# Principal Engineer

Introduction My client, a well-established South African technology organisation operating in the advanced optronics and electro-optical technology sector, is seeking an experienced Principal Engineer / General Manager to lead its Optronics Division. This is a senior executive opportunity for a commercially astute and technically accomplished leader with a proven track record in optronics and the ability to translate strategic objectives into operational results. The successful candidate will provide overall leadership across operations, engineering, product development, people, financial performance, and strategic execution, while driving continued growth and operational excellence. Optronics experience is non-negotiable for this position. Duties & Responsibilities Operational & Business Leadership Provide strategic and operational leadership across the division. Drive operational efficiency, productivity, quality, and continuous improvement. Translate business strategy into clear, measurable operational objectives. Monitor performance against agreed KPIs and provide reporting to executive leadership. Ensure effective governance, processes, risk management, and quali

- **Id**: 3729333
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/top-recruitment-principal-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Cape Town, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 15
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-20T11:43:08Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-10-20T11:43:08Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 20
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5504
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4423478
- **Name**: Top Recruitment
- **Domain**: top-recruitment.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/top-recruitment>
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Manatal

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 20

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 15
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T06:57:20Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 33
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 0.85
- **P active**: 0.518
- **P room**: 0.75
- **Age days**: 19
- **Expected fill days**: 28
- **Reasons**: seen:19, agency, velocity, win:late
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

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