126 Electronics jobs in South Africa

• Design and develop electronic systems, components and products based on functional and performance requirements.
• Create circuit schematics and PCB layouts using CAD tools (e.g. Altium)
• Write and Test Firmware and Software for electronic systems, subsystems and components
• Build and test prototypes to verify design functionality and performance.
• Select and source electronic components suitable for design requirements, environmental constraints and budget.
• Troubleshoot and debug hardware and firmware issues during development and production stages.
• Work closely with software, mechanical, and systems engineers to ensure seamless integration of electronic subsystems.
• Document designs and development processes, including specifications, test procedures, and reports.

• BTech Electrical/ Electronic Engineering +6 years relevant experience
• BENG Electrical/Electronics +4 years relevant experience

• Working in an electronics development environment, from concept through to production.
• Working with firmware and hardware integration.
• Experience in using electronic test equipment and hands-on experience with PCB design, testing, and troubleshooting
• Familiarity with embedded systems and microcontroller programming is advantageous.

• Electronics
• Analog and Digital Circuit Design
• PCB Design
• Firmware Design
• Test and Verification
• System Engineering
• Simulation Tools
• Programming Languages (e.g. Python)

FM Staff, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Production Manager - Electronics at FM Staff

Responsible for planning, leading, and optimizing electronics production operations. Oversees the electronics production lab, ensures product quality and compliance, and drives continuous improvement.

• Oversee the efficient operation of the electronics production lab.
• Plan and manage production schedules, optimise manufacturing processes, lead a production team, and ensure product quality and compliance.
• Provide hands-on technical support and drive continuous improvement initiatives to meet operational goals.
• Develop and manage daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules.
• Design, document, and optimize manufacturing processes and workflows.
• Supervise production staff, including technicians and operators.
• Lead troubleshooting of production issues and root cause investigations.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards (e.g., IPC-A-610) and ESD protocols.
• Coordinate with procurement and planning teams for material availability.
• Support New Product Introductions (NPI) and pilot production runs.
• Maintain accurate production documentation and performance reports.
• Develop training programs and cross-skilling plans for production staff.
• Collaborate with R&D and engineering teams during product development and handover.
• Oversee equipment maintenance schedules and coordinate repairs or calibrations.
• Manage inventory accuracy and minimize production-related scrap and rework.
• Implement and monitor systems for traceability and product serialization (where applicable).

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in electronics production.
• Sound knowledge of PCB assembly, soldering techniques, ESD control, quality standards, lean manufacturing, and equipment troubleshooting.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage teams and production schedules.
• Hands-on technical problem-solving ability.
• Knowledge of IPC and industry safety standards.
• RSA Citizens only.
• No criminal record – this will be verified.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

Join or sign in to apply for the Segment Buyer Electronics role at Autoliv .

Autoliv's primary goal is to Save More Lives. Our products never get a second chance. We are working to increase vehicle safety by developing seatbelts, airbags and steering wheels, and you can be part of our team as strategic Segment Buyer Electronics .

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Strategic Purchasing Segment Buyer specializing in electronic components with additional experience on EMS management, to join our procurement team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring the cost-effective and timely procurement of electronic components critical to our operations, while delivering on savings and value-added strategies.

• Strategic Sourcing: Develop and implement sourcing strategies for electronic components to ensure supply continuity, cost optimization and competitiveness, support year-over-year cost down strategies definition and deployment globally and specifically in one region
• Align and drive various internal stakeholders (R&D, SQM, SCM, Supply Chain, Sales) on strategy definition for electronic components, ability to formulate on an electronic component strategy
• Supplier Management: Identify, evaluate, and manage a global network of suppliers. Lead negotiations on pricing, contracts, and terms. Ability to strategically engage with electronic component manufacturers, evaluate their innovation roadmap and eagerness to engage win deals with Autoliv
• Monitor/mitigate Suppliers Risks (geopolitical, financial, supply chain resiliency)
• Drive electronic components long-term deals supporting divisional year-over-year price reduction and strategic global agreements
• Experience needed with active components.
• Familiarity with passive components (e.g., resistors, capacitors, inductors).
• Experience sourcing electromechanical parts (e.g., connectors, relays, switches).
• Awareness of obsolete and end-of-life (EOL) component risks and lifecycle management.
• Market Analysis: Monitor market trends, component availability, and pricing developments to anticipate risks and opportunities and pro-actively share market information with internal stakeholders
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, R&D, quality, and production teams to align purchasing strategies with technical and operational requirements.
• Cost Management: Drive cost reduction initiatives through value analysis, supplier consolidation, and alternative sourcing.
• Capacity management
• Cybersecurity roadmap understanding
• Experience in engaging/challenging innovation roadmap of electronic component manufacturers
• Risk Mitigation: Develop contingency plans and manage supply chain risks, including geopolitical, logistical, and quality-related issues.
• Compliance & Documentation: Ensure adherence to company policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements. Maintain accurate procurement records and documentation.
• Ability to navigate throughout matrix environment and strong team-player

