Technical Designer

At Rock Processing, we're passionate about development and advanced technology, and we always aim to offer the best possible experience for our customers in a sustainable way. We are looking for a dedicated and innovative individual to join our team as a Technical Designer. The role will report to the Drawing Office Manager and will be based from our offices in Spartan, Kempton Park.

Purpose of the role: Develop and design products, equipment and tools to produce products that meet high quality requirements and performance standards. Analyze equipment specifications and process requirements to conceive practical designs. Generate production drawings and specifications for purchasing and fabrication purposes.

• Review product development requirements for compatibility with methods to determine cost and schedules.
• Integrate equipment and material capabilities to meet module target specifications and technology target specifications.
• Hand over method/process and equipment to production.
• Utilize CAD (Computer Aided Design) or CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) systems to model new designs and produce detailed engineering drawings.
• Specify precise new product functional requirements; design, test and integrate components to produce final designs; evaluate the design's overall effectiveness, cost, reliability and safety.
• Design, develop, execute and evaluate fitness for use testing, product specifications and process validation plans; create and review material part specifications and bills of materials.
• Collaborate with internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers and product.
• Ensure compliance with established industry safety and design standards and guidelines.
• Generate mass estimates of products for tender proposals.
• Generate technical data packs for jobs on time, containing detailed drawings and engineering bill of materials (EBOM).
• Ensure all tolerances, machining, welding, material treatment etc. specifications are specified.
• Travel and meet with customers when needed; take measurements on site.
• Ensure all work conforms to the required in house modeling and detailing standards.
• Check drawings and BOMs to eliminate NCRs.
• Generate new in house technical standards and training material.
• Suggest product improvements in terms of quality, pricing and performance.
• Assist other departments when needed (e.g., accompany site visits, support engineering group with CAD models for FEA).
• Consult with Lead Designer and Design Office Manager on new or changed designs before processing as jobs.
• Maintain an accurate electronic drawing office file structure of jobs for as built management and full traceability.
• Support ETO and R&D resources across teams on a case by case basis.
• Work in a primarily office based environment; remote work limited.

• N6 in mechanical engineering qualification or higher.
• 6+ years of 3D CAD modelling and drafting experience in sheet metal fabrication industries including welding specifications.
• Proficiency in Siemens NX or SolidEdge preferred.
• Maintain effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjust to new work structures, processes, requirements or cultures.
• Effectively meet customer needs; build productive customer relationships; provide world class engineering support.
• Communicate clearly and succinctly to individuals and groups; convey information and ideas in a focused and compelling way.
• Engage audience to help them understand and retain the message.
• Originating action to improve existing conditions and processes; identify improvement opportunities; generate ideas and implement solutions.
• Participate in learning opportunities; apply new knowledge and skills on the job.
• Work as a team member to move the team toward completing goals.
• Take prompt action to accomplish objectives; achieve goals beyond what is required; be proactive.
• Effectively manage time and resources to ensure work is completed efficiently and timely.
• Work with numbers and figures to produce logical outcomes.
• Analyze and compare objects or ideas based on similarities or differences; justify distinctions.
• Set high performance standards for self and others; assume responsibility and accountability; self impose standards of excellence.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Fluent in English; additional languages an added benefit.

We offer an interesting role in an international business environment, extraordinary products, great colleagues and opportunities for your professional development.

At Sandvik, we believe that diversity of experience, perspective and background will lead to a better environment for our employees, our business and our customers.