HavocAI
Engineering Manager, Perception and Machine Learning
$200K–$225K
Remote · Remote · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of relevant engineering experience; 2+ years of direct people-management experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
About the job
Leads the perception and machine learning team, setting priorities and guiding delivery of autonomous-system capabilities from development through field deployment.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop the team; oversee hiring, coaching, and performance management.
- Own planning, prioritization, and delivery against the Perception & ML roadmap.
- Guide technical decisions and ensure capabilities are tested, reliable, and ready for field use.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field.
- 7+ years of relevant engineering experience and 2+ years of direct people-management experience.
- Experience taking ML or perception capabilities through testing and deployment in real-world systems.
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in a related field.
- Experience managing a Perception, ML, Robotics, or Autonomy engineering team.
Pay
USD $200K – $225K base salary; Offers Equity; Offers Bonus
Tools
PyTorch, TensorRT, ONNX, CUDA, MLflow, Docker, Kubernetes, NVIDIA Jetson
AI focus
Leads development of perception and machine learning capabilities, including model training, evaluation, validation, and deployment for autonomous systems.
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