Component Engineer: Body

• Affirmative Action South African citizen
• National Diploma or Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering
• 3 years of experience in Supplier/ Quality/ Engineering on automotive components (development/ improvements/ problem-solving)

• Initiative, be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• Ability to quickly learn and understand complex components/ systems/ networks
• Good technical problem-solving ability
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
• Willingness to travel

• Mechatronics/ Mechanical Engineering qualification
• Experience in driver-assisting systems and e-Connectivity
• Knowledge of both metal, automotive glass and rubber components
• German and/ or Portuguese language knowledge or willingness to learn

• Ensure the group's products are engineered to market requirements by designing, developing, testing and introducing locally manufactured components
• Adapt and develop group-sourced designs to be compatible with the group's responsible markets‘ environmental conditions, and issue technical data in line with the correct component engineering level to meet the following criteria

• The group's products are built problem-free
• Regional requirements in terms of local content and technical support are met
• Innovative and unique product feature development
• Safety and reliability in service
• Technical support for discontinued models (and still required in Africa)
• Technical development that adheres to the emergence of the product needed process (PEP) manual
• Release of body department components and systems
• Resolution of design-related problems on all locally manufactured platforms
• Keep an accurate record of part level and software built in production (Bill of Materials)
• Coordination of testing and release of components and systems
• Initiate and drive cost savings on components in production

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