Principal Engineer

• Research, development, and design of products and engineering projects.
• Manage a team of Engineers to ensure the products or project developments are completed successfully on time, with expected quality, within budget and to customer specifications.

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Min 5 years' experience in product development or similar senior role.
• Must come from an Automotive background (non-neg)
• Familiar with quality systems like ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 a strong advantage.

• Be able to work effectively in a team environment and individually.
• Time management to deliver projects on-time.
• Strong interpersonal and people management skills.

• Management:

• Oversee the design and development of products and processes.
• Ensure products and associated jigs and fixtures are developed.
• Set, analyse and report on development targets in the form of development time and budget.
• Ensure compliance to all legal and statutory requirements.
• Manage projects and resources within the team.
• Work efficiently to meet strategic goals and satisfy customer requirements.
• Manage the performance and output of team members.
• Product Development:

• Create conceptual designs and presentations.
• Design and develop new products using 3D and 2D CAE.
• Ensure the product development SOP and all related documentation are being followed and completed correctly.
• Ensure that required testing is completed correctly, analysing the results and advising on any engineering counter-measure if required.
• Continuous Improvement:

• Develop and execute Continuous Improvement Programs (CIP) with a cost down mind-set with quality and customer as a focus.
• Research and analyse different materials, manufacturing processes, development processes, design tolerances and other factors in the developmental and manufacturing process.
• Customer:

• Maintain existing and develop new customer relationships during the development process and beyond.
• Interact with external and internal customers.
• Finance:

• Manage the Capex application and implement any specific tooling required for a product or process.
• Protect company assets (working capital & fixed assets).
• Promote good Corporate Governance.
• SHEQ:

• Comply with the requirements of the Quality Management Systems.
• Adhere to and enforce compliance to company SHEQ policy.
• Be mindful of SHEQ issues in the development and hand over process and that these are designed out of the products manufacture, fitment and operation.
• Identify potential hazards and critical safety issues in the workplace.

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