Mechanical Design Engineer — Lead-Edge Projects & Growth

Kirby Group Engineering; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development programmes

Excellent package

Job summary

Kirby Group Engineering is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer in Cape Town to plan, execute and coordinate mechanical design activities on high-value projects. You will own mechanical packages, ensure design management compliance, and support commissioning during development.

The role includes mentoring juniors and contributing to risk and change management within a dynamic team. Offering a permanent position with a strong career development focus and an excellent package, you will join a

Responsibilities

• Conduct the mechanical engineering and design activities on the project.
• Own mechanical packages.
• Ensure the design management process is being followed on the project.
• Account for the commissioning process during the design and engineering development stage.
• Develop and track design responsibility matrix and equipment tracker.
• Manage change from a technical perspective, updating change logs and schedules.
• Attend weekly engineering and design meetings and record minutes.
• Mentor graduate and junior design engineers when required.

Skills

Mechanical design

Project coordination

FAT/SAT understanding

RFI management

BIM modelling

P&ID familiarity

Tools

BIM

P&ID

Job description

Kirby Group Engineering is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer in Cape Town to plan, execute and coordinate mechanical design activities on high-value projects. You will own mechanical packages, ensure design management compliance, and support commissioning during development.

The role includes mentoring juniors and contributing to risk and change management within a dynamic team. Offering a permanent position with a strong career development focus and an excellent package, you will join a