Production Engineer — DFMA & Lean Line Specialist

HENSOLDT South Africa; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

HENSOLDT South Africa is seeking a Production Engineer to lead multidisciplinary teams in developing and implementing high-quality manufacturing and assembly solutions from concept to production handover. You will drive concurrent engineering, establish manufacturing baselines and ensure production readiness for efficient, repeatable high-precision operations.

The role requires a Diploma in Mechanical, Electronic or Industrial Engineering with DFMA experience, producibility analysis, and

Qualifications

• Diploma in Mechanical, Electronic or Industrial Engineering; Advanced Diploma preferred.
• Experience within a manufacturing and assembly environment, applying DFMA principles.
• Experience in design optimisation, manufacturing technologies and supplier development.
• Experience working with high-precision manufactured products and technologies.
• Proven experience in production line design, commissioning and optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Producibility Analysis and Manufacturing Development: Evaluate product concepts and designs using DFMA and producibility methodologies to define effective assembly, test and manufacturing strategies.
• Assembly Line Requirements And Design: Design production workflows, workstation layouts, tooling, jigs, fixtures and assembly requirements to establish efficient manufacturing capability.
• Manufacturing Baseline and Production Control: Establish and maintain manufacturing baselines, procedures and production master data for repeatable operations.
• Production Line Commissioning and Handover: Lead production line setup, readiness reviews, performance validation and handover to Operations.

Skills

DFMA

Lean manufacturing

Quality control

ERP data management

Producibility analysis

Education

Diploma in Mechanical, Electronic or Industrial Engineering

Advanced Diploma preferred

Tools

SAP Production Data Management

MSA

Job description

HENSOLDT South Africa is seeking a Production Engineer to lead multidisciplinary teams in developing and implementing high-quality manufacturing and assembly solutions from concept to production handover. You will drive concurrent engineering, establish manufacturing baselines and ensure production readiness for efficient, repeatable high-precision operations.

The role requires a Diploma in Mechanical, Electronic or Industrial Engineering with DFMA experience, producibility analysis, and