489 Senior Systems Engineer jobs in South Africa

Two Oceans Marine Manufacturing was founded in 1989 and is a leading global manufacturer of custom and semi-custom power and sailing catamarans. The company is based in the Port of Cape Town.

Two Oceans Marine Manufacturing offers great long-term career prospects for committed employees.

Job Profile:

Reporting to the Lead Designer of the Project, The Systems Engineer will be Designing & Detailing of all systems (Mechanical and Electrical) for new products.

Duties and Responsibilities: Engineering and Design

· Design all systems and systems components to meet the manufacturers guidelines, functional requirements, and certification standards, ensuring suitability for manufacture, serviceability and that designs are within cost parameters.

· Create CAD Models (2D & 3D) & complete calculations for the design, specification of systems components and equipment for new product design or engineering change requests.

· Complete costing analyses and material forecasts for prototype development

· Research new parts or materials to evaluate viability as required for new product development or ECR projects, including cost comparisons to existing equivalents and providing materials forecasts to the logistics department, as required for the implementation of long-lead-time items.

· Prepare and ensure the BOM Specification is always correct and updated.

· Complete critical quality checks during new part prototyping or ECR implementation on all moulds, parts and installations related to drawings which were allocated to the incumbent.

· Full understanding on all system related designs, to name a few:

o Engine Installations

o Steering Installations

o Gas Installations

o Electrical / Digital switching Installation

o Airconditioning Installation

o Generator Installation

o Plumbing Installation

o Electronic Installation

Supporting Functions:

· Support the Logistics & Stores Departments with BOM queries, workstation allocation, general explanation of part usage and explanations on expected part or material usage on new products whenever a risk of shortfalls or obsolescence may exist.

· Support Warranty by providing technical feedback relating to warranty claims.

· Support Commissioning by answering any technical or BOM related queries and performing quality checks during the implementation of new products or engineering changes.

· Support Technical Purchasing by answering any technical queries.

· Support Project Management by providing constant feedback on the status of work for new projects. This includes, but is not limited to drawings, CNC files, BOM packs, and quality checks.

Qualifications and Experience:

· Ideal: BTech/B-degree (NQF Level 7) Engineering or related field.

· Experience: 3 years design experience in boat building industry, plus engineering degree (or relevant boat/yacht design qualification).

· Thorough understanding of design for manufacturing and build sequence.

Competencies:

· Proven work experience within the marine electronics industry.

· Familiarity with industry standards and certification requirements.

· Working knowledge of AutoCAD and a basic knowledge of Catia/Solidworks/Rhino.

· A Good knowledge of MS Office Programs.

· Computer skills – MS Office, Power Point, Excel, Word, Outlook, MS Project.

· Self-disciplined to research and investigate new technologies and passion for yachting.

· Good problem solving and analytical skills.

· Ability to work in a team.

· Excellent attention to detail.

· Good organisational and communication skills.

· Ability to systematically troubleshoot and problem solve.

· Self-Motivated.

· Ability to work under pressure and keep to strict deadlines.

· Ability to read and draft electrical and mechanical drawings and schematics

· A Basic knowledge of plumbing systems, mechanical systems, electronic systems, air-conditioning and ventilation systems (preferably in the marine/boat industry).

New Design Implementation and Support:

· Understand new design/project scope and identify possible process improvement and optimisation initiative, as well as means of implementation.

· Discuss new design/project with design department and relevant manufacturing support functions.

· Bill of Material support and allocation sequencing

· Identify possible risks involved with project relating to safety, time and quality.

· Implement action plan for prototype build, for example: build methodologies, sequencing of assembly together with parts delivery.

· Actively support the introduction of the build progress & provide feedback to design team and project management on any changes.

· Identify possible process improvement and optimisation initiative, as well as means of implementation.

· Review and update risks involved with project/design relating to safety, time and quality based on prototype in collaboration with project team.

· Work with design and manufacturing departments to correct build issues and mitigate risks identified.

· Set up a deliverables and immediate actions list for the roll out of design onto the production line, based on the prototype build.

· Provide general assistance and guidance to manufacturing line to ensure successful introduction of new models.

Requirements

· Proven track record in the Boat Building industry (5yrs+)

· Good verbal and written communication

· Effective business writing to report standard.

· Problem solving abilities.

· Excellent leadership.

· Excellent Interpersonal attributes.

· Advanced Microsoft applications (especially Excel).

· Expert knowledge of boat building activities.

· Full understanding of cross-functional interfaces with, and deliverables engineering, procurement – materials & sub-contracts, estimating, cost management, construction & commissioning, safety, quality, finance/accounting, and document controls.

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Job Types: Full-time, Temp to perm

Work Location: In person

Are you passionate about solving complex engineering challenges and leading innovative system

designs from concept to qualification? We are looking for a dynamic Systems Engineer to join our

high-performance team. This role is essential in ensuring system-level design excellence, technical

integrity, and the delivery of high-quality engineering solutions for our cutting-edge technologies.

