Product Engineer - Somerset West, South Africa - HR Talent Partner

    HR Talent Partner
    HR Talent Partner Somerset West, South Africa

    3 weeks ago

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    Permanent
    Description

    A renowned Aviation Engineering company is looking for a ''Product Engineer'' to join their team on a full-time permanent basis in the Helderberg Area, Cape Town.

    Excellent salary on offer plus benefits and internal career advancement opportunities.


    Position Requirements and Key Skills:

    Tertiary education:
    B.Eng. or B.Tech. Mechanical.


    • Minimum 5-year relevant work experience, with at least 3 years project management experience in the manufacturing industry essential.
    • Experience in operating in a multi-project environment with different customers.
    • Demonstrated ability to work on a global level interfacing with diverse cultures.
    • Expertise in composite design and manufacturing processes preferable.
    • Sound knowledge in CAE software, preferably CATIA V5, Altair Hyperworks and MasterCAM Machining.
    • SAP or equivalent ERP experience advantageous.
    • Ability to walk and stand for prolonged periods, work in a dusty and noisy environment with exposure to raw materials and/or finished products.
    • Willingness to travel locally and abroad on supplier and customer visits.

    Key Responsibilities:

    • Implement and support composite manufacturing processes for products including tooling, technical software, process optimisation and best practice methods from project initiation to serial production handover.
    • Meet product technical specification requirements and project timelines.
    • Engineering design and data management including milestone resource planning, reporting, technical guidance to designers, concept evaluation and change management.
    • Review of Engineering Change Proposals.
    • Participate in projects from KOM (Kick-off Meeting), through development & qualification phases, up to hand-over at PRRM (Production Readiness Review Meeting).
    • Overseeing development and qualification testing with assistance of Testing and Certification staff.
    • Management of production verification sampling.
    • Assisting with requests for proposal from customers, in cooperation with Sales and Program
    Management.


    • Customer liaison and on-site technical support may be required from time to time.