Mechanical Engineering Technician

SUMMARY:
Mechanical Engineering Technician

POSITION INFO:
Minimum Requirement:

• National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
• 2 Years experience in a Mechanical engineering environment would be an advantage
• Must be computer literate & have CAD knowledge

• New turnouts & track components
• Adaptation of existing designs, if required
• Interface of manual operation/switching devices
• Interface and adaptation of trailable self-normalizing systems
• Interface of switch machines
• All drawings according to paid down specifications and within defined parameters
• Ensure drawings are1005 correct and ready for production Support to Sales
• Principal (basic) layouts for new projects
• Estimates and cost Calculations for new products
• Weight and Length calculations for shipping of new/existing products
• Site visits for measurements for surface track and mining (underground if required)
• Site visits for after sales service (fault finding)
• Supervision and physically participating in installation of products on site
• Assist with system design description documents
• Assist to compile guideline documents
• Assist with generating new cutting programs for CNC machines
• Handle inquiries relating to design of products
• Fault find and evaluation for quality assurance
• Generate or update BOM
• Search for specifications/drawings for existing items
• Reverse engineering of parts for machines
• Design drawings for jigs, where necessary
• Tooling drawings where required