Design Engineer for Product Development

1 week ago


Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Communicate Recruitment Full time
Company Overview:
Communicate Recruitment is a leading recruitment agency providing top talent to various industries. We are seeking an experienced Design Engineer to join our client's team in South Africa.

Job Description:
We are looking for a skilled Design Engineer to design and develop products using 3D and 2D CAE, ensuring compliance with product development SOPs and documentation. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and manufacturing prototypes, jigs, and off-tool samples, creating engineering drawings to meet specifications, coordinating with production for prototyping and off-tool samples, fabricating testable models based on approved concepts, providing specifications and procedures to manufacturing teams, including jig designs, conducting prototype and off-tool product fitments, overseeing preproduction trials, and ensuring readiness before handover. Additionally, the candidate will support continuous improvement initiatives, research and analyze materials, processes, and design factors, maintain professional communication with external and internal customers, ensure development stays within budget, optimize time and resource usage, accurately capture MRP BOMs for costing and MRP planning, safeguard company assets, promote corporate governance, apply quality core tools and APQP in product development, comply with Quality Management System standards, enforce adherence to SHEQ policies, address safety and SHEQ issues during product development and handover, identify and resolve workplace hazards and risks, use safety equipment, follow standard operating procedures, and applicable legislation.

Required Skills and Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have a strong sense of urgency in task completion, excellent communication skills, high self-motivation, creative critical thinking abilities, ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team, proficiency in identifying, inspecting, using, and maintaining engineering hand tools, skill in selecting, using, and maintaining engineering power tools, knowledge of product and process development, solid understanding of engineering principles, awareness of health and safety standards in the manufacturing environment, proficiency in CAE software (preferably Catia V5 or SolidWorks), strong time management and teamwork abilities, familiarity with quality systems (preferably ISO 9001 and IATF 16949), and excellent attention to detail. A diploma in Mechanical Engineering and experience with CAE software are also required.

Benefits:
This position offers a competitive salary of R850,000 per annum, dependent on experience, and opportunities for career growth and professional development.

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