Senior Mechanical Engineer — Innovative Product Design

Johnson Outdoors (ZA); KwaZulu-Natal; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultipro in KwaZulu-Natal seeks a seasoned mechanical design engineer to independently create innovative product designs from concept through initial production, aligned with company strategy. You will develop and maintain product timelines, design improvements, write specifications, evaluate prototypes, and collaborate with manufacturing and suppliers to deliver high-quality consumer products.

Role includes project management, ECO documentation, tooling cost estimation, and ensuring design

Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in 3D CAD systems (Solidworks) with productive skill sets to meet all facets of design.
• Advanced knowledge of material science with primary disciplines in plastic injection molding, die-casting and sheet metal fabrication and processes.
• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years’ experience in mechanical design engineering within consumer product design.

Responsibilities

• Independently creates innovative new product designs in response to new concepts, leading development from concept to initial production.
• Constructs and maintains new product timelines, including required external resources and project milestones.
• Designs and develops improvements to existing products to enhance performance, reliability and manufacturability.
• Writes product specifications, produces prints and documentation, and defines testing verification methods to source and inspect the product.
• Conducts feasibility evaluations, cost estimates for development, tooling, and unit production, and documents results.

Skills

3D CAD

Materials science

Tools

Solidworks

Job description

Ultipro in KwaZulu-Natal seeks a seasoned mechanical design engineer to independently create innovative product designs from concept through initial production, aligned with company strategy. You will develop and maintain product timelines, design improvements, write specifications, evaluate prototypes, and collaborate with manufacturing and suppliers to deliver high-quality consumer products.

Role includes project management, ECO documentation, tooling cost estimation, and ensuring design