Mechanical Engineer at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Key responsibilities:

• Work in a multi-disciplinary team to create (procure, modify or design) technical solutions to meet client requirements;
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on the interpretation of requirements, design reviews and trial feedback;
• Create engineering designs on 2D and 3D CAD;
• Compile product data packs (e.g. drawings, technical information, bill of materials etc.) for configuration;
• Manage the manufacturing, procurement, assembly and testing of your (and others’) designs;
• Create technical content and system designs to the required reliability, availability and maintainability, while considering through-life cost;
• Evaluate and review designs of colleagues and external suppliers and provide technical insights;
• Assemble and integrate equipment, systems, structures and installations – hands-on and supervisory;

Manage projects:

• Monitor and report risks, timelines and budget;
• Liaise with suppliers
• Manage and monitor internal resources
• Analyse and capture user requirements;
• Translate user requirements into engineering requirements;
• Investigate and perform feasibility studies and functional designs for Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs);
• Plan and perform acceptance trials for deliverables;
• Perform and assist with quality assurance work completed on deliverables;
• Provide input to test and evaluation specifications and/or procedures;
• Report on the interpretation of test and evaluation results for design feedback;
• Research and document current and emerging technologies and trends;
• Provide technical input for drafting of procurement tenders;
• Mentor and coach colleagues;

Qualifications, skills and experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with at least one years’ experience in mechanical engineering design and draughting;

The following experience/exposure will be advantageous:

• Maritime engineering development;
• Boat design;
• Project management;
• Assembly and fitment of in-house designed components for prototyping and testing;
• Finite Element Analysis/Computational Fluid Dynamics;
• Hands-on (practical) experience in manufacturing, assembly and testing
• A broad understanding of other engineering disciplines e.g. electronics, systems engineering, software;
• Proficient in the use of parametric 3D CAD software (e.g. Inventor) and 2D CAD;
• Proficient in the use of MS Word and Excel;
• Technical report writing skills;

Must be able to:

• Interact with customers and suppliers;
• Work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team;