# Design Engineer

Join a Global Leader in Industrial Gear Engineering At David Brown Santasalo, we design, manufacture, and support high-performance gear systems that power critical industrial processes around the world. With over 1,200 dedicated professionals across 25 global locations, we combine a rich heritage with cutting-edge engineering to deliver reliable, application-proven solutions. From gear manufacturing and servicing to bespoke design and full lifecycle support, we specialise in David Brown, Santasalo, and DBS heritage gearboxes—as well as third-party systems of any make or model. Our global teams of design, application, and service engineers ensure that industries worldwide benefit from our expertise, innovation, and commitment to excellence. This exciting opportunity is based at David Brown South Africa, home to approximately 161 employees, where you’ll contribute to a dynamic, high-performance environment that blends global standards with local impact. Purpose of the Role We are seeking a proactive Design Engineer who will oversee the processing of engineering orders through the drawing office by finalizing specifications, do detail design, compiling BOMs and preparing detail man

- **Id**: 4059040
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/david-brown-santasalo-design-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T08:04:46Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T08:04:46Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 6
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- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4532474
- **Name**: David Brown Santasalo
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/david-brown-santasalo>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Technologies

- **AutoCAD** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 6

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **South Africa** — Iso: ZA; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T06:57:36Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 5
- **Expected fill days**: 26
- **Reasons**: seen:5, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

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