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Job summary
A leading engineering firm in South Africa seeks a hands-on Mechanical Design Engineer to design and model custom equipment for the food and beverage industry. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Mechanical Engineering, over 5 years of relevant experience, and proficiency in 3D CAD software. This role impacts production performance and requires collaboration with clients and workshop teams.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of mechanical or design engineering experience, ideally in food, beverage, or process equipment manufacturing.
- Solid understanding of piping, pressure vessels, welding, and fluid systems.
- Knowledge of hygienic design principles and stainless-steel fabrication.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with clients to understand process needs and translate them into designs.
- Design and model equipment using 3D CAD.
- Oversee installation, commissioning, and performance testing of systems.
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Are you a hands-on Mechanical Design Engineer who thrives on turning ideas into precision-built process systems? Join a dynamic engineering team that designs and manufactures custom equipment for some of South Africa’s leading food and beverage producers.
This is a full-cycle design role — from concept to commissioning — where your creativity, technical skill, and attention to hygienic design detail will make a visible impact on production performance and product quality.
- Collaborate with clients to understand process needs and translate them into efficient, hygienic system designs.
- Design and model equipment such as tanks, pumps, heat exchangers, dosing systems, and CIP systems using 3D CAD (SolidWorks / Inventor).
- Prepare detailed manufacturing drawings, bills of materials, and technical specifications.
- Select suitable materials and finishes (stainless steel, food-grade) and apply sound engineering calculations.
- Work closely with the fabrication and workshop teams to ensure designs are practical, accurate, and cost-effective.
- Oversee installation, commissioning, and performance testing of systems.
- Continuously improve designs for performance, safety, and efficiency.
- Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.
- 5+ years’ mechanical or design engineering experience, ideally in food, beverage, or process equipment manufacturing.
- Proficiency in 3D CAD design (SolidWorks, Inventor, or AutoCAD).
- Solid understanding of piping, pressure vessels, welding, and fluid systems.
- Knowledge of hygienic design principles and stainless-steel fabrication.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, and project management abilities.
- Bonus: Experience with automation, instrumentation, or control systems.
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