Vehicle Autonomy Lead

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HavocAIRemote RemoteHybridfull_timelead

Tech Stack

Solid badges = required, outlined = preferred

Responsibilities

  • Lead the technical execution of the on-vehicle autonomy team, owning capabilities like navigation, planning, control, behaviors, and safety logic for autonomous surface vessels.
  • Define technical priorities, architecture, interfaces, and development standards for vehicle autonomy systems, guiding design decisions for reliability, safety, and performance.
  • Lead, mentor, and support a team of autonomy, robotics, planning, and controls engineers, providing technical guidance through design/code reviews and test planning.
  • Drive autonomy capabilities from concept through implementation, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, field testing, and deployment.
  • Collaborate closely with perception, mission software, embedded systems, hardware, product, program, and field operations teams, translating mission needs into autonomy capabilities.

Soft Skills

RoboticsAutonomy SoftwareMotion PlanningControlsVehicle BehaviorSystem IntegrationSoftware Engineering PracticesTechnical LeadershipMentoringWritten CommunicationCross-Functional CollaborationAutonomous Surface VesselsMaritime AutonomyNaval SystemsUnmanned BoatsMaritime Domain AwarenessCollision AvoidanceColregs-Aware PlanningPath PlanningTrajectory GenerationBehavior PlanningGuidanceNavigationMulti-Agent AutonomyCollaborative AutonomyDistributed Robotic SystemsRadarEo/Ir CamerasAisGps/InsAutonomy Verification And ValidationField Test ProgramsGovernment ProgramsDod ProgramsDefense TechnologyStartup Experience

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Dental
  • Equity
  • Gym/Wellness
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Parental Leave
  • Remote Stipend
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Vision

Culture

InnovationIntegrityMission-DrivenOwnership Of All TasksServant LeadershipFast-PacedTeam LeadershipMentorship ProgramCross-Functional TeamsInclusive Hiring

Requirements

Required: Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
Regions: Us

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About HavocAI
Industry: defense technology
Size: startup

HavocAI is a leader in all-domain collaborative autonomy, building software-defined hardware for military and commercial-grade autonomous systems across sea, air, and land to sense, decide, and act together. The company was founded in 2024 and focuses on optimizing mission performance and minimizing human risk.

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