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in strategic purchasing or procurement, preferably in the electronics or manufacturing industry.
• Strong knowledge of electronic components (e.g., semiconductors, PCBs, connectors, microcontrollers, crystal, semi-active and passive components).
• Proven negotiation and contract management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to engage strategically with electronic components
• Experience supporting sites/regions yearly action plans deployments and global strategy background experience on electronic components and cross-functional teams
• Successful experience deploying distribution agreements with key e-component distributors
• Excellent analytical, communication, and project management skills.
• Fluent in English; additional languages (e.g. Mandarin) are a plus.

Our international work environment can offer you challenging and rewarding opportunities. We are committed to develop people’s skills, knowledge and creative potential. Our training and development programs emphasize technical competency, leadership development and business management skill. More lives saved – more life lived!

Autoliv France: 95800 Cergy, France

• Purchasing and Supply Chain

• Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing

Our client based in Durban is looking for a Technical Sales Rep to join their team.

Main purpose of the role:

• Selling products.
• Meeting customers' needs.
• Maintaining existing customer relationships.
• Growing sales within the allocated area or region.

• Maximising sales and growing market share by presenting and selling the company’s range of products, solutions, and services.
• Ensuring that personal sales targets are met/exceeded.
• Ongoing canvassing for sales prospects and identification of new customers.
• Generating accurate quotations consistent with customer requirements.
• Speedy closure of deals.
• Ensuring customer needs are consistently understood and expectations met and managed.
• Ensuring compliance with pricing and discount structures.
• Working in conjunction with technical support/product specialists when appropriate.
• Attending all sales meetings and related training.
• Maintaining an up-to-date calendar.
• Ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction and sound customer relationships.
• Maintaining demonstration equipment in safe and good order.
• Providing product demonstrations and assisting with marketing initiatives as required.
• Providing product training when appropriate.

Technical Support:

• Ensuring that the product or solution offered meets the customer’s requirement.
• Providing first line technical support and where necessary, facilitate advanced support from the technical department.

Market analysis:

• Gathering and analysing market information and preparing related reports.
• Generating reports per sales manager requirements.
• Preparing periodic reports on market developments and business/sales opportunities.
• Preparing and timeously submitting activity/call reports as required.

Customer Relations:

• Ensuring that the customer is consistently treated as “King”.
• Developing lasting customer relationships through interpreting and managing their requirements.
• Interacting continuously with customers to establish lasting customer relationships.
• Ensuring customers are effectively informed of existing products and new products ready to go to market.
• Ensuring that customer details are accurate and constantly updated on company sales database.
• Ensuring that contracts between sales and customer are complete and fit for purpose.

Process Optimisation:

• Personally contribute to a culture of continuous improvement with regard to sales processes with the focus on customer value-add and efficiency.
• Ensuring that sales related documentation is accurate, correct, and complete.

• Matric
• Experience in a similar role
• Experience in the electronics sector – advantageous
• Proven track record in sales.
• Valid drivers license & reliable personal vehicle

Please note: shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 5 days for interview. If not contacted, please consider your application unsuccessful.

ENVIRONMENT:

THE technical expertise of a highly meticulous & solutions-driven Electronics Engineer is sought to join the Joburg team of a provider of cutting-edge Electronics Solutions. Your role will entail experiments, tests or other physical and/or computer simulations of electronic and/or systems, where the tools, equipment and time provided is capable of determining the test outcomes. You will also utilize software such as DesignSparkPCB to generate schematics and PCBs if required to do so while compiling technical reports, technical studies, Quality Assurance documentation, procedures, bills of materials and master design files. Applicants must possess a B.ENG Electronic Degree with relevant work experience including Technical Writing; PCB Design; Embedded C Firmware Development; Android Development & Leadership ability – must be able to provide training when and if requested.

