Design Engineer

7 days ago


Potchefstroom, South Africa Landworks Full time

Required Experience : • 5+ years relevant working experience. We are seeking a hands-on mechanical design engineer to join our team. If you are passionate about mechanical engineering design, committed to quality and safety, and have expertise in design from defining the user need, through the design process up to manufacturing and commissioning of the design, we invite you to apply and contribute to the success of our Air Cooling Unit (ACU) Business Unit. Join us and make a tangible impact The ACU business unit focuses on the roll-out of our mobile air cooling units (ACU’s) at mining clients to enable operations in remote underground hotspots. M-Tech Industrial patented this product, is the OEM, and does in field maintenance and service, and our footprint is increasing throughout the platinum and gold mines in South Africa and starting to expand abroad. We are looking for a dynamic individual to assist with the mechanical and system design engineering needs. The successful applicant will be based in Potchefstroom. Duties and Responsibilities:• Report to and work alongside the ACU business unit manager.• Apply mechanical and system design process methodically from URS to project implementation, commissioning and commercialisation.• Designs may include but not limited to:o Ventilation and cooling demand calculations.o Refrigeration system design, optimisations, modifications and enhancements (change of refrigerant, change of compressor, change of duty, mechanical component and material changes, etc.)o System integration of mobile refrigeration unit with mine infrastructure and auxiliary systems.o Component, materials and instrumentation selection.o Define maintenance and service requirements, measurements, checks and specifications and train technicians and mine personnel on maintenance and service requirements.o Develop quality control procedures and checks from manufacturing to commissioning.o Fault finding as well as failure and root cause analyses.o Responsible for CAD manufacturing drawings and design documentation and manuals.o Product modification and enhancement through M-Tech’s Engineering Change process (ECP).o Need identification and new product design• Responsible for overseeing commissioning and monitoring to optimise the solution for the customer.• Patent and design registration where applicable.• Develop and manage project budget. Skills and competencies:• Mechanical design experience where methodical design process is followed to ensure best chance for project success.• Be just as comfortable in developing the URS, doing mechanical design, setting up manufacturing drawings in CAD all the way to implementing, testing and commissioning designs.• Willing to work in the mining environment, specifically underground during initial site survey and design implementation and commissioning oversight.• Team player and effective communicator• Strong Thermodynamic knowledge• Strong data analysis skills (must be proficient with MS Excel).• Strong drawing capability with an interest in hardware and the physical building of equipment.• Be hands-on and Practical• Attention to detail Desired Experience & Qualification• Qualification – B.Eng Mechanical• 5+ years relevant working experience.• Knowledge on Mine health and safety.• Managerial Experience• Design, Manufacturing and Draughting experience.• Refrigeration Experience will be beneficial.• Previous experience in a mining environment will be beneficial Proudly designed, developed, and maintained by Tecbot . #J-18808-Ljbffr



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