Vacancy: Industrial Designer

Applications close on: August 31, 2025
Remuneration:
Market Related
Department:
R&D
Reporting to:
R&D Manager
Position:
Full Time
Location:
South Africa

Short Summary

The ideal candidate will design, develop, integrate, and qualify products and systems from the concept stage and specification, to qualification, integration and production support as well as : Industrialize old products to improve costs.

Key Responsibilities

Product Industrialization

  • Improve design of current products to reduce manufacturing costs
  • Design and develop new products
  • Provide production support, e.g.: assembly, test instructions and training
  • Develop production and test equipment including manufacturing documentation packs for China and local Production to verify:
    • New Product Tooling
    • New and current products are made according to requirements.
    • Liaise with Chinese and local suppliers
  • Test and qualify products against international standards
  • Investigate and find current and new designs
  • Draw up new product design and qualification specifications

Research Responsibilities

Research new product technologies, components, and solutions.

Product Development and Deployment

  • Meet with Management and team to ascertain the following
  • Timescales
  • Product Design
  • Product and Document Configuration
  • Product Budgets
  • Assist Design Team with:
  • Product Deployment / In-house Production / Implementation at third party providers
  • Manufacturing
  • Field Support

Skills & Knowledge

  • Product design
  • Design Management
  • Product Management
  • Time Management
  • Research.

Personal Attributes

  • Remain flexible, function under pressure and
  • maintain a positive attitude and work.
  • performance in a variety of circumstances
  • Have the ability to work within a team, but also
  • Be able to work within a Project Management
  • Process-driven environment.
  • Take responsibility for staying up to date with the latest trends and developments.

Administration and Reporting

  • General correspondence and administration completed accurately and timeously.
  • Email, inbox, and data managed timeously and effectively.
  • Professional image maintained in all communication.
  • All reporting and feedback requirements met, and reports completed accurately and timeously, according to company requirements.
  • Drafting, maintaining and ensure adherence to departmental processes and standard operating procedures.
  • Supply statistics and information as requested.

Values

  • The Poynting brand: we value the promotion of the brand by maximizing exposure of brand symbols and colors on products in marketing. We ensure our behaviour and products embody the brand with the promises outlined here.
  • Innovation, use of MVPs and agile development methodologies are core values to create user-relevant products. We value similar methodologies to streamline internal functions and to galvanise and empower sales partners and provide creative marketing support.
  • Fearless Initiative and Risk-Taking: We cherish bold and assertive employees and teams who dare to take initiative and embrace calculated risks. We celebrate failures as steppingstones to progress and forgive mistakes that result from genuine efforts to advance our business.
  • Teamwork and Synergy: Vulnerability, honesty, mutual trust and integrity are nurtured and demanded as these are key drivers of team excellence.
  • Diversity and Inclusion: We embrace diversity and strive to provide equal opportunities to all, recognizing the substantial commercial and internal benefits it unlocks. We actively eliminate biases that hinder company diversity.
  • Global citizens: We value and take care of our environment, employees, other stakeholders and want to enrich societies around us. We welcome and immerse ourselves in different world cultures since this is key to achieving our Vision.

Qualification & Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Design – Required
  • 3+ years’ experience in the following:
  • Conceptualization and problem solving of various design criteria
  • Proficiency in SolidWorks, CorelDraw (Advantageous), and Microsoft Office (Compulsory)
  • Proficiency with simulation software – mechanical and thermal
  • Sketching, concept drawing, 3D presentation/rendering, technical drawing
  • Design experience in plastic fabrication, other manufacturing processes such as sheet-metal, injection molding, extrusion, vacuum forming as well as printing
  • Producing efficient designs within the framework of simplicity, feasibility, cost efficiency and accuracy
  • Compiling assemblies and detailed manufacturing drawings in accordance with acknowledged manufacturing standards
  • Issuing revisions and updates to the manufacturing drawings and material lists
  • Providing technical support during manufacturing processes
  • The following additional experience will be highly advantageous
  • Basic Electrical / Electronic knowledge and experience

How to Apply

Please send applications to:
Poynting Antennas (Pty) Ltd
Attention to: Human Resources Department
Please mention in the subject: APL/PA-HR01– Your Name
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