Mechanical CAD Draughtsman; Electro-Optics

Position: Mechanical CAD Draughtsman (Electro-Optics)
Job Description

Red Ember Recruitment is seeking a Mechanical CAD Draughtsman (Electro-Optics) on behalf of our client in the defence and electro-optical research and development sector based in Pretoria.

The successful candidate will provide mechanical draughting and modelling support for the development of advanced EO assemblies, including detailed CAD designs, opto-mechanical integration, data-pack management, and configuration control.

Key Responsibilities

Mechanical Design & Draughting

• Interpret system and product requirements for mechanical design
• Produce mechanical assembly and sub-assembly drawings
• Perform detailed modelling using PTC CREO or similar tools
• Apply ISO, SABS, ACME, or British drawing standards
• Support opto-mechanical design activities

Integration, Testing & Documentation

• Participate in systems integration with optical, electronic, software, and mechanical teams
• Conduct lab testing and evaluation of produced designs
• Maintain full data-pack and configuration management (Windchill)
• Prepare data-packs for serial production

Engineering Support

• Collaborate with mechanical and optics production facilities
• Assist in procurement of materials, components, and manufactured items
• Provide engineering design support as required
• Perform any reasonable tasks assigned

Travel

• Occasional international travel to clients or parent company

Requirements

• Matric
• Minimum 5 years mechanical CAD draughting in an engineering environment
• Experience in product development

Required:

• Mechanical CAD (PTC CREO or similar)
• ISO, SABS, ACME or British drawing standards
• Microsoft Office

Preferred:

• Opto-mechanical draughting
• Strong systems understanding and ability to work across technical disciplines

Requirements
B.Eng degree (electronic or computer). Software design and implementation experience. Experience in product development. Software system engineering experience. Specialist knowledge (required / preferred):
Object orientated programming experience (C++) (required). Embedded systems software development (required). Experience in image processing (preferred). Machine learning algorithms development (preferred).