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HavocAI · 3 days ago

Autonomy Engineer - UAVs

Washington, RI

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

HavocAI is a leader in collaborative autonomy, focusing on autonomous surface vessels for defense and commercial maritime missions. The company is seeking a UAV / GNC Autonomy Engineer to design, implement, and integrate autonomy behaviors onto UAV platforms, collaborating closely with various engineering teams.

Defense & Space

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design and implement GNC algorithms for quadrotor, fixed-wing, and VTOL UAV platforms

Integrate HavocAI’s autonomy stack with flight controllers such as PX4, ArduPilot, and other autopilots

Develop mission-level behaviors and flight logic linking autonomy decision-making to aircraft motion and control

Build software interfaces between aircraft sensors, navigation systems, and the autonomy framework

Conduct flight dynamics modeling, simulation, and performance analysis for UAV platforms

Support flight tests, tuning, and field operations, including debugging during live missions

Collaborate with hardware, avionics, and systems engineering teams on requirements and integration strategies

Develop documentation for configurations, tuning procedures, and flight-ready autonomy modules

Qualification

GNC algorithmsUAV systemsPX4 integrationC++ programmingROSROS2EKF-based state estimationSensor fusionFlight dynamics modelingDebugging skillsMulti-vehicle autonomyAircraft dynamics modelsUAV communications