Lead Product Development Engineer

SYOS

Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
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Technical leadership
Full product development lifecycle
System-level technical outcomes
** SYOS is seeking a Lead Product Development Engineer to drive the technical development of autonomous uncrewed vehicles, overseeing the entire product lifecycle from design to production. The ideal candidate will possess strong engineering expertise, leadership experience, and a background in robotics or aerospace. **

Job Summary

  • The Lead Product Development Engineer drives the technical development of one or more of SYOS’ autonomous, uncrewed vehicles.
  • This role provides technical leadership across the full product development lifecycle, from design concept through build, test, and transition to production.
  • SYOS is a fast-growing global robotics and aerospace company, driving the development of cutting-edge uncrewed vehicles (drones) across air, land, and sea for dual-use applications.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 75

** SYOS is seeking a Lead Product Development Engineer to drive the technical development of autonomous uncrewed vehicles, overseeing the entire product lifecycle from design to production. The ideal candidate will possess strong engineering expertise, leadership experience, and a background in robotics or aerospace. **

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • technical leadership
  • full product development lifecycle
  • system-level technical outcomes
  • cross-disciplinary engineering teams
  • engineering rigour and pace
  • technical direction and architectural design decisions
  • verification and validation strategy
  • technical standards and safety expectations

Nice-to-have

  • high technical credibility
  • comfort making decisions with incomplete information
  • clear communicator
  • structured approach to risk management
  • strategic thinker

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor/Master of Engineering or PhD
  • 8+ years' experience in product development
  • 2+ years' experience in technical leadership roles
  • Strong engineering technical background
  • Experience leading engineering teams through product design, build, and test
  • Project leadership experience

Work Rights

Not specified

Sponsorship: available

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