Mechanical Design Engineer (Heavy Fabrication)

Square 1 Recruitment; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured mentorship from senior team

Broad design exposure across tanks and

Job summary

Square 1 Recruitment is seeking two Design Engineers for an established South African manufacturer serving mining, minerals, and heavy industry. The role focuses on calculations and analysis over rapid modelling, delivering designs from client specs through to detailing for drawing and costing.

You will perform hand calculations, FEA, and sketches, ensure compliance with codes and the OHS Act, and work with a team mentored by senior engineers on a broad range of tanks, structures, mechanisms,

Qualifications

• Bachelor level mechanical engineering degree (BSc or BEng).
• 2–5 years design experience in heavy, fabricated equipment or steel structures, preferably for mining, minerals or heavy industry.
• Strong engineering calculations: loads, stresses, steel members, connections and welds.
• Hands-on finite element analysis (Ansys or Strand7 preferred).
• 3D modelling experience; SolidWorks or Inventor advantageous.
• Familiarity with codes of practice (e.g. SANS steel/loading codes) and OHS Act.
• Ability to check drawings with draughtspeople, fabricators, vendors and consultants.
• Willingness to learn and accept feedback.

Responsibilities

• Turn technical specifications into design concepts, hand calculations, FEA and sketches for the Drawing Office and Sales.
• Ensure designs comply with specifications, codes, and OHS Act and are signed off by a professional engineer.
• Check designs and drawings against specifications and standards; assist with technical queries.
• Review client tender specs and raise clarifications/qualifications.
• Coordinate consulting engineers and ensure deliverables are provided as ordered.
• Approve vendor designs and information needed to complete equipment designs.
• Assist in selecting manufacturing processes and tolerances; feed back on improvements.
• Contribute to standardization, design manuals, and equipment database.

Skills

Engineering calculations

Finite Element Analysis

2D/3D modelling

Code compliance

Education

BSc or BEng in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Ansys

Strand7

SolidWorks

Inventor

Job description

An established South African manufacturer of heavy equipment and plant for the mining, minerals and heavy industry sectors is growing its Technical Department. They are currently recruiting two Design Engineers. In this design role your calculations and analysis matter more than your modelling speed.

You’ll work on steel tanks, structures, mechanisms, and transport and erection aids, from the client specification through to designs the Drawing Office can detail and Sales can cost. You’ll be mentored by engineers who have built their careers in this team, and you’ll have real input into design standards and improvement projects.

• Turn technical specifications into design concepts, hand calculations, FEA and sketches for the Drawing Office and Sales
• Make sure every design complies with the specification, applicable codes of practice and the OHS Act, and is signed off by a professional engineer
• Check designs and drawings against specifications and standards, and help the Drawing Office solve technical queries
• Review client tender specifications and raise clarifications and qualifications
• Coordinate consulting engineers (civil, structural, mechanical, vessels) and confirm they deliver everything ordered
• Expedite and approve vendor designs and information needed to complete equipment designs
• Help select manufacturing processes and tolerances, and feed manufacturing and site feedback back into better designs
• Contribute to componentstandardization, design manuals, the design register and the equipment databaseAn established South African manufacturer of heavy equipment and plant for the mining, minerals and heavy industry sectors is growing its Technical Department. This is a design role where your calculations and analysis matter more than your modelling speed.
  

Requirements

• BSc or BEng in Mechanical Engineering
  
• With between2 - 5 years' design experience in heavy, fabricated equipment or steel structures, preferably for mining, minerals or heavy industry
  
• Strong engineering calculations: loads, stresses, steel members, connections and welds
  
• Hands-on Finite Element Analysis on real equipment or structures; Ansys or Strand7 preferred
  
• Working 3D modelling skills; SolidWorks or Inventor advantageous
  
• Exposure to designing to codes of practice (e.g. SANS steel and loading codes, tank or vessel codes) and an understanding of the OHS Act
• Comfortable checking drawings and working with draughtspeople, fabricators, vendors and consultants
• Open to feedback and eager to keep learning

Competitive salary package based on qualifications and experience.

• Structured mentorship from senior engineers in the same team
• Broad design exposure across tanks, structures, mechanisms and erection aids
• A role that prioritises engineering analysis, not just CAD