Lead Mechanical Engineer

Triz Engineering Solutions; Durbanville; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A premium product engineering firm in Durbanville is seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer to guide design engineers in automotive development. The role requires 10-15 years of engineering experience, leadership skills, and a degree in Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering. Candidates should be detail-oriented and willing to travel internationally. This position offers the opportunity to work on innovative vehicle technologies and requires strong CAD design abilities.

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of post-graduate engineering design experience, preferably in the automotive design environment.
• Willingness to travel overseas for variable periods.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership
• Interface with customers to help establish and prioritize the utilization of design resources
• Delegate work to assigned engineering personnel
• Directs and guides design engineers on technical related issues
• Manage project timelines to ensure milestones are reached
• Organize and lead internal design reviews
• Lead design reviews with the customer
• Perform CAD Design (3D Modeling)
• Production Support (Custom Order Engineering Requests)

Skills

Planning & Leadership Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent in task management

Ability to work under pressure

Passionate about automotive engineering

Excellent written and verbal communication (English)

Computer literacy (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Education

B Eng, B.Sc or B.Tech degree in Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

CAD Design

Job description

Ready for a new challenge? We're hiring a Lead Mechanical Engineer in Durbanville. Apply now!

Triz Engineering Solutions is looking for a Mechanical Lead Engineer to form part of the senior structure, with the ability to direct and guide design engineers on technical related aspects. He/ She should have exceptional organizational leadership skills with the capacity to fit into the DNA of our company culture that is dynamic and embraces change.

Triz Engineering Solutions (www.trizengineering.com) is a premium product engineering and development company specializing in end-to-end turn-key commercial vehicle development.

We provide end to end engineering services for commercial vehicle engineering and development from feasibility and conceptualization, through productionization and service support. Our solutions include zero emissions such as battery electric- and fuel cell- as well as hybrid- or conventional powered products. We also offer solutions for other advanced vehicle technologies such as ADAS, vehicle autonomy and telematics. Our services are turnkey solutions that are validation tested and ready for mass production.

Our product development expertise includes medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles in applications such as delivery, bus, motorhome, off highway, refuse and several other specialized and vocational vehicle markets.

Requirements:

• B Eng, B.Sc or B.Tech degree in Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering
• 10-15+ years of post-graduate engineering design experience, preferably in the automotive design environment
• Be willing to travel overseas for variable periods depending on the particular needs at that time

Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership
• Interface with customers to help establish and prioritize the utilization of design resources
• Delegate work to assigned engineering personnel
• Directs and guides design engineers on technical related issues
• Manage project / task timelines to ensure that agreed milestones are reached and to communicate and plan for non-compliance in a timely manner
• Take responsibility for the technical soundness and compliance of designs to the customer’s, and general
• engineering practices and standards
• Organize and lead “internal” design reviews to ensure that designs that are reviewed with the customer are
• properly checked for soundness and compliance
• Lead design reviews with the customer and suppliers
• Perform CAD Design (3D Modeling, Create 2D Drawings, Maintain Bill of materials)
• Work inside customer PDM system
• Maintain customer product sales option matrix
• Production Support (Custom Order Engineering Requests)
• Administrative

Key Skills:

• Planning & Leadership Skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent in task management
• Ability to work under pressure and handle priority changes
• Passionate about automotive engineering and CAD design
• Excellent written and verbal communication (English)
• Computer literacy (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted