Havoc AI
Test Engineer
About this role
Havoc is hiring a Test Engineer to develop and execute comprehensive test plans for autonomous surface vessels and autonomy systems, from lab integration through real-world sea trials. The role combines hands-on hardware and software validation, field operations, troubleshooting, and data analysis in a fast-paced maritime autonomy environment.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute test plans for mechanical, electrical, software, and integrated ASV systems
- Test and validate autonomy algorithms, sensors, navigation, communications, and vehicle behaviors in maritime environments
- Diagnose and troubleshoot issues across hardware, software, networking, and mechanical interfaces
- Capture, analyze, and report telemetry and sensor data to evaluate system performance
- Deploy to coastal and offshore environments to support dockside testing, sea trials, and field operations
- Partner with engineering teams to integrate new capabilities, payloads, and system updates
What they're looking for
- Test planning and test procedure development
- Systems integration and validation
- Troubleshooting complex hardware-software-network systems
- Data collection and telemetry analysis
- Mechanical and electrical systems knowledge
- Embedded systems and autonomy fundamentals
- Field testing and maritime operations
- Root cause analysis and documentation
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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 your experience troubleshooting failures in complex integrated systems—how did you isolate root causes and what tools or methods did you use?
- Tell us about a time you had to adapt a test plan quickly due to changing conditions or unexpected results in the field.