JOB TYPE: Full-Time
LOCATION: South Africa, Somerset West
REPORT TO: Engineering Manager
KEY PURPOSE OF JOB
The Mechanical Engineer is responsible for designing mechanical components and structures as well as facilitate environmental testing as defined by the needs mandated through clients, projects, and stakeholders such that it achieves outputs which meet validated requirements.
The ME is responsible for performing mechanical design in an efficient, pro-active and synergistic manner.
All mechanical designs developed within the organisation is to be designed (and maintained if applicable) in accordance to the standards as defined by the Mechanical Engineering division or where otherwise approved.
Mechanical solutions are produced for Space and Ground segments of spacecraft engineering which includes the development, testing, ground support equipment, assembly & integration and production environments – furthermore, mechanical solutions are produced per project need and required assignment.
Mechanical design engineering is practiced within interdisciplinary engineering project teams and projects, enabling realization of successful and precise technical outcome that meets the intended technical performance as set for stakeholder, user and customer needs.
KEY TASKS
• Develop and document mechanical design, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs
• Design and integration of complex mechanical components/structures into a fully functional mechanical system
• Involvement at all stages of the mechanical development cycle, including designing, developing and improving systems and QA processes as required
• Development of mechanical verification plans, test procedures and test environments, executing the test procedures and documenting test results to ensure mechanical system requirements are met
• Delivering high quality designs on time, as part of a team
• Participation in estimation planning in an agile environment
• Perform and continuously improve the core competency of the Mechanical Team
• Monitoring and reporting to management on plans, progress and issues
• Technical writing and compilation of technical procedural documents
• Developing pragmatic solutions without over-engineering
• Interaction and cooperation with customers over applicable all technical aspects
• Guidance and training of customer engineers as required
• Positively maintaining company presence and customer value
• Positive contribution to company team knowledge and team spirit
• Provides technical leadership for Mechanical Design within projects
• Support and development, selection, tailoring and deployment of mechanical design processes, tools and metrics as required
• Produce in compliance to the company product lifecycle management (PLM) standards and processes, tailored where applicable and as approved by project
• Ensure the practice and compliance to the organisation’s system engineering standards (e.g. needs solicitation, requirements analysis / writing / management, product lifecycle management, reviews, traceability, validation, verification, non-conformances, waivers and others)
• Work closely with other engineering disciplines and project managers within an integrated, cross-functional team environment
• Support project and business development on formulating and compiling statements of work, technical solution plans, pre-feasibility and trade studies and system concept proposals
• Support implementation of and compliance to engineering technical standards, policies and procedures
• Establish, declare, report, manage and mitigate technical risk
• Produce and submit deliverables for technical review and baselining
• Perform, as required, technical reviews according to the technical review process
• Facilitate procurement where applicable
• Lead environmental tests (specifically mechanical vibration) as and when required
• Other ad-hoc duties as required by company.
PREREQUISITES
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
• B. Eng Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering (M. Eng/M.Sc Eng preferable)
Experience & Knowledge:
• 5 years’ experience within aerospace/defence (some system engineering experience advantageous)
• Strong FEA capabilities (experience with MSC/FEMAP/NASTRAN advantageous)
COMPETENCIES & SKILLS
• Positive self-motivated, self-starter attitude
• Responsible
• Team player
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Customer focused
• Able to persuade and influence others
• Flexible and able to multi-task, can work within an ambiguous, fast-moving environment
• Resourcefulness in setting priorities.
• Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills
LANGUAGE
• English
• Afrikaans
