Junior Product Engineer

Job requirements:

• Matric
• Mechanical Engineering Diploma (equivalent)
• 5 years experience in a design and manufacture environment
• Experience with Solidworks, ProE (CREO), Catia or Inventor will be advantageous

The successful candidate with be required to perform, but not limited to the following:

Junior MFE Technician:

• Design and manufacture tools, jigs and checking fixtures for manufacture of products
• Form part of the cross - functional team for product and process development
• Assess industrial feasibility of product and tool designs
• Determine project timing and work to deadlines
• Train staff on new methods and assist in developing training documentation
• Complete APQP documentation for products
• Conduct trial fitments of prototypes
• Source and order parts from suppliers
• Support process development
• Develop and document procedures

Laboratory Technical Assistant:

• Conduct tests
• Setup test equipment and test samples
• supervise testing, test planning and reporting
• Report test results
• Conduct failure mode analysis and problem solving to identify test or equipment issues
• Oversight of the calibration, qualification and maintenance of test
• Preparing facilities, fixtures and documentation for customer testing
• Providing engineering support on assigned consultation projects