Senior Mechanical Engineering Consultant

About the role

MC Technology Staffing, based in Cape Town, is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineering Consultant to join its technical team. The role is ideal for an experienced mechanical engineer who wants to move beyond routine design work and help local and international engineering firms improve product design, data management, validation, and adoption of modern engineering technologies across multiple industries.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver engineering consulting services to customers.
• Conduct drawing‑office, CAD, and engineering process assessments.
• Help customers improve design workflows, CAD standards, revision control, and engineering documentation.
• Support engineering data‑management, PDM, and digital‑transformation projects.
• Assist with SOLIDWORKS, PDM, 3DEXPERIENCE, and related technology implementations.
• Develop and review CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and technical documentation.
• Apply practical Design for Manufacturing principles.
• Present recommendations, technical demonstrations, workshops, and training.

Required profile

• Mechanical or Mechatronic Engineering qualification.
• 5–7+ years of experience in mechanical design, product development, manufacturing, or engineering systems.
• Strong CAD experience, preferably SOLIDWORKS.
• Good understanding of drawings, BOMs, revision control, manufacturing, and design release processes.
• Comfortable working directly with customers, engineering managers, and technical teams.
• Strong problem‑solving, communication, and project delivery skills.

Required skills

• SOLIDWORKS
• PDM (Product Data Management)
• 3DEXPERIENCE
• CAD
• Design for Manufacturing
• FEA (Finite Element Analysis)
• CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics)
• Simulation tools
• Design automation
• PLM (Product Lifecycle Management)
• ERP systems
• Engineering data management