Engineering Systems Development Engineer

JCB; Rocester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

33 days holiday

Company pension

Onsite gym and medical facilities

ULEV car scheme

JCB Rewards Hub

Cycle to Work Scheme

Job summary

JCB is seeking an Engineering Systems Development Engineer to join the Group IT Engineering Systems Team. You will be a key developer and configurator of global engineering applications such as Teamcenter, NX, Visualisation and Geolus, delivering software enhancements and system improvements.

You will own end-to-end development across PLM solutions, work with global teams, and gain valuable exposure in a varied, impactful role with opportunities to influence engineering processes worldwide.

Qualifications

• Degree in IT or Engineering discipline.
• 5 years’ experience of Engineering Systems support.
• Knowledge of Java/Perl or similar programming languages.
• Ability to attain UK Security Check (SC) clearance.
• Passion for technology and delivery of global Engineering Systems applications.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day running and monitoring of Engineering Systems – generate reports, analyse and interpret application performance, identify potential system improvements.
• Fault find to root cause using industry recognised methods and techniques.
• Support and develop the global PLM system and its applications (CAD/CAE/Manufacturing & Business Integration).
• Identify, develop and configure new or improved functionality, applications and upgrades of Engineering Software to global teams.
• Provide Development support to Group IT Infrastructure on Engineering Systems server infrastructure, processes, and monitoring.
• Gather requirements and justification for system development and support for Engineering applications.
• Coordinate and document Engineering application developments through testing and sign-off with Engineering Leaders.

Skills

Java

Perl

Root cause analysis

Team leadership

Education

Degree in IT or Engineering

Tools

Teamcenter

NX

Geolus

Visualization

Job description

Salary: Competitive Salary

Contract Type: Full Time

Working Pattern: Permanent

The Opportunity – Engineering Systems Development Engineer

About the role:

The Engineering Systems Team in Group IT ensures JCB’s Engineering Teams have the right software to deliver programs successfully.

As an Engineering Systems Development Engineer, you’ll be a key developer and configurator of global engineering applications such as Teamcenter (RAC & AWC), NX, Visualisation, and Geolus.

You’ll lead application development efforts, investigating solutions and implementing configuration changes—including data models, workflows, and UI—aligned with the Engineering Systems roadmap, change requests, and project needs.

Working closely with global teams, IT colleagues, stakeholders, and third parties, you’ll deliver software enhancements, upgrades, and ongoing improvements. You’ll manage your own workload across both project and business-as-usual activities, gaining valuable global exposure in a varied and impactful role.

What does this role involve day to day?

• Day-to-day running and monitoring of Engineering Systems – generate reports, analyse and interpret application performance, identify potential system improvements and close out identified problems.
• Ability to fault find to root cause using industry recognised methods and techniques.
• The role will support and development of the global PLM system and its associated applications, such as CAD / CAE / Manufacturing & Business Integration.
• Identification, development and configuration of new or improved functionality, applications and upgrades of Engineering Software to the global engineering teams.
• Provide Development support to the Group IT Infrastructure Team on Engineering Systems server infrastructure, processes, scheduled tasks and application monitoring.
• Gather requirements and justification for system development and support for the Engineering applications.
• Participate, coordinate and document existing and future Engineering application Developments through testing programs to generate justification and deliver project sign-off with the Engineering Leaders.

This will be suited to you if…

• You have a Degree in IT or an Engineering discipline.
• You have 5 years’ experience of Engineering Systems support.
• You have knowledge of Java/Perl or similar programming languages.
• You can attain UK Security Check (SC) clearance.
• You have a passion for technology and desire to have the opportunity to develop and contribute to the delivery of Engineering Systems applications for global solutions.
• You take full end to end ownership of applications / business processes / capabilities within the PLM solution suite.
• You take responsible for Developing PLM solutions and capabilities in the context of the business process, defining & coordinating continuous improvement activities for existing business processes currently managed in Teamcenter or its associated applications.
• You have a technical hands‑on background with Application and/or Hardware support.
• You are a keen, self-starter with aptitude to learn and be a great team player.

It would be further advantageous if you have Siemens Teamcenter experience in some applications such as Classification / Query Builder / Preference Management / Tc Reporting & Analytics, but training would be available for this and the other applications and disciplines for the successful applicant.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• 33 days’ holiday
• access to our company pension
• onsite gym, in‑house doctor and dentist
• ULEV car scheme available for our employees
• JCB Rewards Hub, which gives you discounts with high street retailers
• Cycle to Work Scheme

We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

Recruitment Agencies: JCB does not accept any speculative approaches to present candidates for advertised vacancies.