Senior Engineer

About the position

ENVIRONMENT: A leading independent engineering firm based in Randburg, Johanneburg, is seeking a Senior Engineer to take charge of project planning, design, and execution. The ideal candidate will oversee both consulting and in-house engineering teams, ensuring technical excellence across all project phases. Responsibilities include reviewing and approving analytical calculations, simulations, CAD models, and manufacturing drawings. Applicants should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent) with 2–4 years’ experience in mechanical design, ideally within heavy steel or materials handling environments. Strong proficiency in SolidWorks (assemblies, sheet metal, and weldments) is essential.

DUTIES:

• Setting up of project requirements and schedules.
• Scope generation.
• Manage multiple complex projects at the same time.
• Ensure their designs meet manufacturing, technical and customer requirements.
• Ensure that all design projects are completed within budget and time.
• Task delegation, tracking and reporting.
• Management of the engineering team.
• Interaction with clients.
• Site visits and commissioning.
• Strongly focused on project management and design from conception to completion.
• Strong design and mechanical, structural analysis competency including FEA.
• Supervise both mechanical engineers and draftsman within their own project scope as well as others.
• Ability to conduct structural analysis on chassis design concepts.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
• 10 years’ work experience in relevant field of engineering and management.
• Experience in Materials Handling, Modular Structures and Mobile Mining Equipment working as a lead engineer.
• CAD experience (Solidworks).
• Work using a product management system (PDM, Team Centre).
• Hands on experience with mining machinery.
• Proficient in office products such as teams, excel and word.

Desired Skills:

• Design
• Mechanical Design
• Mechanical Engineering
• Solidwork
• Structural Engineering

About The Employer:

Our client is a well-established, independent engineering consultancy based in Randburg, specializing in the design and delivery of complex mechanical and structural solutions for heavy industrial environments. With a strong reputation for technical excellence, they work across materials handling, modular structures, and mining-related equipment, supporting projects from concept and detailed design through to manufacture, site installation, and [URL Removed] firm operates in a highly hands-on, delivery-focused environment where engineers are deeply involved across the full project lifecycle. Their work is characterised by practical, buildable designs, close collaboration between engineering and manufacturing teams, and a strong emphasis on quality, accountability, and [URL Removed] is an organization that values technical competence, ownership, and energy. Engineers are trusted with real responsibility, exposed to challenging projects, and given the opportunity to lead both people and projects in a fast-paced, high-standards environment.