Overview
Designed, engineered, and built in Kenya, Mobius Motors sells highly durable, highly affordable vehicles for Africa’s mass market. Versatile, rugged, and durable, it is designed for African cities whilst still being extremely capableoff-road.
We are seeking to hirea BOM Engineer interested in a truly unique entrepreneurial opportunity to create impact on a global scale as part of our Technical Team.
Responsibilities
The Technicalteam ensures that Mobius Motors hasselected and developed the optimum technological solution to maximise the value and benefit of our product offering to our customers. This encompasses the following areas:▪Innovation:Strategic selection and application of existing and new technology in anew manner to address challenging product development needs.
Design & Development: Utilisation of lean and agile design & development best practices to efficiently introduce new products & solutions quickly and robustly.
Capability:Development of the right technological knowhow both internally & externally (through partners) to allow pushing the boundary of capable product development goals.
Every member of the technicalteam takes responsibility for supporting the business needs above, which may require expanding responsibilities as needed, additional learning, and tackling new professional challenges beyond what is reflected in this Job Description.Functional
AreasResponsibilities
Design and Development
BOM Structure Definition-Responsible for defining and maintaining the vehicle BOM structure, ensuring the correct and complete breakdown of all parts required for the different vehicle models.
BOM Change Management-Responsible for reviewing all BOM change requests to ensure compliance to a structured and defined standard process and tracking the process of overall BOM changes utilising ERP system when applicable.
BOM Data Management-Responsible for checking the accuracy of the BOM change data in terms of drawings, technical information prior to final approval.
BOM Releases Planning-Work with technical director to ensure accurate planning and tracking of all BOM releases during the different stages of the component or system development through to pro planning of all.
ChangeManagement –Manage the capture, tracking and review of engineering change requests through the engineering change order process.
Technical
Vehicle Build
Vehicle Build Configuration-Support vehicle build process with BOM configuration and management of each vehicle.
Project Management
Project Planning-Plan project work to meet project timelines.
Ensure that plans are accurate and adhered to.
Project Risk Management
Proactively manage program risk by assessing, planning,and implementing appropriate risk actions.
Project Communication-Maintain up to date plans and communicate with team on changes.
Continuous Improvement and Learning
Continuous Improvement
Support continuous improvement at work in proactively looking for improvements to workflow, processes, products.
Lead and deliver to completion where applicable these ideas.
Learning Engagement-Proactively and intentionally improve engineering and team skills through books, training courses and other means.
QualificationsKnowledge, skills and any other information required to be successful in this role.
Knowledge & Skills Description
Academic& Professional Qualifications
Bachelor’sdegree (minimum) in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering,or related discipline.
Functional Knowledge & Skills
3 years’ experiencein processing and managing BOM data in a manufacturing environment
Basic comprehension of business operations, part numbers, part flow, drawings, design changes, manufacturing instructions and MRP as it relates to a manufacturing BOM.
Knowledge of PLM systems for drawing / CAD data management.
Advanced excel skills (a significant advantage).
General
Data processing accuracy.
Ability to adapt to a dynamic working environment and work within a diverse team.▪Good negotiating skills to work with different engineers and requirements to achieve best geometric solutions for the product
To apply for any of the roles below, please send your CV and a covering letter to recruiting@mobiusmotors.com
Apply via :
recruiting@mobiusmotors.com
