Project Engineer - Electrical Systems (EV) (Cape Town) at GVW Group

Your Mission

• Lead and support the development of advanced powertrain system of responsibility from concept through production

Responsibilities

• Develop industry-leading solutions for areas of technical responsibility  
• Engage with industry suppliers and interact with engineering development team
• Support vehicle builds, testing and validation    
• Execute engineering development processes flawlessly   
• Set up engineering operations to support technical areas of responsibility  
• Setup and execute technology development roadmaps  
• Support site activities, customer meetings/engagements, suppliers     
• Execute engineering development within budget   
• Plan and execute engineering development within budgets  
• Develop responsible technical systems within cost targets and support cost reduction efforts
• Develop solutions for lean manufacturing and execute engineering tasks for production   
• Support engineering teams to deliver engineering tasks to support production schedules
• Collaborate with internal and cross-functional teams and support in identifying critical resource needs                
• Act as project engineers and/or liaisons engineers onsite at new customers (locations to be determined, depending on marketing opportunities).
• Coordination of customer site activities, e.g., customer meetings, vehicle builds and validation.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve basic desktop, notebook and mobile issues.
• Bachelor's in Electrical / Electronic / Mechatronic engineering (master’s degree preferred)
• 3 Years+ engineering experience
• LV Architecture, 3D Routing, 2D Harness drawings and Schematics
• HV Architecture
• Power electronics
• Vehicle communication network
• Excellent written and verbal communication (English)
• Ability to quickly build professional relationships with customers
• Ability to work independently, set up new processes, communication protocols
• Project management
• Excellent in task management with the ability to work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving
• Presentation skills and report writing experience
• Advanced Microsoft Excel