DUTIES:

• Product Quality Assurance. Testing and inspection of equipment to ensure manufactured or repaired equipment meets the company standards.
• Electronic PCB Repairs and troubleshooting. Studying and understanding schematics for the purpose of diagnosing a problem or fault.
• Experiments, tests or other physical and/or computer simulations of electronic and/or systems, where the tools, equipment and time provided can determine the test outcomes.
• Inspect and evaluate PCB and schematic designs produced by other team members for the purposes of quality control once trained to do so.
• Take instructions from the Research and Development Manager and Managing Director with regard to work that needs to be completed, including:
• Production of reports for activities undertaken by the company, where such information can be obtained from data, persons and storage systems present at the company.
• Inform the Research and Development Manager of the status of all tasks and activities assigned, at reasonable intervals, in relation to the tasks being undertaken.
• Record all tests taken in a manner where such information is reasonably accessible for other staff members of the company.
• Use the electronic design computer software DesignSparkPCB to generate schematics and PCBs if required to do so. (Skills and Proficiency dependent).
• Documenting including but not limited to, technical reports, technical studies, Quality Assurance documentation, procedures, bills of materials and master design files.
• Source and order components for projects.
• Ensure that all documents produced are stored in their correct locations on the server on the company internal network.
• Respond to instructions and requests for information sent via email or phone from employees and management, in a reasonably timeous manner.
• Produce embedded code and computer code for tasks as instructed, including programming embedded microcontrollers and computer systems. (e.g., Embedded C – Typically on Microchip PIC 12,16,18,32. Linux, Node.js, React). (Skills and Proficiency dependent).
• Use mechanical computer aided design packages, where available, for the generation of technical drawings. (Skills and Proficiency dependent).
• As far as is feasible, diagnose, debug, and interact with blast control systems in the field when required to do so, given the level of training currently exposed to.
• Interact with other employees in assisting the Research and Development team in the execution of projects, where possible.
• Assist with, as much as is reasonable, the maintenance of the telecommunications and network infrastructure of the company.
• On observation of systems that could be improved; including all aspects of production, administration, and development; direct such observations and suggestions to the responsible management persons.
• Request details from Quality Assurance and Research and Development regarding changes made to production processes and designs; and where appropriate recommend and compile the changelog for the changes.
• Facilitate meetings of the Research and Development team when required for the transfer of information with regards to team projects and activities.

REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications –

• B.ENG Electronic Degree from a University (no colleges or Btech) 

Experience/Skills –

• Technical Writing.
• PCB Design.
• Embedded C Firmware Development.
• Leadership ability – must be able to provide training when and if requested.

ATTRIBUTES:

• Able to handle pressure.
• Be able to meet deadlines.

While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 10 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

Reference

Sector FMCG

Location Gqeberha

Job Type full_time

Experience 3 to 5 years

Qualifications No education

Package Negotiable

Description

Our client in the FMCG industry, based in Port Elizabeth, is currently looking to employ an Electronics Technician (Bottling / Packaging).

Requirements:

• N4 – N5 equivalent Electrical / Electronic qualification (NQF 5).

• Electrician / Electronic Technician trade should be equivalent to N5.

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in Siemens software programming.

• Experience with various PLCs including Siemens S5 and S7.

• Ability to assist Production Controllers with problem-solving on production machines and equipment.

• Knowledge and experience of effective housekeeping principles.

• Understanding of health and safety standards.

• Strong problem-solving abilities.

• Leadership capabilities.

• Ability to function in a team environment as well as being a self-starter.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain electronic process control systems – hardware and software.

• Ensure that installation of new process control systems is done according to company standards.

• Maintain field hardware including loop checks and calibration.

• Review process control philosophies and recommend optimisation.

• Audit process control programmes regularly and ensure changes are made according to ISO procedures.

• Ensure the necessary documentation is completed, including installation drawings, P&IDs, loop identification, field and termination tagging.

• Coordinate and program individual machine outputs to optimise overall line performance.

• Ensure proper access control to electronic systems.

• Fault find and maintain electronic equipment.

• Ensure current backup for electronic systems is saved to the designated server location.

• Actively participate in Minibuses Operating System activities.

• Perform all relevant administrative functions.

• Train and coach Production Controllers, Artisans, Machine Controllers, and Operators.

• Assist Artisans and Production Controllers with their tasks.

• Achieve production requirements against set targets.

• Optimise asset performance.

• Optimise and maintain electronic equipment.

• Perform PLC programming tasks.

• Achieve service quality standards in line with the Quality Management System.

• Implement workplace improvement initiatives aligned with business plans.

• Perform general administrative duties.

• Supervise and guide team members when necessary.

• Conduct proper Root Cause Analysis.

Please note that should you not receive a response within two weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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