- Robot type
- Marine and Space · Defense
- Location
- USA
- Job type
- Software
- Posted
- Aug 17, 2026
- Salary
- $150,000–$175,000 a year
Full-time
Field Software Engineer
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 responsibilities
- Deploy, configure, and operate HavocAI autonomous systems during customer demonstrations, exercises, and operational events.
- Travel to customer sites to support field testing, integrations, and mission deployments.
- Develop and modify software directly in the field to solve mission-critical problems.
- Integrate HavocAI systems with customer platforms, communications systems, sensors, and partner technologies.
- Diagnose and resolve software, networking, hardware interface, and system integration issues under real operational conditions.
- Analyze logs, telemetry, and system performance to identify root causes and validate fixes.
- Collaborate closely with software, autonomy, hardware, product, and program teams to improve system reliability.
- Build internal tools, deployment automation, documentation, and workflows that improve operational efficiency.
Job requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Robotics, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 1+ years of experience in software engineering, systems engineering, robotics, DevOps, systems integration, field engineering, or related technical disciplines.
- Strong Linux experience and confidence troubleshooting using command-line tools, logs, and telemetry.
- Experience programming in at least one modern language such as C++, Python, Go, or TypeScript.
- Familiarity with networking fundamentals, APIs, containerized applications, or distributed systems.
- Comfortable working across software, hardware, networking, and operations.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work directly with engineers, operators, customers, and government stakeholders.
- Ability to travel extensively throughout the continental United States.