This position is based at Hensoldt Radar, Retreat, in the southern suburbs of Cape Town.

Job Purpose:

As a Systems Engineer, you will be the design authority responsible for the functional and operational

performance of key systems across their full lifecycle. This includes system definition, architecture,

technical leadership, integration, verification, and validation. You will also provide technical

management support to project teams, including planning, risk management, and stakeholder

engagement.

Qualifications and Experience:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Computer, Electronic, or Mechatronics preferred)

Experience in applying Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies on large

projects is highly advantageous

Level Of Experience May Vary Depending On Seniority Required
PMP, PRINCE2, or related certifications would be a plus

Familiarity with defence and military standards (MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, etc.)

Key Technical Skills
Strong foundation in mathematics, physics, and multidisciplinary engineering design principles

Proficient in engineering processes, lifecycle management, and review gates

Experience with systems architecture, requirements analysis, configuration item definition, and

trade-off studies

Competence in embedded software and hardware integration

Hands-on understanding of system verification, validation, testing, and acceptance with clients

Ability to define, own, and maintain comprehensive system data packs

Knowledge of tools and methods used in FMECA, reliability engineering, EMI/EMC

compliance, and environmental testing

Effective use of system engineering tools and documentation management

Key Responsibilities:
System Definition & Design
Define system architecture, technical specifications, and configuration items

Drive the requirements engineering process and manage baselines

Perform functional design, simulation, prototyping, and trade-off studies

Develop interface documents, specification hierarchies, and reliability programmes

System Verification & Validation
Plan and oversee system integration and performance testing

Coordinate with clients on acceptance testing and ensure compliance with system

specifications

Maintain validation traceability and documentation

Technical & Project Management Support
Support Project Managers in defining WBS, technical plans, and internal work contracting

Serve as the technical lead during integration and provide guidance to engineering teams

Identify, manage, and mitigate technical and project risks

Act as the technical interface with customers and external suppliers

Quality & Configuration Management
Serve as "Owner" of system requirements and system data packs

Manage change control, baseline integrity, and system safety documentation

Facilitate internal audits and ensure alignment with configuration management protocols

What We Offer:
HENSOLDT South Africa focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion in our organizational strategy. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive corporate culture that benefits our employees and delivers better outcomes for our clients. In line with our commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, we welcome applications from all ethnic groups. In line with HENSOLDT's commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups.

Application Deadline:
11 September 2025

How to Apply:
Please submit your CV by applying directly on the HENSOLDT Careers page.

If you have not been contacted within 14 days of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Location: Cape Town (hybrid, 2 office days per week) Experience: 3-5+ years

Design, build, and operate the core infrastructure across on-prem and cloud

Ensure security, reliability, and scalability of all systems supporting our e-commerce platform

Automate workflows with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code principles

Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize applications, networks, and infrastructure

Own incident response, root-cause analysis, and post-mortems

Hybrid in V&A Waterfront, Cape Town (2 days in-office)

LekkeSlaap is South Africa's leading accommodation booking app known for its user-friendliness, exceptional customer experience, and extensive local accommodation options. Owned by Tripco, a travel technology company based in Cape Town, LekkeSlaap is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions and maintaining high standards in travel technology.

• Own design, implementation, and enhancement of on-prem and cloud infrastructure
• Maintain high system availability, optimize latency, and ensure resilient networking
• Safeguard systems via secrets management, access control, and container hardening
• Provide observability through logging, metrics, tracing, and alerts
• Drive CI/CD automation and consistent deployment workflows
• Build internal tooling and self-service frameworks for engineering teams
• Champion operational best practices: SLOs, error budgets, chaos testing, disaster recovery.

• 3–5+ years of experience in systems, infrastructure, or reliability engineering
• Strong Linux administration skills and production Docker experience
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent)
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS preferred, GCP/Azure acceptable)
• Knowledge of networking concepts (DNS, HTTP, TLS, reverse proxies, load balancing)
• Security-focused mindset with experience in secrets management and system hardening
• Confident in incident management and problem-solving under pressure
• Strong process orientation, documentation habits, and discipline
• Comfortable working in a hybrid setup with at least two in-office days per week.

