Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer

Job Title: Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer
Location: San Antonio, TX
Industry: equipment manufacturing
Status of Hire: direct placement; permanent
Pay: $140k – $149k; exempt

Summary:
The Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer 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.
The position will be closely with global cross-functional engineering teams. This role will support the expansion of MEWP product engineering capability in North America.

Key Responsibilities:
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 MEWP division.
• Mentor engineering colleagues on vehicle integration principles, best practices, and system‑level thinking.
• Contribute to engineering standards, integration guidelines, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• 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 experience with strong understanding of hydraulics, electrics, controls, mechanical systems, and machine level performance.
• Experience with global AWP standards (ANSI, CSA, CE, ISO).
• Strong capability in system architecture, packaging, DFMEAs, and integration troubleshooting.
• Background in prototype vehicle builds, commissioning, and machine validation.
• Knowledge of DFM, DFA, and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to work effectively across global engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with NX and Teamcenter.
• Professional Engineer (PE) designation.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Competencies:

• Strong engineering judgement and decision-making
• System-level problem-solving and analytical ability
• Excellent cross-functional and cross-system communication
• Leadership in design reviews and machine-level technical discussions
• Continuous improvement mindset

Job Conditions:

• Both office environment and R&D/factory environment
• Subject to noise and temperature changes

Physical Requirements The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

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