Vehicle Autonomy Integration Engineer

The role

You will bring HavocAI autonomy onto real vehicles and robotic platforms. You will work with vehicle controls, autopilots, sensors, actuators, onboard compute, networking and platform interfaces to make autonomous systems perform reliably in the field.

What you will do

• Integrate HavocAI autonomy software onto new and existing robotic platforms.
• Connect software to vehicle control systems, autopilots, sensors, actuators, embedded compute and platform-specific interfaces.
• Work with autopilot and flight or vehicle control systems, including MAVLink-based interfaces.
• Configure, validate and troubleshoot command and telemetry paths.
• Integrate and debug sensors including GPS/INS, IMUs, cameras, radar, lidar, environmental sensors and other payloads.
• Build and maintain interfaces over CAN, serial, Ethernet, UDP/TCP, MQTT and other protocols.
• Support system bring-up, bench and hardware-in-the-loop testing, dockside and ground testing, sea trials, flight tests and field demonstrations.
• Diagnose issues across software, networking, embedded hardware, sensors, power, controls and platform behavior.
• Build scripts, tools, configuration files, interface documentation and repeatable integration procedures.
• Partner with autonomy, embedded software, hardware, field operations and product teams.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience
• Experience integrating software with real hardware, such as robotic platforms, vehicles, sensors, actuators or embedded systems
• Programming or scripting experience in C++, Python, Bash or similar languages
• Comfortable working in Linux and troubleshooting with command-line tools, logs, telemetry and network diagnostics
• Working knowledge of at least one hardware or network interface, such as CAN, serial, Ethernet, UDP/TCP or MQTT
• Strong systems thinking and debugging skills across software, hardware, networking and controls
• High ownership, strong communication, and comfort working in fast-moving lab and field environments
• Able to work a hybrid schedule from our North Kingstown, RI facility
• Able to travel up to 25% for field testing, customer demonstrations, integration events and deployments
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Nice to have

• ROS or ROS 2 and distributed robotics software architectures
• CAN bus, serial, Ethernet, MQTT, DDS or other real-time vehicle communication systems
• MAVLink, ArduPilot, PX4, MAVSDK, MAVROS, QGroundControl, Mission Planner or similar autopilot ecosystems
• Integrating autonomous vessels, drones, ground vehicles or other robotic systems
• Vehicle control systems, actuators, motor controllers, ESCs, steering, propulsion or safety interfaces
• Integrating GPS/INS, radar, cameras, lidar, radios or other autonomy sensors
• Docker, embedded Linux, NVIDIA Jetson or other edge-compute platforms
• Hardware-in-the-loop testing, system bring-up, field testing, sea trials, flight testing or operational demonstrations
• Maritime, drone, robotics, defense or dual-use technology experience
• Active or prior security clearance

Benefits

• 100% Employer paid Health Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance for you and your families
• Life Insurance (Employer Paid)
• Ability to participate in the companies 401k program (Matching)
• Unlimited PTO policy with an enforced 2 week minimum
• Equity Package
• Work / Home Office Stipend
• Global Entry
• 16 Week Paid Parental Leave
• Monthly Health and Wellness Stipend

Before you apply

• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

About the company

Havoc is a leader in all-domain collaborative autonomy. Its software-defined hardware approach powers military and commercial-grade autonomous systems across sea, air, and land.