• Experience with HashiCorp stack (Nomad, Consul, Vault)
• Familiarity with PHP, Python, C++, or Rust workloads
• Observability tools (Datadog, Grafana, Loki, Sentry)
• E-commerce or travel sector experience

• Hybrid work setup (2 days in our office based in the beautiful Cape Town V&A Waterfront) – parking included
• Flexible start times
• Free lunch on in-office days
• Discovery Medical Aid contributions & Vitality Health subscription.
• Retirement Annuity fund contribution
• Flexible leave policy with 20 days of annual leave
• Get a half-day off every month (which adds up to 6 extra days)
• Digital nomad month (work from anywhere)
• Showers on site
• Travel vouchers and discounts
• High-end laptops and workstation setup for both in-office and home
• Team budget for learning, online courses, and developer conferences
• Regular team events and more

Job Requisition ID: 1882

Location:
Cape Town, ZA

Company: HENSOLDT SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD

Are you passionate about solving complex engineering challenges and leading innovative system

designs from concept to qualification? We are looking for a dynamic Systems Engineer to join our

high-performance team. This role is essential in ensuring system-level design excellence, technical

integrity, and the delivery of high-quality engineering solutions for our cutting-edge technologies.

This position is based at Hensoldt Radar, Retreat, in the southern suburbs of Cape Town.

Job Purpose:

As a Systems Engineer, you will be the design authority responsible for the functional and operational

performance of key systems across their full lifecycle. This includes system definition, architecture,

technical leadership, integration, verification, and validation. You will also provide technical

management support to project teams, including planning, risk management, and stakeholder

engagement.

Qualifications and Experience:

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Computer, Electronic, or Mechatronics preferred)

Experience in applying Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies on large

projects is highly advantageous

Level of experience may vary depending on seniority required

PMP, PRINCE2, or related certifications would be a plus

Familiarity with defence and military standards (MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, etc.)

Key Technical Skills

Strong foundation in mathematics, physics, and multidisciplinary engineering design principles

Proficient in engineering processes, lifecycle management, and review gates

Experience with systems architecture, requirements analysis, configuration item definition, and

trade-off studies

Competence in embedded software and hardware integration

Hands-on understanding of system verification, validation, testing, and acceptance with clients

Ability to define, own, and maintain comprehensive system data packs

Knowledge of tools and methods used in FMECA, reliability engineering, EMI/EMC

compliance, and environmental testing

Effective use of system engineering tools and documentation management

Key Responsibilities:

System Definition & Design

Define system architecture, technical specifications, and configuration items

Drive the requirements engineering process and manage baselines

Perform functional design, simulation, prototyping, and trade-off studies

Develop interface documents, specification hierarchies, and reliability programmes

System Verification & Validation

Plan and oversee system integration and performance testing

Coordinate with clients on acceptance testing and ensure compliance with system

specifications

Maintain validation traceability and documentation

Technical & Project Management Support

Support Project Managers in defining WBS, technical plans, and internal work contracting

Serve as the technical lead during integration and provide guidance to engineering teams

Identify, manage, and mitigate technical and project risks

Act as the technical interface with customers and external suppliers

Quality & Configuration Management

Serve as "Owner" of system requirements and system data packs

Manage change control, baseline integrity, and system safety documentation

Facilitate internal audits and ensure alignment with configuration management protocols

What We Offer:

HENSOLDT South Africa focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion in our organizational strategy. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive corporate culture that benefits our employees and delivers better outcomes for our clients. In line with our commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, we welcome applications from all ethnic groups. In line with HENSOLDT's commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups.

Application Deadline: 11 September 2025

How to Apply:

Please submit your CV by applying directly on the HENSOLDT Careers page.

If you have not been contacted within 14 days of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Become our next pioneer. Apply now and become part of the HENSOLDT team

HENSOLDT is committed to diversity and an inclusive corporate culture. We therefore welcome all applications - regardless of origin, age, gender, disability, identity or ideology.

Job Segment: Systems Engineer, Testing, Project Manager, Quality Engineer, Risk Management, Engineering, Technology, Finance

Responsible position with corproate company based in Jhb South

Manage system availability and server capacity efficiently

Ensure incidents are managed and resolved promptly

Plan and implement system changes, including documentation and skills transfer

Oversee all aspects of daily IT operation

Supervise & develop performance of systems support operators

Conduct and facilitate internal audits in compliance with external audit rules

Perform all functions of Project Management

Ensure compliance with Gaming Board requirements and codes of conduct, policies and procedures

Work as part of a team or individually to deliver high quality standards consistently and accurately.

Essential pre-requisites

Matric (NQF 4)

IT related qualification (A+, N+, MCSE, CCNA, IT Diploma/Degree)

Verbal and written English skills (NQF 4)

Numeracy skills (NQF 4), good computer literacy (MS Office)

Minimum two to three years experience in an IT environment and one year experience 2nd or 3rd level IT

• Application Deadline: 20 November 2025
• Job Location: Bellville, Western Cape
• Job Title: IT Systems Engineer
• Education Level: Diploma
• Job Level: Intermediate
• Minimum Experience: 3 - 5 Years

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Compliance with the Ticket Lifecycle Management: focus areas include, but are not limited to:
• Respond to logged tickets, and log ticket if no ticket exists.
• Ensure tickets are classified & prioritised accurately.
• Ensure time entries are captured accurately, consistently, and timeously.
• Ensure ticket SLA and hours logged compliance.
• Provides regular and timely updates to all parties (internal and external) on incident statuses.
• Ensure quality communication and that updates and resolutions meet stakeholder requirements.

