Military diving, submarine rescue, and underwater infrastructure systems
JFD Global manufactures mission-critical diving and submarine rescue equipment for defense forces globally. The tech stack is dominated by heavy CAD (SolidWorks, AutoCAD), systems engineering (IBM DOORS, Jama Connect), and ERP/project management tools (SAP, Oracle, Primavera P6), reflecting a hardware-centric, regulated manufacturing operation. Current project load centers on consolidated ERP rollout and systems integration on platforms — signaling operational scaling and process modernization across a complex product portfolio.
Notable leadership hires: Bid Lead, Head of Finance
JFD Global is the defense division of James Fisher and Sons plc, a publicly listed UK marine solutions provider headquartered in Westhill, Aberdeenshire. The company designs and delivers specialized equipment for military diving, saturation diving, submarine rescue, and underwater infrastructure support. Operating in one of the most regulated and safety-critical segments of defense, JFD serves world militaries with hyperbaric life-support systems, electrically controlled rebreathers, and tactical diving vehicles. The engineering-heavy hiring profile (20 of 29 active roles) and active projects around systems integration and ERP consolidation indicate capacity expansion and internal process standardization.
SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and SolidWorks Composer for design and visualization. IBM DOORS and Jama Connect handle systems engineering and requirements management across platform integration projects.
Yes. Engineering roles make up 20 of 29 active positions, split across mid-level (majority), senior, and lead levels. Recent hires focus on systems integration and ERP implementation support.
Primarily the United Kingdom and Sweden, with hiring velocity described as steady across defense manufacturing and engineering functions.
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