Engineer: Mechanical Hardware

Recruiter:

The Hiring House

Job Ref:

JHB000687/SM

Date posted:

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

SUMMARY:
We are looking for a Engineer: Mechanical Hardware to be responsible for developing, adapting, refining and improving mechanical designs for avionics enclosures, antenna trackers, ground control stations, aircraft integration packs and interface designs. We have a permanent role in Cape Town.

POSITION INFO:
Responsibilities
- Formal design, development, implementation and verification of hardware systems, subsystems and associated electronics, embedded software / firmware and mechanics. The role will involve both understanding and providing inputs towards high level design architectures and interfaces as well as low-level detailed design, implementation and verification of designs;
- Contributing towards the Development Engineering outputs for a specific project, including all design, documentation and verification artefacts
- Implementation of the company's system engineering processes, plans and policies as applicable to a specific project;
- Assisting with the company's production efforts, including procurement, supplier management, SRU level assembling and testing, LRU level assembly and testing, environmental stress screening, qualification and support
- Performing minor support roles within the company if required.

Minimum Qualifications:
- Suitable Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Mechatronic Engineering (BSc Eng/BEng), or equivalent.

Required Skills and Experience:
- Proficiency in CAD, mechanical design, 3D modelling, thermal analysis and structural simulation and analysis.

Recommended Skills and Experience:
- 2 – 3 years of relevant industry or post-graduate experience;
- Experience with CAM production techniques (e.g., laser cutting, machining, 3D printing);
- A Master’s Degree in Mechanical or Mechatronic Engineering (MSc Eng/MEng).

Please call us on 0100300127

NB: Should you not hear from us within 6 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful

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