Product Development Engineer

SUMMARY:
This large manufacturing company requires the expertise of an experienced, qualified Engineer with a strong background in the Automotive Product Development industry. Exceptional computer skills and a thorough understanding of automotive quality systems is essential.

POSITION INFO:
Requirements:

• Must have a Bachelor Degree in Engineering Technology (BTech (Eng)) or Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSc(Eng))/Bachelors of Engineering (BEng): NQF Level 7 minimum.
• Passion for the automotive industry.
• Good analytical & problem-solving ability.
• Essential motor industry knowledge of PPAP and APQP processes
• Exceptional computer literacy with knowledge of Covisint, GroupSupply, Teamcenter and MDSystems.
  Must have an understanding of Solidworks, CATIA and MS Office.
• Must have a very good understanding of automotive quality systems (e.g. ISO 9001, VDA 6, ISO TS 16949 and Q1)
• At least 5 years engineering experience.
• Good communication skills in English, verbal and in writing.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Good technical report writing skills.
• Coordinate and manage a multi-disciplinary team to ensure that projects are completed in a timeous and cost-effective manner
  Duties and Responsibilities:
• Interact with customers and potential customers during the initial RFQ phase and throughout the development program of new products. 
• Manage projects through the use of various customer portals, communicate with all stakeholders and ensure effective project management standards.
• Follow project management standards to complete all programs on time and within budget.
• Manage a quality system that follows ISO TS 16949 principles, and complete all related documentation as required by various customer part approval systems.
• Conduct product development from concept to PSW.
• Manufacture product development samples.

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