For more information about the unit, please visit: https://www.csir.co.za/future-production-manufacturing
Key responsibilities:
- Undertake Additive Manufacturing related activities in machine design and development
- Create and maintain technical documentation
- Supervise/mentor junior colleagues, students and interns in the area(s) of expertise
- Generate and contribute towards science engineering & technology (SET) activity outputs e.g. reports, guidelines, system requirements, peer-reviewed publications, and technology packages
- Work independently to resolve problems utilising technical or specialised expertise
- Remain current in field of expertise with respect to new approaches in tools, methods or technologies
- Participate in external task teams or committees in relevant domains
- Responsible for developing own career by developing a career plan
Qualifications, skills and experience:
- A bachelor’s degree in mechatronics or mechanical or electrical engineering, an honours’s degree in mechatronics or mechanical or electrical engineering or information technology will be advantageous;
- At least three years’ of experience in each of the following:
- Proficiency in machine building
- Mechanical Engineering skills
- Strong analytical and fault finding skills combined with sound mechanical engineering skills
- Demonstrated ability to supervise/mentor/develop junior staff;
- Demonstrated skills in: analytical thinking, flexibility and adaptability, investigative orientation, planning and organising, problem solving, verbal and written communication, team work, self-management (planning, prioritising and time management – includes the ability to work independently), systems level thinking, multi-disciplinary knowledge.
PLEASE NOTE THAT FEEDBACK WILL BE GIVEN TO SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES ONLY.
For more info, please contact the CSIR Recruitment Centre on 012 841 4774 or email us at [email protected] do-not send your application to this mailbox.
The CSIR is an equal opportunity employer. As such, it is committed to the Employment Equity Act of 1998. By applying for this position at the CSIR, the applicant understands, consents and agrees that the CSIR may solicit a credit and criminal report from a registered credit bureau and/or SAPS (in relation to positions that require trust and honesty and/or entail the handling of cash or finances) and may also verify the applicant’s educational qualifications and employment history. The CSIR reserves the right to remove the advertisement at any time before the stated closing date and it further reserves the right not to appoint if a suitable candidate is not identified.