Contractor Principal Engineer Accessories

Toyota South Africa Motors; Durban; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Toyota South Africa Motors seeks an Accessory Product Development Engineer to design and develop new auto accessories, lead design reviews, and define evaluation methods in line with Toyota CAOD standards. You will create fitment guidelines, manuals and participate in production readiness.

You will manage development schedules, apply CAOD requirements, conduct tests and collaborate across engineering teams to ensure quality and on-time delivery of components.

Qualifications

• NQF Level 6 in Mechanical / Electrical / Mechatronics or equivalent
• Postgrad qualification advantageous
• Minimum four years’ experience
• Proficient in CATIA (V5 or above)
• Toyota Engineering Standards & Systems knowledge
• Ability to read & understand basic electrical schematic drawings
• Experience in component development, manufacturing, quality & evaluation processes
• Basic Regulatory knowledge [SANS, ICASA, CRAN, BOCRA]
• Design Review knowledge [Failure analysis, troubleshooting & counter measures]
• ECI knowledge [Planning, Implementation, Documentation management, Communication]
• Manufacturing In Process Quality control knowledge
• Project Management for Part Development & reporting

Responsibilities

• Product design including FE A/CAE/ FMEA and technical drawings
• Develop product development schedules and milestone management
• Ensure adherence to Accessory Design Guidelines
• Lead design reviews (DRBFM, SE) for recurrence prevention
• Test, evaluate and fitment of products including user manuals
• Create clear evaluation plans to meet CAOD requirements
• Perform fire hazard evaluation for wire harness design
• Prepare Engineering Change Instructions (ECI)
• Present findings to management up to executive level

Skills

Problem solving

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Collaboration skills

Attention to detail

Project management

Active learning

Business acumen

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Education

NQF Level 6 Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics

Postgrad qualification advantageous

Tools

CATIA

Job description

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Reporting to the Manager C&A, the Accessory Product Development Engineer will be responsible for Product Development & Realization. As the responsible Engineer you will be required to Design & Develop New Products, lead Design reviews, set Evaluation criteria & procedures, establish user manuals/fitting instructions towards Design Drawing fix.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• - Product design (include FEA, CAE, FMEA, technical drawing, etc.)
• - Product Development schedule creation & Milestone management
• - Ensure adherence to Accessory Design Guidelines
• - Lead Design Reviews [DRBFM, Simultaneous Engineering] – Reoccurrence prevention
• - Product Testing, Evaluation & Fitment (impact to vehicle, installation/user manual creation)
• - Making clear evaluation plan for their development product to meet Toyota CAOD Requirements
• - Fire Hazard evaluation for wire harness design [Electrical Accessory Products]
• - ECI (Engineering Change Instruction)
• - Present to Management up to Exec level

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• - NQF Level 6 (360 credits - level 8 framework) in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering / Mechatronics or equivalent
• - Post grad qualification advantageous
• - Minimum four years’ experience
• - Proficient in CATIA Software (from V5 ~ above)
• - Toyota Engineering Standards & Systems knowledge
• - Knowledge of interpretation of technical drawings
• - Understanding of Material types, strength, treatment methods, applications & performance
• - Ability to read & understand basic electrical schematic drawings
• - Experience in component development, manufacturing, quality & evaluation processes
• - Basic Regulatory knowledge [SANS, ICASA, CRAN, BOCRA]
• - Design Review knowledge [Failure analysis, troubleshooting & counter measure]
• - ECI knowledge [Planning, Implementation, Documentation management, Communication]
• - Manufacturing In Process Quality control knowledge
• - Problem identification & resolution
• - Project Management for Part Development & reporting [Vehicle Development milestone]

COMPETENCIES:

• - Accurate information gathering & analysis
• - Problem Solving [Root cause analysis & following PDCA methodology]
• - Critical Thinking
• - Active Learning
• - Communication skills
• - Collaboration skills
• - Business Acumen
• - Attention to detail
• - Project Management

IMPORTANT DIMENSIONS:

• - Strategic thinking
• - Attention to detail
• - Good communication (both written and verbal)
• - Analytical thinking
• - Initiative
• - Open to Travelling

THIS APPOINTMENT WILL MADE IN LINE WITH THE COMPANY’S EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

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