Senior Mechanical Design Engineer | Prototyping, FEA & DFM

Placements24; Paarl; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Cutting-edge design tools

Professional development

Collaborative Paarl team

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Design Engineer - Mechanical to join our Paarl-based product development team. You will translate concepts into robust, manufacturable designs using advanced CAD tools and perform thorough analysis to ensure reliability.

The ideal candidate will lead design from concept to prototyping, collaborate with manufacturing to enable mass production, and contribute to DFM/DFA reviews with strong GD&T and FEA experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in mechanical product design.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD modeling with GD&T.
• Experience with stress analysis (FEA) and engineering simulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical design process from concept ideation through prototyping.
• Develop and optimize 3D CAD models and drawings in SolidWorks or Inventor.
• Perform tolerance analysis, FEA, and simulations to validate design performance.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to ensure designs are cost-effective for mass production.
• Contribute to DFM/DFA reviews and implementation.
• Document design specs, test results, and proposals.

Skills

Mechanical design

GD&T

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

3D CAD modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Inventor

FEA software

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Design Engineer - Mechanical to join our Paarl-based product development team. You will translate concepts into robust, manufacturable designs using advanced CAD tools and perform thorough analysis to ensure reliability.

The ideal candidate will lead design from concept to prototyping, collaborate with manufacturing to enable mass production, and contribute to DFM/DFA reviews with strong GD&T and FEA experience.