VJ 15446 - Mechanical Design Engineer (Pumps) – Gauteng

Recruiter:

Professional Career Services

Job Ref:

VJ 15446 - Mechanica..

Date posted:

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

R800k – R960k CTC

SUMMARY:
Mechanical Design Engineer (Pumps) – Gauteng

POSITION INFO:

Employer Description

Our client is an industrial equipment manufacturing company.

Job Description

You will be required to design components to suit customized pump arrangements, modify existing drawings where necessary and provide advice to machine-shops, fabricators and fitters to ensure the design is implemented correctly through to installation. You will also be responsible for the following:

Create new designs complete with cutting lists and machining/fabrication drawings
Review customer and sales problems/requests, to evaluate and provide technical solutions to product performance in
the field
Review manufacturing drawings and work closely with the production team to provide technical support during the
manufacturing and assembly process, including troubleshooting and problem-solving as needed
Assist the Sales Department with new designs or adjustments to existing designs for baseplates, vertical pumps, pontoons, walkaways and tanks. Provide technical support to the sales department on new products
Provide engineering calculations including but not limited to: Load analysis, material stress, fluid dynamics, Centre of gravity
Identify material requirements and provide assistance with the bill of materials generated and verify the bill of materials per job file received
Select appropriate materials and components for designs, considering factors such as cost, durability, and availability
Able to interpret engineering drawings, assist machine-shops and fabricators with machine-setup & interpretation of drawings

Qualifications

BEng/BSc Mechanical Engineering
Registered as a Professional Engineer (Pr Eng)

Skills

Minimum of 5 years’ experience in mechanical design and fabrication detailing
Good general knowledge of pump application, mechanical and hydraulic loading, engineering concepts
Knowledge of material strengths, fits and tolerances
Hands-on experience with design, engineering and/or fabrication of pump components
Good experience with and willing to conceptualise designs using CAD packages
Autodesk packages, Product Design & Manufacturing: CAD Software, Autodesk Inventor, 3DS Max,
Navisworks, Vault, Fusion

Benefits

Medical Aid and Pension after probation

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