Recruitment Room Team
VEHICLE ENGINEER – Automotive (Uitenhage Contract)
Job Description
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY:
- Implement engineering development activities to assess, monitor and support component localization, quality improvements and complexity reduction so as to ensure quality, reliability and acceptability of vehicles.
- Arrange that all identified engineering activities for a development process related to Vehicle Engineering are actioned to meet corporate timing objectives.
- Evaluate, approve and release vehicles, rejecting any component or assembly that does not meet Group engineering standards, local environment and customer requirements.
- Collect and release data related to the total vehicle and monitor technical changes to ensure suitability of proposed changes with respect to usage, function, safety and performance of product.
- Produce cost-effective engineering solutions to resolve product problems.
- To support production and suppliers in resolving technical problems and queries.
- Represent Vehicle Engineering at all levels during divisional activities, by participation in projects, discussions and presentations so as to define/negotiate/agree on engineering requirements and/or support/advise on engineering matters
- Monitor and check the function of all test facilities and equipment related to the section.
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ESSENTIAL:
- Minimum of BSc/ B Eng/ B Tech degree in Engineering or National Diploma in Engineering
- 2 – 5 years in an engineering environment, exposure to testing and measuring with a good understanding of the operation and functioning of an automobile.
- Communication skills, including report writing
- Technical engineering concepts and design, physics, electronics and measurement skills
- Knowledge of German language
- Problem solving
- Computer literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Notes, MS Projects)
- Interpersonal skills
- Presentation skills
- Conflict management skills
- High speed and defensive driving
- Training skills
