JCB
Senior Electrical Design Engineer - Product Innovation
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Salary: Competitive Salary
Contract Type: Full Time
Working Pattern: Permanent
The Opportunity – Senior Electrical Design Engineer - Product Innovation
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About the role:
As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer - Product Innovation at JCB World Headquarters, you’ll play a key role in delivering innovative electrical and electronic systems that ensure JCB machines remain at the forefront of technology, performance and reliability. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced electrical engineer who is passionate about innovation and thrives on solving complex engineering challenges within a world-leading manufacturing organisation.
Working as part of a highly skilled engineering team, you will be responsible for the design, development and validation of electrical systems across a range of exciting innovation projects. You’ll contribute to the development of next-generation machine architectures, high-voltage electrification solutions and advanced electrical technologies, ensuring they meet demanding performance, safety and legislative requirements for global markets.
What does this role involve day to day?
- Designing and developing high-voltage vehicle electrical systems (48V to 600V).
- Designing and developing 12V and 24V vehicle electrical systems.
- Defining electrical and electronic system architectures.
- Using CAD tools such as Zuken E3 and Siemens NX to develop wiring systems and harness designs.
- Specifying electrical and electronic components for vehicle applications.
- Supporting the development of machine electrical components and harness architectures.
- Testing and validating electrical and electronic components and systems.
- Developing technical specifications, Group Electrical Standards and engineering instructions.
- Carrying out electrical system and installation reviews against recognised standards.
- Setting up and maintaining development and validation rigs.
- Supporting fault-finding and diagnostic activities on vehicle hardware and wiring systems.
- Ensuring designs meet relevant safety, legislative and industry standards.
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This will be suited to you if…
- You are educated to a minimum HND level in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline.
- You have experience in off-highway or automotive electrical systems design.
- You have a good understanding of high-voltage, 12V and 24V vehicle electrical systems.
- You are proficient in Zuken E3 and Siemens NX.
- You have experience developing machine electrical components and vehicle harness architectures.
- You understand safety-critical systems and their application within electrical and electronic system design.
- You have experience specifying, testing and validating electrical and electronic components.
- You have strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills relating to vehicle hardware and wiring.
- You have a good knowledge of UK, European and Rest of World (ROW) vehicle legislation and standards.
- You are self-motivated and capable of working both independently and as part of a team.
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What happens next?
Ordinarily, our Resourcing Team reviews and shortlists CVs. If shortlisted, you’ll speak to one of our Recruiters to discuss the role further. Our interview process usually consists of an initial team’s interview followed by an in-person interview. We’ll keep in touch throughout the process but if you have any questions, please get in touch at recruitment@jcb.com
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 and dentist. 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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