface vessels into Navy fleet production. We've built infrastructure at lightspeed before - now we're applying that playbook to an entire company.

The Role

• Build MESH and the dock: mechanical assembly, wiring harnesses, panel wiring, and integration.
• Run and program shop tools: CNC, lathe, mill, 3D printers, and hand tools.
• Fabricate, fit, and finish parts, and flag what does not go together so we fix the design, not just the part.
• Support test and deployment, and keep the shop tight, organized, and safe.

What You'll Do

• Put your hands on real hardware and build it.
• Work in CAM and machine software, and read drawings and schematics.
• Assemble wiring harnesses and electrical work that is clean, careful, and repeatable.

What We're Looking For

• Experience with marine or defense builds.
• Familiarity with crimping and harness standards such as IPC/WHMA-A-620.
• A background in welding, machining, or composites.

Compensation

$50,000–$150,000 base + founding-team equity sized for the role + benefits. If you're an outlier, we'll pay like it.

ITAR requirement

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR/EAR), applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance; active clearance not required.

FOE is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with FOE is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Sovereignty is built, not declared — come build it with us.