Havoc AI
Rapid Prototyping Engineer – Drones & Unmanned Systems
About this role
Havoc seeks a Senior Rapid Prototyping Engineer to advance Locust, an advanced unmanned aircraft system, from prototype toward Department of Defense production. You'll design, build, and test drone hardware—integrating mechanical and electrical subsystems, performing hands-on fabrication, and iterating based on test results in a fast-paced environment.
What you'll do
- Convert concepts and requirements into functional drone prototypes and subsystems
- Design airframes, mechanisms, mounts, enclosures, and payload interfaces using CAD
- Integrate propulsion, batteries, avionics, sensors, compute, communications, and payloads
- Perform fabrication and assembly using additive manufacturing, CNC, sheet metal, and composites
- Conduct bench, ground, environmental, and flight testing with hands-on troubleshooting
- Rapidly redesign components based on test failures and performance data
What they're looking for
- Mechanical CAD (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or equivalent)
- Electromechanical prototype design and assembly
- UAV/drone design, build, and flight testing
- Propulsion system integration (motors, ESCs, batteries)
- Multi-process fabrication (3D printing, CNC, sheet metal, composites)
- Avionics and sensor integration
- Hardware troubleshooting and diagnostic reasoning
- Shop tools and hands-on assembly techniques
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance
- Employer-paid life insurance
- 401(k) matching program
- Unlimited PTO with enforced 2-week minimum
- Equity package
- Work/home office stipend, Global Entry, 16-week paid parental leave, and monthly wellness stipend
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Havoc AI
Havoc AI builds autonomous systems software and hardware for mission-critical operations across military and commercial applications in sea, air, and land domains. The company is hiring frontend engineers, embedded software engineers, mission software engineers, mechanical engineers, and business analytics engineers to develop real-time control systems, operational interfaces, and autonomous capabilities for uncrewed vehicles.
View all jobs at Havoc AILikely interview questions
- Describe a drone or UAV you personally designed, built, or modified—what were the key challenges and how did you solve them?
- Walk us through your process for diagnosing a hardware failure in a complex electromechanical system.