# Junior Mechatronics Engineer (Product Design) - JHB

ENVIRONMENT: A South African technology company specialising in the design, development, and manufacture of electronic hardware and software solutions for the mining industry is seeking two Junior Mechatronic Engineers to join its product development team. The successful candidates will be responsible for designing and testing enclosures and mechanical assemblies that protect electronic components in demanding mining environments. Reporting to a Senior Engineer, the role offers hands-on experience working with various materials, 3D modelling, and test rigs. This opportunity is ideally suited to curious and innovative engineers who enjoy practical problem-solving, experimenting with new ideas, and building or developing things both professionally and in their personal time. DUTIES: Design enclosures and mechanical assemblies for electronic products. Build 3D models and drawings in Autodesk Inventor and similar software. Work with a range of materials to select the right fit for each enclosure. Calculate physical stresses and loads on enclosures and components. Design and run test rigs, including destructive impact testing. Analyse test results and refine designs based on findings

- **Id**: 3641570
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/datafin-junior-mechatronics-engineer-product-design-jhb>
- **Role**: Robotics
- **Role family**: Robotics
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Cape Town, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-02T07:00:29Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-02T07:00:29Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 8
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2190
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4497034
- **Name**: Datafin
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/datafin>
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 8

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-02T21:51:00Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 6
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.164
- **P room**: 0.35
- **Age days**: 7
- **Expected fill days**: 2
- **Reasons**: seen:7, agency, velocity, win:tail, comp:junior
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

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