Electrical Component Engineer (Permanent)

Profile Personnel; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

German language proficiency

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an individual for an engineering role focused on ensuring company products meet local market requirements in Gqeberha, South Africa. The successful candidate will design and develop automotive components, coordinate testing, and resolve design-related challenges. Prospective applicants should hold a degree in Mechatronics or Electrical Engineering and possess a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. German language proficiency is an added advantage. Interested candidates should send their CV to the provided email.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of design and development experience in automotive components for volume production.
• High level of understanding of technical/engineering concepts and design.
• Ability to work and complete tasks without supervision.

Responsibilities

• Release Electrical components for vehicles.
• Resolve design-related problems on locally manufactured platforms.
• Coordinate testing and release of components.
• Maintain and update the BOM system.
• Conduct cost analysis for components and projects.
• Manage projects on new or changed systems and components.

Skills

Problem resolution capability

Good communication skills

Project management capability

Team collaboration

Report writing skills

High degree of computer literacy

Report writing

Presentation skills

CAD

MS Office

Education

National Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAD

MS Office

Job description

Brief Role Description

To ensure company products are engineered to local market requirements by designing, developing, testing and introducing locally manufactured components, by adapting and developing German sourced designs to be compatible with local environmental conditions and by issuing technical data in line with the correct component engineering level to meet the following criteria:

• Company products are built problem free
• Local requirements in terms of local content are met
• Unique product features
• Safety and reliability in service
• Discontinued models but still required in South Africa
• Adhering to the required Product Emergence Process (PEP) manual.

Possible Tasks within this Role

• The release of Electrical components for vehicles
• The resolution of design related problems on all locally manufactured platforms
• Co-ordination of testing and release of components and system, locally and at source
• Maintaining and updating the BOM system
• Problem analysis
• Maintaining and updating the bill of materials system
• Cost analysis of various components, systems and projects
• Cost saving (PKO) initiation and investigations
• Project management on new or changed systems and components

Qualification requirements

A National Diploma or bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechatronics or Electrical Engineering)

Experience needed

A minimum of 5 years’ design and development experience in an automotive component for volume production

Essentials

• High level of understanding of technical/engineering concepts and design
• Good communication skills
• Problem resolution capability
• Project management capability
• Good interpersonal skills (team and negotiating skills)
• Ability to lead and operate within a team
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills
• High degree of computer literacy (MS Office package, CAD)
• Ability to work and complete tasks without supervision
• Ability to apply preventative and corrective tools and methods during the development process

Added Advantage

German language proficiency

Should you meet the minimum requirements, please forward your CV and supporting documents to [e-mail]