Remote Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Structures & FEA

Placements24; Gauteng; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Health insurance

Retirement savings plan

Generous paid time off

Online training

Fully remote position

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join a fully remote engineering team. You will design, analyze, and validate robust mechanical structures, leveraging material science and advanced CAD/FEA tools.

The role expects 8+ years in mechanical design with emphasis on structural analysis; familiarity with DFM/DFA and strong communication for remote collaboration is essential. Pretoria region preferred, but remote from anywhere in Gauteng is acceptable.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on structural mechanics and materials science.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive mechanical design experience with emphasis on structural analysis.
• Expertise in FEA software (ANSYS, Abaqus, NASTRAN) and 3D CAD (SolidWorks, CATIA).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills suitable for remote collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design and analyze complex mechanical structures and enclosures for strength, stiffness, and fatigue.
• Perform detailed FEA for static, dynamic, and thermal loads to validate performance.
• Select materials based on properties, environmental resistance, manufacturability, and cost.
• Create technical specifications, drawings, and BOMs using CAD software.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to optimize for production and assembly.
• Troubleshoot issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement design improvements.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering (structural mechanics & materials science)

Tools

ANSYS

Abaqus

NASTRAN

SolidWorks

CATIA

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join a fully remote engineering team. You will design, analyze, and validate robust mechanical structures, leveraging material science and advanced CAD/FEA tools.

The role expects 8+ years in mechanical design with emphasis on structural analysis; familiarity with DFM/DFA and strong communication for remote collaboration is essential. Pretoria region preferred, but remote from anywhere in Gauteng is acceptable.