Requirements:

• Matric or NQF equivalent.
• A+ and N+ or equivalent.
• Microsoft MCSA or MCSE
• Experience in Microsoft 365 and Azure environments
• Certification or Degree in IT advantageous.
• Experienced working with ITIL and COBIT5 frameworks (certification will be advantageous).
• 3+ years practical service delivery experience in the Information Technology industry; as an IT support, field support or desktop support technician.
• Experience working in a service desk, customer service or call center environment.

What We Need: We are seeking an experienced IT Systems Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will assist in managing, administering, and maintaining our company's IT infrastructure to ensure system reliability, security, and efficiency. This role involves working with a wide range of systems. You will play a key role in driving continuous improvement and maintaining the highest standards in IT operations.

Key Competencies:

• Strategic Thinking and Planning: Ability to develop and execute comprehensive cybersecurity and infrastructure strategies that align with business objectives.
• Risk Management and Mitigation: Expertise in identifying and managing cybersecurity risks, ensuring the organization's assets are protected.
• Technical Acumen: Proficiency in network security technologies and managing complex IT infrastructures, including cloud platforms like Google.
• Communication and Collaboration: Effective communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating complex security concepts.
• Adaptability and Continuous Learning: Ability to stay ahead of evolving cybersecurity threats and technologies through ongoing learning and innovation.
• Cybersecurity Management: Develop, implement, and monitor a comprehensive cybersecurity program, conducting risk assessments and vulnerability testing. Assist in investigating, mitigating, and reporting security breaches, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Infrastructure Management: Support the installation, configuration, and maintenance of IT infrastructure, including servers, network devices, and storage solutions. Monitor system performance, ensure high availability, and perform updates and upgrades to maintain security and efficiency.
• Server & Application Management: Manage and maintain both Microsoft and Linux-based servers, ensuring optimal performance and security. Support the deployment and administration of applications and enterprise systems.
• Network & Security Management: Configure, manage, and troubleshoot network devices like switches and firewalls.
• IT Governance and Compliance: Maintain IT governance processes, ensuring alignment with security and operational best practices. Experience with PCI DSS would be a strong advantage.

Job Type: Full-time

Education:

• High School (matric) (Required)

Experience:

• Cybersecurity and IT infrastructure: 2 years (Required)

Language:

• Afrikaans (Required)

Location:

• Pretoria, Gauteng (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Vacancy : Fire Systems Consultant/Engineer

Region : Fire Solutions

Overall purpose of the job: The purpose of the Integrated Fire Systems Engineer (Specialist) is to source and generate business focusing mainly on Fire Detection and Gas Suppression solutions and the Service and Maintenance thereof. The incumbent's solution selling to include, but not limited to, Fire Detection, Gas Suppression, Servicing & Maintenance and Remote Monitoring contracts

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Identify and develop sales opportunities, incorporating extensive cold calling activities, in order to maximise growth within the Commercial, Mining and Industrial Sectors
• Achieve sales targets at approved margins
• Preparation of quotes and proposals
• Account Management
• Acquiring thorough in-depth trade and competitor knowledge
• Pipeline and Forecast management
• Technical liaison with regards to installation and communication with all concerned to ensure successful delivery of installation.
• Ability to read drawings, and apply compliant solutions
• Understand and manage own deliverables, scope and good time management
• Work effectively within a dynamic team environment
• This position requires flexibility with regards to travelling.

Minimum qualifications and experience:

• At least five (5) year's Fire Industry related integrated system sales experience
• Working knowledge and application of SANS10139, SANS322, SANS246, SANS1475, SANS369-1, SANS369-2
• At least FDIA design qualified. Commissioning would be an advantage. SAQCC registered
• Sales experience in the security industry an advantage
• Knowledge of Fire Industry and related electronic equipment to include Fire Alarm Systems, Gas Suppression Systems, Portables and Servicing and Maintenance requirements
• Experience of carrying out fire risk assessments, audit and due diligence inspections of existing buildings
• Selling experience at management level with a proven track record
• Excellent report writing and communication skills, be collaborative, be creative, enthusiastic and engaging
• Computer Literate (MS Office)
• Reliable transport
• Valid driver's licence
• Valid passport
• Willing to travel within the borders of South Africa as well as Sub-Saharan Africa and Abroad when required

Skills and Attributes:

• Customer focused
• Confidence
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Drive for results / consistent deliverer
• Entrepreneurial
• Business acumen / strategic vision
• Agility
• Accountability
• Collaborative
• Resilience
• Work under pressure in a fast moving growth environment