Mechanical Design Engineer

SA Metal Group (Pty) Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the metal industry seeks a Mechanical Design Engineer for their Cape Town office. The successful candidate will design industrial machines and sub-components using advanced CAD skills. This role requires expertise in structural design and mechanical systems, alongside strong teamwork and communication abilities.

Qualifications

• 2-7 years of industrial design experience.
• Advanced Solidworks skills required.
• Sound understanding of fabrication and precision machining.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the Engineering department.
• Generate detailed drawings and BOMs.
• Prepare manufacturing and assembly instructions.

Skills

3D CAD expertise

Mechanical stress and load calculations

Teamwork

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

B-Tech in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Solidworks

MS Office

Job description

MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER - SA STEELWORKS

AIRPORT INDUSTRIA –CAPE TOWN

SA Steelworks requires a committed and experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to join their team. The successful candidate will provide support to the Engineering department .

Job Description :

The successful candidate will be expected to

• be an expert in 3D CAD packages; including detailed design of industrial machines, sub-components, sheet metal design, weldments & large-scale assemblies
• generate detailed drawings and BOM’s
• prepare manufacturing and assembly instructions
• be highly competent at mechanical stress and load calculations, and, implementation of FEA and simulation software
• have substantial experience with industrial machine and structural design
• have substantial knowledge of motors, hydraulics, pneumatics and mechanical power transmission

Essential Qualifications & Experience :

• B-Tech in Mechanical Engineering
• At least 2-7 years industrial design experience
• Advanced Solidworks experience
• Advanced geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
• Advanced knowledge of the MS Office
• Sound understanding of fabrication, boiler making, welding and precision machining

Desirable Qualifications & Experience :

• LV electrical systems
• FEM / FEA simulation analysis
• Engineering calculations software (Mathcad, MATLAB or similar)

Personal Attributes :

• Excellent level of English
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills
• Excellent organizational, planning and time management skills
• Please note that the successful candidate will receive a formal, written offer of employment after all applicable pre-employment checks have been completed. This offer will only be valid if it is signed by a company representative authorised to make such an offer. Representations made on behalf of the company in any other form do not constitute valid offers of employment and should not be construed as such.