Electronics Technician: Cable & Harness Fabrication (Austin)

9mothers.com; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful equity

Relocation assistance

Austin-based lab

Job summary

9 Mothers is seeking an Electronics Technician in Austin, TX to own hands-on electronics fabrication for counter-UAS systems. You’ll build cables, harnesses, and enclosure wiring, rework PCBA assemblies, and support live-fire tests in a lab environment.

You will work with DMMs, oscilloscopes, and power supplies, ensuring correct pinouts, continuity, and documentation while traveling to ranges as needed. This role requires U.S. person status for ITAR compliance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on electronics technician or similar in robotics/defense/industrial systems.
• Expert-level cable and harness fabrication: crimping, soldering, pinning, strain relief.
• Able to read schematics, wiring diagrams, and harness drawings; work from engineer sketches when needed.

Responsibilities

• Build cables and wire harnesses from schematics or sketches.
• Wire compute and control enclosures, power distribution, and grounding.
• Perform PCB/PCBA rework and repairs including SMT/through-hole work.
• Field support including travel to test ranges and live-fire environments.

Skills

Electronics fabrication

Soldering & rework

Reading schematics

Field travel

Tools

DMM

Oscilloscope

Power supplies

Job description

9 Mothers is seeking an Electronics Technician in Austin, TX to own hands-on electronics fabrication for counter-UAS systems. You’ll build cables, harnesses, and enclosure wiring, rework PCBA assemblies, and support live-fire tests in a lab environment.

You will work with DMMs, oscilloscopes, and power supplies, ensuring correct pinouts, continuity, and documentation while traveling to ranges as needed. This role requires U.S. person status for ITAR compliance.