Senior Engineer (Fixed Term Contract)

Job Title: Senior Engineer Start Date: 2026-08-14 - 2026-09-13 Vacancy Type: Fixed Term Contract NCM003329 Sectors: Artisan Location: Western Cape , Cape Town: Helderberg Salary: R 45 000 - R 65 000 Monthly Basic Salary Brief: 3d cad|asme|fea|matlab Are you an experienced Mechanical Engineer with strong design, project management and technical leadership capabilities looking to take your career to the next level? Detail: Our client, an established engineering organisation delivering specialised equipment and engineered solutions, is looking for a Senior Engineer to join its technical team. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior engineering professional to take ownership of complex design and manufacturing projects while providing technical guidance to engineers and technicians. If you enjoy hands-on engineering, solving complex technical challenges and leading projects from concept through to delivery, we'd love to hear from you Key Responsibilities: - Provide senior technical oversight for specialised equipment design, manufacturing and customer projects while mentoring engineers and technicians. - Lead engineering development and project delivery, including strength calculations, FEA/simulation, SolidWorks design, manufacturing documentation, procurement, scheduling and vendor coordination. - Manage technical compliance, quality, safety and project reporting while supporting inspection, maintenance, corrective actions and effective stakeholder communication. Job Experience & Skills Required / Ideal Candidate Profile: Education - Mechanical Engineering Degree. - Registration as a Professional Engineer (PrEng). Experience - Minimum 6&ndash;8 years' experience in a relevant engineering environment. - Strong experience in mechanical engineering, design and project delivery. - Experience working with manufacturing and engineered equipment. - Experience providing technical guidance or mentoring to engineers and technicians. Skills - Advanced knowledge of MS Office, particularly Word, Excel and Teams. - Excellent written and verbal English communication skills. - Strong technical report-writing capability. - Sound understanding of 3D CAD packages, particularly SolidWorks. - Exposure to FEA software such as SolidWorks Simulation. - Exposure to Mathcad, MATLAB or similar engineering calculation software. - Knowledge of fabrication, welding, boiler-making and precision machining. - Exposure to ASME VIII, API and international classification rules will be advantageous. - Excellent organisational, planning and time-management skills. - Strong leadership and stakeholder-management capabilities. Other: - Based in the Western Cape. Apply now! For more exciting IT vacancies, please visit: www.networkcontracting.co.za I also specialise in recruiting in the following fields: - Engineering & Manufacturing - Software Development - Data Engineering & Analytics If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions. For more information contact: [email&#160;protected] Connect with me on LinkedIn! << http://linkedin.com/in/gladys-motsumi-67ba73183 >> show more... For more information please contact: Gladys Motsumi Apply