Mechanical Design Engineer (Heavy Fabrication)
Description
You'll work on steel tanks, structures, mechanisms, and transport and erection aids, from the client specification through to designs the Drawing Office can detail and Sales can cost. You'll be mentored by engineers who have built their careers in this team, and you'll have real input into design standards and improvement projects.
- Turn technical specifications into design concepts, hand calculations, FEA and sketches for the Drawing Office and Sales
- Make sure every design complies with the specification, applicable codes of practice and the OHS Act, and is signed off by a professional engineer
- Check designs and drawings against specifications and standards, and help the Drawing Office solve technical queries
- Review client tender specifications and raise clarifications and qualifications
- Coordinate consulting engineers (civil, structural, mechanical, vessels) and confirm they deliver everything ordered
- Expedite and approve vendor designs and information needed to complete equipment designs
- Help select manufacturing processes and tolerances, and feed manufacturing and site feedback back into better designs
- Contribute to component standardization, design manuals, the design register and the equipment databaseAn established South African manufacturer of heavy equipment and plant for the mining, minerals and heavy industry sectors is growing its Technical Department. This is a design role where your calculations and analysis matter more than your modelling speed.
Requirements
- BSc or BEng in Mechanical Engineering
- With between 2 - 5 years' design experience in heavy, fabricated equipment or steel structures, preferably for mining, minerals or heavy industry
- Strong engineering calculations: loads, stresses, steel members, connections and welds
- Hands-on Finite Element Analysis on real equipment or structures; Ansys or Strand7 preferred
- Working 3D modelling skills; SolidWorks or Inventor advantageous
- Exposure to designing to codes of practice (e.g. SANS steel and loading codes, tank or vessel codes) and an understanding of the OHS Act
- Comfortable checking drawings and working with draughtspeople, fabricators, vendors and consultants
- Open to feedback and eager to keep learning
Benefits
Competitive salary package based on qualifications and experience.
- Structured mentorship from senior engineers in the same team
- Broad design exposure across tanks, structures, mechanisms and erection aids
- A role that prioritises engineering analysis, not just CAD
How to Apply:
If you're a mechanical engineer with heavy equipment design experience who wants to sharpen your calculation and FEA skills under strong mentors, we'd like to hear from you. Submit your updated CV to be considered.
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