About the position
A well-established Automotive Body company requires the above to be responsible for the technical design and quality within the company, either as a direct responsibility for the company's products, or to ensure technical compliance in specifically production and facilities/equipment.
Minimum requirements for the role:
- A tertiary qualification in mechanical engineering (B Eng) is essential for this role.
- Previous design experience 5 years, as well as managing a technical department, preferably in the bodybuilder design and manufacturing industry (CIT, Military vehicles, Body Builders).
- Ability to create sound mechanical designs, from concept through to detail design.
- Must have mechanical and spatial insight.
- Must be proficient in SolidWorks.
- Must be able to manage people and processes.
- The successful candidate must have market insight and a strategic mindset.
- E-mail CVs to [Email Address Removed]d
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Responsible for the technical design and quality within the company, either as a direct responsibility for the company's products or ensuring technical compliance in specifically production and facilities/equipment. The position is also responsible for all new product proposals, both technically as well as commercially.
- Initiating and designing, based on market feedback and technical feasibility, new product designs for the company, mainly mechanical, but also managing the integration of the electrical and software elements.
- Prototyping the designs, and creating the data pack for the new product, including initial costing.
- Ensuring that the design is market and production-ready, through the creation of BOMs, fabrication drawings, costing, creation of required parts NRs, loading costs and parts into the ERP system etc.
- Transferring knowledge to relevant departments (production, sales and marketing, finance etc), to ensure their success with the new product.
- Managing the sales process of all leads brought into the company by the S&M Manager, including client liaison, technical input and generation of comprehensive client proposals.
- Providing technical input and expertise to all areas of the company.
- Be involved with the MANCO to ensure the success of the company as a whole.
- Managing all aspects of the employee life cycle of 8 direct reports.
- Ensuring that all designs and products offered by the company are in line with market requirements.
- Ensuring that all documents and processes are in place to ensure product success, both externally and internally.
- Ensuring accuracy in quotations, use costings feedback to increase accuracy.
- Warranty accounts and claims as an indicator of product (design) defects.
- E-mail CVs to [Email Address Removed]d
Salary package, including benefits, is highly negotiable depending on experience gained.
Desired Skills:
- Automotive
- Engineer
- Design Engineer
- Chief Design Engineer
