Electrical Engineer Learnership

Cliffeng; Pietermaritzburg; On-site; ZAR 280,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Cliffeng is seeking an Electrical Designer to join our engineering team in Pietermaritzburg. You will create electrical schematics using EPLAN for industrial machinery and produce precise documentation used by purchasing, electrical contractors, and production staff.

You should be detail-oriented, logical, and eager to learn. This role offers a hands-on environment where problem solving and collaboration with mechanical designers and programmers are essential for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience creating electrical schematics for industrial machinery.
• Strong documentation and drawing standards.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams to implement design intent.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain electrical schematics using EPLAN.
• Produce accurate and organized electrical documentation.
• Work closely with mechanical designers, electricians, production staff, programmers and purchasing personnel.
• Support machine development and continuous improvement projects.
• Ensure design documentation is clear and easy to follow.

Skills

Electrical schematics

Documentation

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Tools

EPLAN

Job description

Application Closing Date: 25 September 2026

Problem Solver and Technical Thinker

We are looking for an Electrical Designer to join our engineering team.

This role is responsible for creating electrical schematics using EPLAN software for industrial machinery. These designs form a critical part of our manufacturing process and are used by:

• Purchasing teams to generate Bills of Materials (BOMs).
• Electrical contractors to build control panels.
• Experience with EPLAN is advantageous but not essential.

What matters most to us is your attitude, curiosity, and willingness to learn. We believe in the principle:

“Appoint for attitude and train the aptitude.”

If you naturally enjoy problem solving, understanding how things work, and creating organised technical documentation, we would like to hear from you.

What You’ll Do

• Create and maintain electrical schematics using EPLAN.
• Produce accurate and organised electrical documentation.
• Work closely with mechanical designers, electricians, production staff, programmers and purchasing personnel.
• Support machine development and continuous improvement projects.
• Ensure design documentation is clear, accurate, and easy to follow.

We’re Looking for Someone Who

• Has excellent attention to detail.
• Enjoys solving technical problems.
• Thinks logically and systematically.
• Takes pride in producing neat and accurate work.
• Is self-motivated and eager to learn.
• Communicates well with others.
• Can remain focused when working on detailed technical tasks.

What We’re Really Looking For

The ideal candidate is not necessarily the person with the most qualifications or experience.

We are looking for someone who is naturally curious, enjoys understanding how things work, takes pride in doing accurate work, and sees technical challenges as opportunities rather than problems.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.