About Us

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 .

About the Role

We're looking for an Electrical Engineer to join our Hardware Engineering team. You'll design, specify, integrate and test electrical systems for our uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) and other unmanned platforms. You'll own components and subsystems across power conversion, energy storage, RF and communications, signal distribution and overall electrical architecture.

The ideal candidate has taken electrical hardware from concept through design, assembly, integration and test. You'll work closely with mechanical, software and systems engineers to deliver robust, reliable solutions for maritime environments.

Key Responsibilities and Requirements

Electrical System Design & Architecture: Design, specify and integrate electrical subsystems, including power converters, radios, compute, harnesses, circuit protection, batteries, actuators and antennas. Develop system-level architectures for USVs, including power trees, grounding schemes, communications pathways and redundancy. Evaluate electrical loads, routing and environmental requirements to support vessel capabilities and mission payloads.

Wiring Harness & Component Integration: Produce wiring schematics, harness drawings, connector specifications and interface definitions. Oversee harness fabrication and verify assembly quality, routing, strain relief and suitability for marine environments.

Build, Test & Troubleshooting: Lead subsystem bring-up, bench testing, environmental validation and vehicle-level integration. Verify RF performance, signal integrity, interference mitigation and link reliability on the bench and on the vehicle. Diagnose issues with power systems, EMI/EMC, communication links, sensors and embedded electronics. Support field testing, including hands-on troubleshooting during sea trials.

Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Work with mechanical engineers on enclosure design, thermal considerations, EMC shielding and component packaging. Partner with software and systems engineers to make sure electrical interfaces are robust, deterministic and well documented.

Documentation: Create and maintain electrical schematics, block diagrams, interface control documents (ICDs), test reports and configuration records. Support design reviews and engineering change processes.

Manufacturing Support: Partner with technicians and manufacturing teams to make sure electrical designs are manufacturable, cost-effective and suited to rugged marine environments. Help develop test procedures, build instructions and QA processes for electrical subsystems.

Qualifications

5+ years of electrical engineering experience focused on system design, integration and testing

Strong background in power electronics, power conversion and electrical subsystem integration

Experience with RF and communications systems, including antennas, radios, GPS and digital communication links

Able to create, read and interpret schematics, wiring diagrams and harness documentation

Hands-on experience with prototype builds, electrical assembly, test equipment and troubleshooting

Strong understanding of electrical components, grounding, EMI/EMC, and marine or ruggedized design

Experience integrating electrical subsystems into complex platforms such as unmanned vehicles

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or a related field

U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a Secret security clearance

Able to work onsite at our North Kingstown, RI office.