Junior Mechanical Designer

SUMMARY:
Deliver engineering designs and solutions specific to customer requirements and / or specifications.

POSITION INFO:

Basic Requirements:

• Formal Tertiary education : N. Dip or higher in Mechanical Engineering Or
• Mechatronics Degree
• Drivers License : Code 8 – required
• Languages : English (speak, read, and write)
• Afrikaans (speak, read, and write)
• German (Advantageous)

Experience:

• Min 1 years’ experience in a design capacity
• Competent in concept development, design calculations, and FMEAs
• Machine calculations & FEA Experience
• Understanding of material specification & processes

Job Objectives:

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Design & Detailing of small Special Purpose application.
• Establishing most effective design solution to achieve required specification.
• To specify components for the purpose of procurement.
• Detailing of Designs in conjuncture with the assigned Senior Design Engineer / Design Engineer.
• ECR Designs & Detailing for small fixtures and tools.
• Assembly assistance during the assembly phase of the project.
• Create design release package for manufacturing purposes.
• Create final designs within a controlled budget environment.
• To comply with ISO procedures of Jendamark.
• Must be a Team player.
• Ability to use own initiative.
• Actively reduce costs. Provide suggestions and opportunities for cost savings.
• Understand and comprehend facility purpose and objectives.
• Calculation of stresses, forces and accuracies.