Principal System Design Engineer

1 week ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa ABC Worldwide Full time
Job Title: Principal System Design Engineer

Company: ABC Worldwide

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal System Design Engineer to join our team in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. As a Principal System Design Engineer, you will be responsible for defining and leading the development of complex mining systems across multidisciplinary engineering disciplines.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Translate mining process problems or customer needs into specific, well-written requirements to which systems and sub-systems can be architected and designed.
  • Design, build, and integrate engineering systems from subsystems and components to support the mining industry's modernization drive and adoption of innovations across the mining value chain.
  • Conduct risk-based analysis to ensure that subsystem and systems designs meet requirements, and model processes to analyze risk and engineer mitigations to reduce or eliminate risk.
  • Compile system or product test procedures to be used during step or validation tests, and conduct validation or verification tests to ensure that the application of the product solution meets desired specifications prior to installation.
  • Develop product operating procedures and train users on the product application through its product life cycle.
  • Lead multi-disciplinary project teams to work together in delivering the desired product solution, and facilitate and drive regular client stakeholder engagement to understand the use of testing and research results for clients' decision support and value add.
  • Drive strategic engagements with current customers and support impact areas managers to formulate an added value proposition and determine a value-based contracting.
  • Drive the scoping and costing of proposals for a balanced program with a minimum target of R 15 Million, with potential to grow and establish diffusion of solutions in line with the cluster's strategy roadmap.
Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:
  • A Bachelor's degree in electrical or electronics engineering with at least seven years' experience.
  • ECSA registration.
  • A Master's degree in electronic, electrical, computer engineering, computer science, data science, or information technology with ten years' experience will be an added advantage.
  • During the above seven years of experience, there should be at least five years working experience in the mining industry, synthesizing problem statements and detailing user requirements specifications (URS), engineering design and manufacturing of projects, implementation of engineering solutions, managing projects with proper governance followed, solving mining-related challenges with a focus on engineering solutions and other related challenges, establishing and maintaining links with internal and external stakeholders and clients, as well as the research community.
  • Experience in programming languages Python, C/C++ Java, Perl, Ruby, scripting in bash, Lua, and the use of integration technologies SCP, SSH, Connect Direct, MQFTE, and SQL-based technologies.
  • In-depth knowledge of mining value chain, processes, management systems, engineering equipment's, and how all is integrated into running the operations.
  • Ability to lead innovation and technology adoption in the mining industry.
  • Ability to generate new knowledge and innovate.
  • Ability to work independently, and as a team player.
  • Good interpersonal skills.
  • Problem-solving and solution-seeking orientation.
  • Excellent English communication, presentation, and writing skills, including the publication of technical outputs.
  • Competencies: Analytical thinking; conceptual thinking, customer service orientation, initiative, networking and liaison; numerical reasoning; planning and organizing; process engineering - and system competence and teamwork.
  • To travel to mining clients and industry manufacturing sites.


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