Product Development Engineer (PDE) Distribution and Transmission Hardware
DAV
- R Undisclosed
- Permanent Intermediate position
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Pietermaritzburg (Pietermaritzburg Central)
- Posted 29 Jan 2026 by DAV
- Expires in 34 days
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Job 2632050 - Ref 215258318274409
About the position
Product Development Engineer (PDE) Distribution and Transmission Hardware
Location: Pietermaritzburg
Our client is a proudly African organization with a global presence, manufacturing high-quality products for energy transmission and distribution networks. Their head office and manufacturing operations are situated in Pietermaritzburg.
Responsibilities
- Manage cost and timelines of all related projects
- Design prototypes, conduct technical qualification, and oversee testing
- Develop and implement manufacturing processes for distribution and transmission hardware products, including:
- Substation clamps, wireform, and vibration damping products
- Small hardware components (e.g., fuse cut-out components - production implementation only)
- Drive continuous improvement of products and manufacturing processes
- Engage with suppliers on technical specifications, new materials, and product development
- Issue manufacturing drawings to ensure accuracy of design revisions
Quality Management (Support):
- Assist in reducing production waste in hardware manufacturing
- Provide guidance to receipt inspection teams on incoming materials
- Lead and close out engineering-related non-conformance investigations
Sales & Marketing (Support):
- Contribute to tenders and technical submissions for distribution and transmission hardware
- Address and resolve technical product-related customer complaints
Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years' product development experience in a manufacturing environment
- Grade 12 or equivalent
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering (preferably BSc Eng)
- Professional registration with ECSA (mandatory)
- Proven experience in line hardware development
- Exposure to the electrical power transmission and distribution industry (advantageous)
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
- Engineering design and analysis expertise
- Project management and product development skills
- Excellent communication (written and verbal)
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Attention to detail and time management
- Resilience under pressure and ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to influence change
- Knowledge of ISO 9001 principles
- Engineering Professions Act (basic understanding)
- South African Labour Laws (basic understanding)
- Knowledge of Risk management
Systems Proficiency:
- Computer Aided Design and Draughting (CADD) - Intermediate
- Finite Element Analysis (FEA) - Intermediate to Advanced
- MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) - Medium to Advanced
- SHEQX - Intermediate to Advanced (non-conformance management software advantageous)
- ERP (SYSPRO or similar) - Basic understanding
Desired Skills:
- Production
- manufacturing
- line hardware
- ECSA
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