Lead Design Engineer - Krugersdorp at Epiroc

The Mission    

The role of the Research and Development (R&D) Engineer is to create and refine new or current trackless mobile equipment and technologies through a process of researching, designing, experimenting and testing.

What are the main responsibilities?    

• Generate new and update existing engineering drawings in the form of free hand sketches, hand drawn and CAD system models.
• Check and approve drawings generated or changed by others in the department.
• Complete the documentation and maintain the configuration control of documents and drawings as prescribed in the company standards.
• Be familiar with national and international standards where they affect the company's products.
• Be familiar with the company's business systems as they affect engineering matters.
• Calculate cost effects of modifications and design detail changes.
• Perform engineering design calculations of systems, structures, and components.
• Investigate the causes of engineering problems and generate report.
• Use engineering techniques to find solutions and to solve engineering problems.
• Interpret client or user requirement specifications to develop engineering specifications or systems, structures, or components.
• Confirm design specifications with details to assure conformance.
• Be familiar with materials, processes, and heat treatment as they affect the company's products.
• Liaise with production to ensure most economical methods of manufacture are built into the product at the design and detail stage.
• Plan and control the development and testing of engineering systems, structures, and components.
• Analyze and interpret engineering test data.
• Structure Engineering BOMs and manufacturing BOMs on Windchill.
• Plan and control engineering projects.
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective action for reported quality defects.

Competences, skills and experience    

• Turn a design idea into an accurate picture i.e. diagram for a machine. 
• PTC Creo and Windchill advantageous.
• Syspro advantageous.
• Microsoft Visio advantageous.
• Highly proficient level computer skills including Ms Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
• Programming and changing of FW Murphy controller and system advantageous.
• J1939 can bus protocol.
• The ability to follow directions while paying a close attention to details. 
• Able to maintain many projects at once.
• Be a strong communicator (written, spoken, and visual).
• Deadline driven. 
• Able to work independently and must be people and team oriented.

What would be successful behaviors for this position?    

• Honest and responsible.
• Self-motivated.
• Team member.
• Take ownership and pride in his work
• Self-starter energized and focused.
• Exceptional good work ethic and good customer service.
• At all times be medically fit to perform duties.
• Perform any other reasonable duties generated by management not covered in above requirements.