JCB Earthmovers
Cheadle, ST10 2JX

Principal/Senior Engineer

Salary: Competitive Salary
Working Pattern: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Fri 11 Sep 2026 - 12:00 am UTC
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The Opportunity – Principal/Senior Engineer

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About the role:

Reporting to the Fastrac E&C Chief Engineer, the successful Principal/Senior Engineer would be responsible for aspects of the Electrical design across the Fastrac fleet. 
 
Fastrac is one of JCB’s four key growth products and is central to its agricultural offering. As the most electronically complex machine in JCB’s product range, this role presents a unique opportunity to help shape a critical engineering discipline within a high-profile product line. 
 
You'll support key aspects of Electrical design within Landpower, driving design excellence, ensuring delivery to programme milestones, and supporting innovation, quality, and standardisation across the platform. 
 

What does this role involve day to day?

  • Support Electrical design for Landpower products with delivery and design in line with JCB processes 
  • Support schematic and harness design activities, either directly or through the Landpower EDS team 
  • Produce and manage drawing creation and release plans in line with project timings and programme requirements 
  • Support the definition, documentation, release and sign-off electrical components, coordinating closely with suppliers and purchasing teams 
  • Active collaboration with the remotely based India Design team 
  • Ensure robust record keeping of all designs, revisions and updates in compliance with JCB standards and processes 
  • Drive reuse of existing components, architectures and design approaches to improve efficiency and consistency 
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with wider engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of EDS within the product 
  • Support engineering problem-solving activities including cause and effect analysis, risk assessments, FMEA, 8D and Ishikawa methodologies 
  • Ensure best practice in E&E component placement and harness routing is applied across all designs 
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of processes, tools and quality systems 

 

This will be suited to you if…

  • You have at least 3-5 years’ experience within Tier 1 or OEM environments (on-highway or off-highway) 
  • You bring technical experience in engineering design and have key interests in electrical schematic / harness design 
  • You have at least 3 years’ hands-on experience using CAD and/or harness design tools 
  • You’re educated to HND/Degree level in an electronics-based discipline (or have equivalent practical experience) 
  • You have a solid understanding of engineering quality systems, processes and standards 
  • You demonstrate experience of component placement and harness/pipework routing best practices 
  • You’re an effective communicator, able to coordinate tasks across multi-disciplinary and global teams 
  • You’re highly organised, with strong attention to detail and a commitment to accurate documentation and record keeping 
  • You’re proactive, solution-focused, and motivated to drive high-quality engineering outcomes within a complex product environment 

 

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.

 

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

We’re committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair and inclusive. If you face any accessibility challenges with your online application and require additional support, you have the option of speaking to a member of our Recruitment Team who can support you to complete an application in an alternative format. If you would benefit from this support, please email recruitment@jcb.com, and a member of the team will be in touch.

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

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