- Robot type
- Marine and Space · Defense
- Location
- MassachusettsUSA
- Job type
- Software
- Posted
- Jun 23, 2026
- Salary
- $225,000–$250,000 a year
Full-time
Director of Autonomy
Job description
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 to sense, decide, and act together in complex and contested environments. Havoc connects assets, enabling them to share information, adapt in real time, and continue operating even when communications are disrupted or denied. Havoc optimizes mission performance and minimizes human risk. Havoc was founded in 2024 and headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. Learn more at Havoc: All-Domain Collaborative Autonomy .
Job requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
- 10+ years of experience in robotics, autonomy, autonomous vehicles, unmanned systems, maritime autonomy, aerospace, defense technology, or related fields
- Extensive technical background across robotics, perception, motion planning, control systems, and autonomous system architecture
- Proven experience leading teams of engineers from a technical perspective
- Strong understanding of autonomy software stacks, including perception integration, planning, control, behaviors, simulation, testing, and deployment
- Experience taking robotic or autonomous systems from prototype through fielded deployment
- Strong systems engineering judgment and ability to make architecture-level decisions across complex autonomy systems
- Experience working in Linux-based development environments with modern software engineering practices