Principal Engineer

Kelly Sinclair Recruitment Partners; Pinetown; Vor Ort; ZAR 900.000 - 1.300.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Kelly Sinclair Recruitment Partners is seeking a Principal Engineer in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The role leads a team of engineers to design, develop and deliver products and processes on time and within budget, ensuring quality and customer specifications.

You will manage projects, conduct CAE-based design work, supervise testing, and drive improvements across materials and manufacturing processes while cultivating key client relationships and overseeing CAPEX and tooling initiatives.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering (BTech Eng).
• 5 years' automotive product development or senior role experience.
• Familiar with ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 quality systems.
• Strong time management to deliver projects on time.

Aufgaben

• Oversee the design & development of products & processes.
• Set, analyse & report on development targets including time and budget.
• Ensure compliance with legal and statutory requirements.
• Manage projects & resources within the team.
• Create conceptual designs & presentations.
• Design & develop new products using 3D & 2D CAE.
• Ensure testing is completed, analyse results & advise on countermeasures.
• Research and analyse materials, processes, tolerances and other factors in development & manufacturing.
• Maintain and develop customer relationships during development and beyond.
• Manage CAPEX applications & tooling implementation.
• Comply with Quality Management Systems.

Kenntnisse

Project management

Team leadership

3D CAE

2D CAE

Time management

Quality systems awareness

Ausbildung

BTech Eng (Mechanical)

Tools

3D CAE

2D CAE

Jobbeschreibung

Principal Engineer

Our client, a proudly South African manufacturing company, is looking for a Principal Engineer who will be responsible for the research, development, and design of products and engineering projects, and the management of a team of engineers to ensure the products or project developments are completed successfully on time, with expected quality, within budget and to customer specifications.

Duties & Responsibilities

Key Performance Areas:

• Oversee the design & development of products & processes
• Set, analyse, & report on development targets in the form of development, time, & budget
• Ensure compliance to all legal & statutory requirements
• Manage projects & resources within the team
• Create conceptual designs & presentations
• Design & develop new products using 3D & 2D CAE
• Ensure all required testing is completed correctly, analyse the results, & advise on any engineering countermeasure if required
• Research & analyse different materials, manufacturing processes, development processes, design tolerances, & other factors in the development & manufacturing process
• Maintain existing & develop new customer relationships during the development process & beyond
• Manage the CAPEX application & implementation of any specific tooling required for a product or process
• Comply with requirements of the Quality Management Systems

Desired Experience & Qualification

Requirements:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering (BTech Eng)
• 5 years' experience within the automotive industry in product development or similar senior role
• Familiar with quality systems such as ISO 9001 & IATF 16949
• Time management to deliver projects on-time