Makefile + cross-platform + Remote Development

I am running CLion 2024.1.1 on Windows.  I am using the Remote Development setup.  The remote host is a Linux machine.  We have a source tree that contains sources for many targets.  The build system is based on Makefiles.  Our targets are deep within the source tree and when we run make, it bubbles up the directory structure to find the main Makefiles that really run the build.  Oh, forgot to mention that we're cross-compiling for ARM64, so we have a “sysroot” that contains the architecture specific tools required.  

I'd like to figure out if/how CLion can build a project around the above mess!  Right now, I just edit the files and have the terminal window open and I run make from the command-line.  But, I'd love to have CLion build a project file around my setup, etc.

Suggestions on where to look for info on how to setup something complex like this up?  Thanks!

– jrj