CSIR Niist Careers – Principal System Design Engineer

• Design, building an Engineering system from subsystems and components to integrate the solutions into the Mining system value chain including supporting the fine tuning of a process to stability.
• Understand the inherent risk associated with introducing of new innovations into a mining system and to conduct a risk-based analysis to ensure that the subsystem and systems designs meet the requirements.
• Compile a system or product test procedures to be used during step or validation tests. Conduct validation or verification test e.g. Factory testing of the application of the product solution to ensure it meets the desired specifications prior to installation.
• Lead multi-disciplinary project teams to work together in delivering the desired product solution. This includes interface with the customer to detail the user requirements and translate these to the project team and into a workable solution for the client.
• Develop the product operating procedure and be able to train the user on the product application through its product life cycle.
• Understand subsystems interfaces to identify the process value chain dependencies to ensure the coherent application of product /solution.
• Model the process to analyse the risk and to engineer the mitigations to reduce or eliminate the risk, for successful application of the solution.
• Translate mining process problem or customer needs into specific, well written requirements to which systems and sub-systems can be architected and designed.
• Facilitate and drive regular client stakeholder engagement including post project evaluation with the impact area managers to understand the use of testing and research results for clients’ decision support and value add.

Job Requirements:

• To travel to mining clients and industry manufacturing sites.
• Problem-solving and solution-seeking orientation.
• Competencies: Analytical thinking; conceptual thinking, customer service orientation, initiative, networking and liaison; numerical reasoning; planning and organising; process engineering -and system competence and teamwork.
• Excellent English communication, presentation and writing skills, including the publication of technical outputs.
• In-depth knowledge of mining value chain, processes, management systems, engineering equipment’s and how all is integrated into running the operations.
• Ability to generate new knowledge and innovate.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead innovation and technology adoption in the mining industry.
• Ability to work independently, and as a team player.

Qualification & Experience:

• Experience in programming languages Python, C/C++ Java, Perl, Ruby,scripting in bash, Lua, and the use of integration technologies SCP , SSH , Connect Direct , MQFTE and SQL-based technologies;
• A Bachelor’s degree in electrical or electronics engineering with a t seven years’ experience.
• ECSA registration
• A Masters’ degree in electronic, electrical, computer engineering, computer science, data science or information technology with 10 years’ experience will be an added advantage.