Component Engineer: Body

REQUIREMENTS

• Affirmative Action South African citizen
• National Diploma or Degree in Mechatronics/ Mechanical Engineering
• 1-3 years of experience in the development of automotive components (development/ improvements/ problem-solving) - specifically bumpers and door panels (plastic metal)

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Initiative, be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• Ability to quickly learn and understand complex components/ systems/ networks
• Good technical problem-solving ability
• Project management ability
• Computer literate (MS Office)
• Willingness to travel

ADDED ADVANTAGE

• Knowledge of metal, automotive glass and rubber components
• German and/ or Portuguese language knowledge or willingness to learn

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure the group's Africa products are engineered to market requirements by designing, developing, testing and introducing locally manufactured components, by adapting and developing group-sourced designs to be compatible with the group's Africa responsible markets‘ environmental conditions and by issuing technical data in line with the correct component engineering level to meet the following criteria:
  • Group Africa products are built problem-free
  • Regional requirements in terms of local content and technical support are met
  • Innovative and unique product feature development
  • Safety and reliability in service
  • Technical support for discontinued models (and still required in Africa)
  • Technical development that adheres to the required Product Emergence Process (PEP) manual
• The release of body department components and systems
• The resolution of design-related problems on all locally manufactured platforms
• Keep an accurate record of part level and software built in production (Bill of Materials)
• Coordination of testing and release of components and systems
• Initiate and drive cost savings on components in production