Nix new – Electrical Lead Engineer at Datafin Recruitment

DUTIES:

• Team Leadership.
• Interface with customers to help establish and prioritize the utilization of design resources.
• Delegate work to assigned engineering personnel.
• Direct and guide Design Engineers on technical related issues.
• Manage project / task timelines to ensure that agreed milestones are reached and to communicate and plan for non-compliance in a timely manner.
• Electrical Wiring Design (2D, 3D, Schematics) and Integration of Control Modules.
• Take responsibility for the technical soundness and compliance of designs to the customers, and general Engineering practices and standards.
• Organise and lead “internal” design reviews to ensure that designs that are reviewed with the customer are properly checked for soundness and compliance.
• Lead design reviews with the customer and suppliers
• Perform CAD Design (3D Modelling, Create 2D Drawings, Maintain Bill of materials).
• Work inside customer PDM system.
• Maintain customer product sales option matrix.
• Production Support (Custom Order Engineering Requests).
• Design Projects (Medium to long term).
• Priority Projects (Short Term).
• Administrative (Performance Reviews, Mentorship, Training etc.).

REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications 

• BEng, BSc. or BTech Degree in Electrical Engineering.

Experience/Skills 

• 8-10 Years of Post-graduate Engineering Design experience, preferably wiring design and controller integration in the automotive electrical design environment.
• Passionate about automotive engineering and CAD Design.
• Excellent written and verbal communication (English).
• Computer literacy (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Be willing to travel overseas for variable periods depending on the particular needs at that time.