Remote Senior Mechanical Systems Architect

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

Stock options

Retirement savings plan

Professional development opportunities

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

Our client is seeking a highly experienced Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer for a fully remote role. You will lead architecture and integration of complex mechanical systems across distributed teams, delivering robust, high-performance solutions.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience in mechanical design, expertise in multi-physics simulations and CAD/CAE, and strong collaboration skills for remote environments.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering; PhD preferred.
• 10+ years of experience leading complex mechanical system projects.
• Expertise in multi-physics simulations and CAD/CAE tools.
• Strong verbal and written communication for remote team work.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and detailed design of complex mechanical systems and subsystems.
• Perform thermal, vibration, and structural analyses to optimize performance.
• Develop system requirements, specifications and validation plans.
• Collaborate with software, electrical, and control engineers in a remote setting to enable integrated product development.
• Troubleshoot system-level issues across distributed teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to best practices.

Skills

Project leadership

Remote collaboration

Analytical thinking

System-level design

Mechatronics knowledge

Education

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

PhD preferred

Tools

CAD/CAE platforms

Job description

Our client is seeking a highly experienced Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer for a fully remote role. You will lead architecture and integration of complex mechanical systems across distributed teams, delivering robust, high-performance solutions.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience in mechanical design, expertise in multi-physics simulations and CAD/CAE, and strong collaboration skills for remote environments.