Senior Engineer Design

About the role

Eskom Communications is hiring a Senior Engineer Design in Gauteng, South Africa, on a full-time basis. The role covers reverse engineering services, new designs and modifications of turbine and plant equipment, and the development and planning of design skills.

Key responsibilities

• Provide a reverse engineering service.
• Carry out new design and modifications on turbine and plant equipment.
• Conduct technical investigations into technology improvements.
• Ensure the development, enhancement and planning/scheduling of design skills.
• Comply with safety, health, environment and quality requirements.

Required profile

• MSc/MEng Mechanical Engineering with at least 5 years of related experience, or BSc/BEng Mechanical Engineering with at least 10 years of specialist experience.
• Must mentor a trainee engineer or design engineer.
• Must achieve ECSA PR ENG registration within 3 years of appointment, or have an approved action plan for it.

Required skills

• Mechanical design using modern FEA modelling, thermodynamic and fluid dynamic modelling, 3D scanning and knowledge of high-temperature steels.
• Quality management systems and relevant ISO standards.
• OHSA, construction and environmental regulations.
• MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) and CAD/FEA software such as SolidWorks, Nastran, Patran or Marc.