Product Engineer - Sustainable Transport Solutions

Volvo Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Volvo Group Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd is seeking a skilled engineer to provide technical support to the sales function, ensuring product suitability and optimized production and delivery processes. You will develop specifications, support internal teams, and manage orders and configurations for Volvo Trucks in Southern Africa.

The role demands a national diploma in mechanical/industrial engineering, at least 5 years in automotive; knowledge of heavy vehicles, vehicle legislation, and strong

Qualifications

• National Diploma in Mechanical/Industrial Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of technical post-qualification experience in automotive industry.
• Exposure to heavy vehicles and their components.
• Good understanding of Automotive market developments.
• Automotive and vehicle application knowledge.
• Vehicle legislation application.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Technically supporting product and sales teams in VGSA to ensure local product offers align with Volvo Trucks strategies and market conditions.
• Develop specifications for new product offerings in line with legal requirements.
• Support internal VGSA with product, segment, and market knowledge; Product performance and new projects.
• Support the Sales Team with specialized configurations.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders and with Pro builder on market requests.
• Manage introduction of local Customer Adaptation solutions to Durban Plant and advise on discontinuations where necessary.
• Check configurations for confirmed deals before order planning and manage order book quality.
• Monitor production slots and coordinate orders/changes with International Manufacturing Durban Plant & Technical Sales Support Centre.
• Input technical information on marketing material and identify new homologation requirements for orders.
• Manage transport and vessel bookings for CBU orders and provide product & systems training to VGSA & Africa.
• Communicate updates & restrictions and support marketing events.

Skills

Mechanical/Industrial Eng

Automotive experience

Heavy vehicles knowledge

Analytical skills

Vehicle legislation

Systems & processes

Education

National Diploma in Mechanical/ Industrial Engineering

Job description

Volvo Group Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd is seeking a skilled engineer to provide technical support to the sales function, ensuring product suitability and optimized production and delivery processes. You will develop specifications, support internal teams, and manage orders and configurations for Volvo Trucks in Southern Africa.

The role demands a national diploma in mechanical/industrial engineering, at least 5 years in automotive; knowledge of heavy vehicles, vehicle legislation, and strong