Autonomy Engineer & Project Lead for Intelligent Yachting

Sunreef Yachts; Ras Al Khaimah; On-site; AED 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Exposure to international standards

Growth-oriented environment

Work on innovative, sustainable yacht/

Job summary

Sunreef Yachts is seeking an experienced Autonomy Engineer / Project Lead to drive autonomous systems for next-generation yachts. You will define the architecture, manage integration, and lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver safe autonomous solutions.

Responsibilities include leading navigation, collision avoidance, docking, route planning, and sensor integration with ROS/ROS2, Python, C/C++, and Linux. Strong leadership and offshore-boat robotics experience are valued.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading autonomous vehicle or robotics projects.
• Proven ability to manage complex multidisciplinary programs.
• Experience with sensor technologies and autonomy platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead autonomous system projects including navigation, collision avoidance, auto-docking, and route planning.
• Define and manage overall autonomy system architecture across sensors, control, and propulsion.
• Coordinate software, electronics, mechanical, and automation teams.
• Collaborate with PLC/HMI teams while owning system integration and direction.
• Integrate and calibrate LiDAR, radar, AI cameras, GPS/RTK, IMU, and other sensors.
• Develop sensor fusion, SLAM, AI perception, and real-time path planning for operations.
• Support software integration using Python, C/C++, ROS/ROS2, Linux, MATLAB/Simulink.

Skills

Autonomous navigation systems

AI perception / computer vision

Sensor fusion / real-time control

Embedded systems / industrial comms

Electronics & automation architectures

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Robotics/Mechatronics/EE

Tools

ROS/ROS2

Python

C/C++

Linux

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Sunreef Yachts is seeking an experienced Autonomy Engineer / Project Lead to drive autonomous systems for next-generation yachts. You will define the architecture, manage integration, and lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver safe autonomous solutions.

Responsibilities include leading navigation, collision avoidance, docking, route planning, and sensor integration with ROS/ROS2, Python, C/C++, and Linux. Strong leadership and offshore-boat robotics experience are valued.