Technical Lead Engineer - Automotive | Pinetown at Fempower Recruitment Excellence

• An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Technical Lead Engineer to join a well-established organisation within the automotive manufacturing sector.
• This is a key technical leadership position responsible for leading the engineering integration of vehicle accessory systems, ensuring products are designed, validated and released in line with customer, quality, cost and timing requirements.
• The successful candidate will act as the technical focal point for vehicle integration projects while leading and developing an engineering team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of engineers, driving technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Manage engineering resources, workloads, KPIs and project delivery.
• Lead engineering projects involving wiring harnesses, brackets, sensors, electronic modules and vehicle accessory integration.
• Review and approve engineering designs prior to release.
• Drive technical problem resolution using the 8D methodology.
• Ensure compliance with automotive development standards and processes, including SOR, DFMEA/PFMEA, DVPR, PPAP, APQP and Engineering Change Management.
• Coordinate engineering activities across Purchasing, Quality, Manufacturing, Suppliers and Customers.
• Participate in customer technical reviews and Product Development Team meetings.
• Oversee product development from concept through to production, including CAD models, drawings, BOMs, prototype builds and manufacturing documentation.
• Review customer RFQs, define technical scope and support quotation development.
• Analyse vehicle electrical architecture, CAN networks and discrete electrical systems.
• Drive cost-reduction initiatives and manage supplier technical performance.
• Travel as required to support project activities.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years’ automotive engineering experience.
• Proven experience delivering automotive product development projects from concept through to production.
• Strong knowledge of automotive development processes, including SOR, DFMEA/PFMEA, DVPR, PPAP, APQP and Engineering Change Management.
• Working knowledge of vehicle electrical architecture and CAN communication.
• Experience using CAD software; Siemens NX experience would be advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience working with customers, suppliers and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Strong technical leadership, project planning, prioritisation and communication skills.

IDEAL PROFILE

We are particularly interested in candidates currently operating as either:

• A Senior Design Engineer ready to progress into a technical leadership and people-management role; or
• An experienced Lead Engineer within an automotive supplier/manufacturing environment looking for their next career opportunity.