Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Job at Sunray Ventures

Sunray Ventures - Our client, Daystar Power Group is a pan-African provider of solar power solutions, offering its systems on a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), fixed monthly fee lease or buy-out basis. All our solutions are accompanied by comprehensive maintenance services, to ensure the solutions run 365 days a year. We are currently operational in Ghana and Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Position: Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Job Location: Lagos, Nigeria 

Job Description

• We are currently seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to lead mechanical design and fabrication of enclosures, wire harnesses and mounting racks.
• You should enjoy digging working in a fast-paced environment and digging into details while staying focused on the goal. You must be able to balance cost, quality and time when managing a project. You will be based in Lagos and report directly to Daystar Power Group’s Chief Operating Officer.

Key Responsibilities

• Mechanical design of enclosures, wire harness, and solar mounting racks (roof top and ground mount) using Autodesk Inventor or similar software
• Fabrication of prototypes which will eventually go into mass production.
• Structural analysis of roof tops, walls and ground structures for mounting of equipment .
• Responsible for the specification compliance of designs.
• Responsible for mechanical part selection taking into consideration obsolescence, availability and cost.
• Ensures design files and information are kept up to date, and stored in accordance with departmental procedures.
• Keeps up to date with the latest manufacturing techniques and drawing standards.
• Follows departmental processes relating to management of designs.
• Responsible for identifying mechanical part numbers in accordance with the material finishes.
• Responsible for creation of 2D drawings to allow manufacture or purchase.
• Responsible for production of Customer Procurement (CP) drawings for new products.
• Responsible for carrying out design change requests in a timely manner.
• Ensures the mechanical design output fits in with all other aspects of the design.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum of 5 years direct mechanical design experience with total product life cycle experience.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and extraordinary oral and written communication skills required.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects simultaneously at various stages
• Self-starter with enthusiasm for a fast-paced, high-performing start-up work environment

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a forward-looking, innovative company, with international group of colleagues;
• Unlimited career opportunities - depending on achievements and personal development;
• A competitive salary and benefits package with long term prospect in a fast growing company.