Lead Development Engineer for Autonomous Marine Systems

Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.

Kennesaw (GA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

401(k) and Profit Sharing

Fertility Benefits

37.5 hour work-week

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life and AD&D Insurance

Wellness Program

Short-Term Disability Coverage (for HC

Long-Term Disability

Student Debt Repayment Benefits

Ability to borrow Yamaha product

Job summary

Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. in Kennesaw, GA is seeking a Development Engineer Manager to oversee the full product development lifecycle for ADAS and autonomous marine technologies across multiple projects.

You will lead cross-functional teams spanning software, controls, electrical, mechanical, and systems engineering to deliver new marine products. The role requires a Bachelor's in CS, Robotics, or related field, 5–10 years in engineering or product development, and 5+ years of leadership

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related technical field.
5–10 years of engineering or product-development experience, including complex software-enabled or electromechanical systems.
5+ years of leadership experience managing engineering teams, technical programs, or cross-functional product-development activities.
Experience leading requirements definition, system architecture, integration, verification, validation, and product launch activities.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end development lifecycle for ADAS, autonomous marine systems, and related new-product programs across multiple projects or functional areas.
Lead coordination across software, controls, electrical, mechanical, systems engineering, product planning, validation, legal/IP, suppliers, and external technology partners.
Establish technical and program priorities and allocate resources across projects based on business value, technical dependencies, safety, and delivery risk.
Drive alignment across functions where direct authority may not exist, including agreement on system requirements, interfaces, architecture, verification, and release readiness.
Provide leadership and direction to project leads and engineering teams developing perception, sensor fusion, path planning, collision avoidance, situational awareness, and autonomous or assisted-operation functions.
Monitor project performance and manage technical, functional-safety, cybersecurity, supplier, intellectual-property, schedule, and integration risks across multiple workstreams.
Establish and improve systems-engineering, simulation, prototyping, hardware-software integration, on-water validation, issue-management, and design-review processes.
Support budgeting, forecasting, resource planning, supplier selection, and make-or-buy decisions for advanced technology programs.
Contribute to broader development strategy and technology-roadmap discussions for intelligent, connected, assisted, and autonomous marine products.