Engineer

Tenneco; Gqeberha; In loco; ZAR 600.000 - 800.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Tenneco Port Elizabeth, South Africa is seeking an Application Engineer to lead the coordination of the technical side of projects, monitor progress, and ensure objectives are met on time and within budget. The role requires collaboration with internal and global teams and supplier partners, and occasional travel.

You will design and implement new products, manage NPI from concept to production, validate designs with DV tests, and support various engineering activities across the OE/AM product

Competenze

• Degree in relevant engineering discipline.
• 4–6 years minimum in product engineering and project management in automotive manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of DFM and APQP processes.
• Proven skills in project management, consulting and negotiation, decision making, control and follow up, organizing and planning.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills across all levels.

Mansioni

• Design new products or modify existing designs and support production activities for OE/AM products.
• Manage all aspects of new product implementation, including customer communication, project management, BOM and drawings.
• Validate product designs by DV testing against specs.
• Use CAD/CAE tools to perform engineering tasks.
• Initiate new business enquiries and cost BOMs during feasibility studies.
• Lead problem solving using DMAIC, 8D, RCA & 5-why.
• Coordinate with management, production, and marketing on feasibility, cost, and demand.
• Maintain knowledge of company policies, safety and environmental regulations.
• Support Quality through investigation and root cause analysis.

Conoscenze

Product engineering

Project management

DFM/APQP

CAD/CAE

SAP

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Strumenti

CAD

CAE

SAP

MS Office

Descrizione del lavoro

About The Role
The Application Engineer takes the lead and is responsible for the coordination of the technical side of the project: monitors progress and evaluates the results of projects. Assured that work performed follows generally stated objectives and is completed on time and within budget. The role demands communication and collaboration with multiple Internal teams, global teams, supplier partners and may require travelling to other locations based on project needs.

Date: October 2026
Location: Port Elizabeth ZA _ MRS
Company: Tenneco
About The Role
The Application Engineer takes the lead and is responsible for the coordination of the technical side of the project: monitors progress and evaluates the results of projects. Assured that work performed follows generally stated objectives and is completed on time and within budget. The role demands communication and collaboration with multiple Internal teams, global teams, supplier partners and may require travelling to other locations based on project needs.
Key Responsibilities

• Executes or coordinates activities to design new products, modify existing designs and support production activities relating to OE/AM products.
• Manage all aspects of new product implementation, including customer communication for engineering activities, project management, bill of material and engineering drawings.
• Validation of product design by DV testing versus customer and internal engineering specifications.
• Make use of computer assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering and design tasks.
• Initiating new business enquiries and costing bill of materials for quotation purposes during the feasibility study of any new / changed product enquiry
• Problem solving using problem solving tools and data driven techniques such as DMAIC, 8D, RCA & 5-why
• Confers with management, production, and marketing staff to determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products.
• Maintains a working knowledge of company policies, technologies, design rules and procedures applicable to the engineering activities.
• Maintains a working knowledge of safety and environmental policies and regulations to ensure duties are performed in a safe manner.
• Support to Quality department through investigation and root cause determination of quality and warranty issues.
  

QUALIFICATIONS (Education/ Experience/ Key Competencies)
Degree in relevant engineering discipline
Product engineering and project management role within the automotive manufacturing industry (4-6 years minimum)
Reasoning Ability:
Strong working knowledge of design and engineering principles centered around DFM & APQP processes.
Proven skills in project management, consulting and negotiation, decision making, control and follow up, organizing and planning.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively summarize and present to all levels within the organization.
Computer Skills:
CAD, CAE, project management software, SAP systems and MS office applications.