Senior Hydraulic Systems Engineer for Heavy Machinery

Caterpillar South Africa; Vanderbijlpark; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Medical aid

Canteen

International training

Job summary

Caterpillar South Africa seeks a Hydraulic Systems Design Engineer to lead end-to-end design, simulation, and testing of hydraulic circuits for excavators, loaders and heavy earthmoving equipment within our Vanderbijlpark R&D team.

You will work with cross-functional engineers to optimize systems for efficiency, reliability and maintainability, with emphasis on fluid dynamics, component selection, and compliance with international safety standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in end-to-end hydraulic design for heavy machinery.
• Familiarity with fluid power principles, design validation and testing.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop hydraulic circuits and control systems for heavy machinery.
• Perform detailed hydraulic simulations and modeling to predict performance.
• Select pumps, valves, cylinders and accumulators based on specs.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to optimize for production.
• Conduct testing and validation to meet safety standards.
• Analyze field data to improve designs and fuel efficiency.

Skills

CAD modeling

Hydraulic simulations

Fluid power knowledge

Analytical problem-solving

Technical writing

Team collaboration

Education

BSc in Mechanical Engineering

BEng in Mechanical Engineering

ECSA registration

Tools

AMESim

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Caterpillar South Africa seeks a Hydraulic Systems Design Engineer to lead end-to-end design, simulation, and testing of hydraulic circuits for excavators, loaders and heavy earthmoving equipment within our Vanderbijlpark R&D team.

You will work with cross-functional engineers to optimize systems for efficiency, reliability and maintainability, with emphasis on fluid dynamics, component selection, and compliance with international safety standards.