Job Description

Closing Date 2025/09/23
Reference Number AEC250909-2
Pillar AECI Mining
Job Title Manufacturing Engineer
Job Type Classification Permanent
Job Grade DL
Number of Positions 1
Location - Town / Site Modderfontein
Location - Province Gauteng
Location - Country South Africa

To bridge the gap between product design and scalable manufacturing. Play a pivotal part in transforming new product designs into efficient, high-quality production systems. Ensure manufacturability, improve production processes, and collaborate cross-functionally to bring innovative products to life at scale.
Required outputs: functional

• Partner with R&D and design teams to ensure product designs are optimized for manufacturability, cost-effectiveness, and efficient assembly.
• Lead the industrialization of new products, from prototyping through to production readiness and release.
• Develop and implement manufacturing processes, technologies, and define production equipment requirements.
• Verify and maintain accurate Bills of Materials (BOMs) in SAP against Manufacturing Data Packages (MDPs).
• Perform time studies, process validations to set world-class manufacturing standards.
• Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements using lean manufacturing tools and methodologies.to ensure competitive product costing; improved efficiencies, including determining the EOQs (Economic Order Quantities)
• Facilitate the development of assembly instructions, testing procedures, process flows, PFMEAs, and control plans in conjunction with relevant stakeholders.
• Oversee the industrialization of test equipment and collaborate on test system design and validation.

Support root cause analysis and problem-solving activities (e.g., 8D, A3) to improve quality and reduce waste.
Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering (or a related field).
• 3-5 years of experience in a similar role, ideally in manufacturing transfer or new product introduction (NPI) environments.
• Proven experience with process validation techniques, such as PPAP and PFMEA.
• Hands-on experience with quality and lean tools (PFMEA, SPC, 8D, A3, Kaizen).
• Experience working in cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams.

Strong knowledge of manufacturing principles, materials, and process technologies

Skills Required