Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer - San Antonio, Texas

Work on the 1-million sq. ft. factory is now under way on the 400-acre site. It will be the company’s second largest plant, rivalled only by JCB’s world headquarters in Rocester, Staffordshire, England, and create 1,500 new jobs over five years. The factory will make Loadall telescopic handlers and aerial access equipment, with production scheduled to start in 2026. The factory will also have the capacity to expand and build other products in the future.

Company Profile
80 years and countless innovations later, JCB is the world’s largest privately-owned manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment. At 23 plants spanning four continents—and countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, India and Brazil—JCB manufactures a range of more than 300 products including telescopic handlers, backhoe loaders, excavators, wheel loaders, compact excavators, skid steer loaders, compact track loaders, Access aerial work platforms, rough terrain forklifts, and tractors.

JCB people are at the heart of our business and as a family-owned business we answer to our customers, not a group of shareholders. That freedom allows us to concentrate on developing the latest technologies and incorporating them into our equipment. We focus on what our customer needs on the jobsite – a machine that holds up in the toughest environment and increases their productivity.

At JCB, we stand behind our products – and our name.

Position Purpose
The Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer – JCB Access will serve as the technical authority for machine level integration of all major systems—structures, hydraulics, electrics, controls, drivetrain, stability systems, and operator interfaces across the Aerial Work Platform (AWP) portfolio.This role ensures all subsystems come together seamlessly to deliver optimal performance, reliability, stability, manufacturability, and regulatory compliance. The engineer will lead integration architecture development, system level DFMEAs, packaging, trade off studies, interface definitions, and machine validation activities across the full product lifecycle.
This position will be based at the JCB World Headquarters in the UK until Q1 2027, after which it will relocate permanently to the new JCB San Antonio, Texas facility, supporting the establishment of the North American Access engineering centre.
Position Type
Full Time, Exempt

Major Tasks, Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities
Vehicle Integration Leadership
• Lead the complete vehicle integration strategy for boom and scissor AWP platforms.
• Ensure cohesive interaction of hydraulics, electrics, controls, structures, and stability systems.
• Lead packaging, machine layout, component placement, and system interface definition.
• Drive cross system trade off decisions balancing performance, cost, manufacturability, and service access.

System-Level Engineering & Compliance
• Conduct system architecture reviews, DFMEAs, safety assessments, and regulatory alignment.
• Ensure all machine-level designs meet ANSI, CSA, CE, ISO, and other AWP global requirements.
• Lead machine level validation, including functional testing, stability evaluation, load testing, and duty cycle integration assessments.
• Support root cause analysis of integration issues and lead corrective actions.

Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Work closely with structures, hydraulics, electrical, controls, software, stability, and validation teams to ensure system compatibility.
• Support NPIP teams to deliver integrated system performance for new product programmes.
• Partner with Current Product Engineering to resolve field issues with system level impacts.
• Work with Manufacturing Engineering to ensure vehicle designs are optimised for assembly, routing, serviceability, and production readiness.

Prototyping & Vehicle Build Support
• Oversee prototype vehicle build events to ensure correct system integration and functionality.
• Conduct machine commissioning, integration debugging, and performance tuning.
• Ensure integration-critical features are protected throughout development and validation.

Technical Mentorship & Influence
• Serve as the subject matter expert for machine level engineering within the Access division.
• Mentor engineering colleagues on vehicle integration principles, best practices, and system level thinking.
• Contribute to engineering standards, integration guidelines, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, or related discipline.
• Extensive experience integrating systems on Aerial Work Platforms (AWP) or comparable off highway mobile machinery.
• 7+ years of relevant engineering