# Engineering Manager, Perception and Machine Learning at Havoc AI

- Company: Havoc AI
- What the company does: HavocAI is an artificial intelligence company that offers maritime autonomy solutions to the Defense and Commercial markets. Backed by Drive Capital.
- Company website: https://havocai.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $200K to $225K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-16
- Apply by: 2026-10-31
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/havocai/22d94081-f078-4265-96a6-7b4d20408f45
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/havoc-ai-engineering-manager-perception-and-machine-learning/

## About the role

As the Engineering Manager, Perception & Machine Learning, you will lead the team responsible for developing the perception and machine learning capabilities that enable HavocAI’s autonomous systems to understand and operate within the world around them.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
- 7+ years of relevant engineering experience in perception, machine learning, computer vision, robotics, autonomy, sensor fusion, or related fields
- 2+ years of direct people-management experience, ideally managing engineers in a highly technical environment
- Strong technical understanding of modern perception systems, including computer vision, sensor fusion, tracking, detection, classification, or ML-based scene understanding
- Experience taking ML or perception capabilities from development through testing and deployment in real-world systems
- Demonstrated ability to manage engineering priorities, technical roadmaps, dependencies, and delivery across multiple initiatives

Tags: Autonomy