Job Opportunity: Senior Engineering Manager
We are looking for a SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. The incumbent will be a senior level member of our regional service engineering team, responsible for managing the engineering team and leading assigned projects and tasks, by driving or participating in regular customer-facing technical engagements, technical strategy, innovation, troubleshooting and root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. The role is essential to the success of the organization and must possess a range of technical, strong human interface and leadership skills, as well as business and commercial acumen to excel in this role.
Essential Functions:
Possess a broad knowledge of controls, power conversion, automation, data analytics and their application to the industries, equipment and customers that we serve.
Well-versed in problem-solving, RCA and project management principles from training and experience.
Actively assist in promoting our Service Engineering, and selling to customers, partners, and others.
Play a critical role in defining the overall product and growth strategy, by partnering with Business Development and Product Management.
Demonstrates proficiency in planning and managing departmental budgets and project costs.
Execute work in effective and efficient ways to best serve customers and attain corporate regional and goals.
Key contact for Corporate R&D teams, globally.
Qualifications:
Minimum Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Controls, Power, Software, Physics or Computer Engineering or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience from e.g. UP, UCT, Wits, Stellenbosch.
Master's of Science or Business Administration a plus.
Required experience includes:
10 years of engineering experience.
15 years of industry and related experience.
10 years of experience in electric machines, drives, controls and/or systems.
Extensive and up to date knowledge in drives, controls and/or rotating electric machines.
Knowledge and experience in industrial and/or machine control theory.
Experience with mining machine systems applications including but not limited to electric mining shovels, draglines, haul trucks, rotary blast hole drills, and hydraulic excavators.
Demonstrated experience in managing the product lifecycle of systems and products.
Demonstrated success with the ability to identify key customer requirements and translate them into detailed product specifications for multi-generational products.
Leverageable experience with engineering tools and systems, including simulators, modeling, virtual prototyping and statistical analysis.
Good ability to work with business ERP system.
Salary negotiable - Please forward your CV to ******
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