Senior Automotive Design Engineer – High-Performance Components

Placements24; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Provident fund

Bonuses

Career development

Modern facility

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Design Engineer for automotive components in Pretoria. You will lead design initiatives from concept through mass production, creating detailed CAD models and drawings using CATIA V5 or Siemens NX, and performing FEA validation to ensure robust, cost-effective designs.

You will collaborate with OEMs and internal teams, manage DFMEA, and supervise design changes while mentoring junior engineers, contributing to cutting-edge automotive technology in a demanding

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 6+ years hands-on mechanical design experience in the automotive sector.
• Proficiency in CATIA V5 or Siemens NX.
• Experience with FEA tools (ANSYS, Abaqus) for component-level analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of automotive mechanical components from concept to mass production.
• Create detailed 3D CAD models and 2D drawings using CATIA or NX.
• Perform advanced analyses including FEA for stress, thermal, and vibration.
• Collaborate with OEMs and internal teams to validate designs.
• Support DFMEA, APQP/PPAP compliance, and design changes.
• Mentor junior engineers and guide best practices.

Skills

Mechanical design

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CATIA V5

Siemens NX

ANSYS

Abaqus

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Design Engineer for automotive components in Pretoria. You will lead design initiatives from concept through mass production, creating detailed CAD models and drawings using CATIA V5 or Siemens NX, and performing FEA validation to ensure robust, cost-effective designs.

You will collaborate with OEMs and internal teams, manage DFMEA, and supervise design changes while mentoring junior engineers, contributing to cutting-edge automotive technology in a demanding