Systems Engineers, All Levels

J C Bamford Excavators Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite gym

Company pension

Onsite medical services

ULEV car scheme

JCB Rewards Hub

Cycle to Work

Job summary

J C Bamford Excavators Ltd, at the JCB World Headquarters, seeks engineers in the Systems Engineering team within Electrical and Controls to develop and integrate complex electronic vehicle systems for iconic machines like the JCB Backhoe Loader, Loadall and Fastrac.

The role involves hands-on development, collaboration on requirements, and validation testing on rigs and vehicles, with opportunities for senior roles in architecture specification and team leadership.

Qualifications

• Hold a degree in electrical or systems engineering.
• Experience with developing, debugging and integrating electronic vehicle systems.
• Strong system requirements and validation experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, debug, and integrate electronic vehicle systems on off-highway vehicles.
• Collaborate with product teams to influence system requirements.
• Conduct system validation testing on rigs and on vehicles.
• Lead with multi-disciplinary teams at senior levels and mentor others.

Skills

Systems engineering

Electronic systems

Vehicle engineering

Education

Degree in electrical or systems engineering

Job description

About the role

This role is based at JCB World Headquarters where new and innovative vehicle projects are born. As a member of the Systems Engineering team within the Electrical and Controls Category Team you’ll be driving the Business forward through the development and integration of complex electronic systems on products like the unmistakeable JCB Backhoe Loader, the class-leading JCB Loadall and the innovative JCB Fastrac.

What does this role involve day to day?

• Working hands-on with a varied range of off-highway construction and agricultural vehicles to develop, debug, and integrate electronic vehicle systems.
• Collaborate with product teams to influence and determine the system requirements for future JCB products.
• Conducting system validation testing on rigs and on vehicle.
• Investigating and performing benchmarking of emerging technologies within the domain to inform technology roadmaps for JCB’s wider engineering team.
• Working with internal teams and external suppliers to achieve your project goals.

For more senior roles:

• Specifying vehicle system architectures.
• Leading structured problem-solving processes with multi-disciplined teams, driving critical thinking and process adherence.
• Leading teams.
• Mentoring less experienced engineers.

This will be suited to you if…

• You have relevant domain experience and can work independently, applying sound engineering principles to your work with drive and passion.
• You hold a degree qualification in an electrical or systems engineering discipline.
• You are confident working under pressure and making decisions.
• You communicate clearly and concisely.
• You have a practical understanding of vehicle systems, and “how things work”.
• You have a desire to learn and develop.

What’s in it for you?

This is your chance to join a company that values expertise not only in rewards but also in real employee care. At JCB you don’t just get a competitive salary, 33 days’ holiday and access to our company pension—you can also use our onsite gym, in-house doctor, dentist and visiting optician. We have an ULEV car scheme available for our employees too. Then there’s the JCB Rewards Hub, which gives you discounts with high street retailers. Feel like biking to work? There’s our Cycle to Work Scheme.

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