Design & Development Engineer (Zahid Industries)

 Published Date: November 25, 2021
Employer:Zahid Tractor & Heavy Machinery Co. Ltd.
Job Title: Design & Development Engineer (Zahid Industries)
Location: Jeddah , Saudi Arabia
Job Type:Full Time Employee
Category:Mechanical Engineering
Description: Responsible for:
  • New designs – from concept to validating prototypes.
  • Design revisions, validation and verification.
  • Maintaining all design resources such as but not limited to CAD servers, S/W licenses, daily data back-ups, technical information, standards etc.
  • Design process optimization and automation.
  • Training and development of design team.
  • Establish and review design procedures & algorithms.
  • Tracking and forecasting design trends to incorporate in to ZI products and marketing plans.
  • Keeping up to date with relevant international standards, scientific and technical developments.
  • Design, create and test new products to determine their user-friendliness and marketability prior to official launch.
  • Design and create test jigs, simulators for products and prototype testing.
  • Simulate performance of new designs using simulation software, followed by real-life testing.
  • Ensuring that all design work is completed to the highest standard.
  • Oversee designers and extend to development of production methods as well as trouble shoot production issues.
  • Initiate design changes for cost effectiveness and product consistency.
  • Generating ideas for new products and researching feasibility recording and analyzing data.
  • Evaluate the feasibility of design concepts to meet functional/customer needs.
  • Develop timelines and cost estimates for product development tasks and appraise Operations Manager of performance against plan.
  • Evaluate, document, and implement potential design and process changes to improve product performance, manufacturability, safety and cost.
  • Review technical submittals such as but not limited to customer drawings, specifications and budgetary costs.
  • Review revised and new BOQ’s for correctness before releasing for procurement and production planning
Qualifications:
  • Technical College-Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.
  • Minimum of 3 years experience in similar position or head of mechanical design section in steel fabrication unit. 
  • At-least 3-4 years hands-on exposure involving designing SAE’s, mufflers and tanks.
  • Hands-on exposure to Solid works or Auto-desk platform would be an added advantage.
  • Strong leadership & hands-on problem-solving skills.
  • Creativity, strong English/Arabic written and verbal communications skills.
  • Very dynamic, multi-skilled and highly motivated with strong desire to learn and pass-on technical skills to the design team.
  • Ability to work under extreme pressure with calm, being level-headed and with a professional attitude.
  • This is a very technically oriented hand-on position, which requires innovative brain having proven track record in a similar field.
Education:Bachelor's degree / higher diploma
Experience:Min: 3
Salary:Unspecified
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