184 Technical Engineer jobs in South Africa

THE WORK: Join us in our commitment to quality excellence You will have the opportunity to be a Subject Matter Expert, collaborating with various teams to contribute to key decisions. You will be responsible for providing solutions to problems for your immediate team and across multiple teams, ensuring that quality management systems are effectively developed and operated. We are excited to see how your expertise can help drive our business performance and operational excellence.

• Develop and implement quality management systems that enhance business performance.
• Engage in process improvement efforts utilizing quality methodologies and principles.
• Provide training on operational excellence practices to enhance team capabilities.
• Identify and assess enterprise risks, developing strategies to manage them effectively.
• Analyze performance measures and reports to ensure adherence to established procedures.

HERE'S WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• Advanced proficiency in Quality Assurance (QA).
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in relevant related skills.
• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field of studies.

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:

• Intermediate proficiency in Process Improvement.
• Advanced proficiency in Risk Management.
• Expert proficiency in Data Analysis.
• Intermediate proficiency in Training and Development.
• Master proficiency in Quality Control.

THE WORK:
Join us in our commitment to quality excellence You will have the opportunity to be a Subject Matter Expert, collaborating with various teams to contribute to key decisions. You will be responsible for providing solutions to problems for your immediate team and across multiple teams, ensuring that quality management systems are effectively developed and operated. We are excited to see how your expertise can help drive our business performance and operational excellence.

• Develop and implement quality management systems that enhance business performance.
• Engage in process improvement efforts utilizing quality methodologies and principles.
• Provide training on operational excellence practices to enhance team capabilities.
• Identify and assess enterprise risks, developing strategies to manage them effectively.
• Analyze performance measures and reports to ensure adherence to established procedures.
  HERE'S WHAT YOU WILL NEED:- Advanced proficiency in Quality Assurance (QA).
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in relevant related skills.
• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field of studies.
  BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:- Intermediate proficiency in Process Improvement.
• Advanced proficiency in Risk Management.
• Expert proficiency in Data Analysis.
• Intermediate proficiency in Training and Development.
• Master proficiency in Quality Control.

THE WORK: Join us in our commitment to quality excellence In this role, you will be a subject matter expert, collaborating with various teams to contribute to key decisions and provide innovative solutions to challenges. You will engage with multiple teams and manage decisions that enhance operational practices. We are excited to welcome someone who is passionate about quality assurance and eager to make a meaningful impact in our organization.

• Develop and implement quality management systems that promote excellence.
• Facilitate process improvement initiatives using established quality methodologies.
• Provide training on operational excellence practices to enhance team performance.
• Identify and assess enterprise risks to ensure effective management strategies.
• Analyze performance measures and reports to ensure compliance with established guidelines.

HERE'S WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• Advanced proficiency in Quality Assurance.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in relevant related skills.
• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field of studies.

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:

• Intermediate proficiency in Process Improvement.
• Advanced proficiency in Risk Management.
• Expert proficiency in Data Analysis.
• Intermediate proficiency in Training and Development.
• Master proficiency in Quality Control.

Senior Technical Engineer / Principal Developer - AI Automation SDK

Role Overview

We're seeking a Senior Technical Engineer with a startup mindset and product strategy experience who thrives on experimentation and building innovative solutions. This role is for someone who loves to tinker, experiment, and figure things out independently while also thinking strategically about product direction and market opportunities. You'll be working on cutting-edge AI automation technology where the path forward isn't always clear, and you'll need to be comfortable with ambiguity and rapid iteration.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Experimental Development & Innovation (40%)

• SDK Architecture: Build and experiment with our core AI automation SDK, trying new approaches to bridge natural language instructions to executable workflows
• Rapid Prototyping: Quickly build and test new ideas, features, and integrations
• Technical Experimentation: Explore new technologies, frameworks, and approaches to solve complex automation challenges
• Independent Problem Solving: Figure out solutions to problems that don't have established answers
• Innovation: Constantly push the boundaries of what's possible with AI automation

Product Strategy & Direction (25%)

• Product Roadmap: Help define and execute the product roadmap, balancing technical feasibility with market opportunities
• Market Analysis: Analyze market needs and translate them into technical solutions and product features
• Feature Prioritization: Make strategic decisions about which features to build and which experiments to pursue
• Product-Market Fit: Help identify and pursue product-market fit opportunities
• Strategic Thinking: Think strategically about product direction and competitive positioning

Hands-On Technical Development (25%)

• Platform Development: Build the automation engine, workflow orchestration, and multi-system integration capabilities
• Infrastructure Tinkering: Experiment with Kubernetes, AWS, and containerized automation agents to find the best solutions
• Cross-Platform Compatibility: Figure out how to make our platform work seamlessly across Windows and Linux environments
• API Development: Build and iterate on APIs, trying different approaches until you find what works best

Technical Leadership & Mentoring (10%)

• Technical Mentoring: Guide other engineers on experimental approaches and innovative solutions
• Knowledge Sharing: Document your experiments and share learnings with the team
• Technical Decisions: Make decisions about which experimental approaches to pursue and which to abandon
• Innovation Culture: Help foster a culture of experimentation and innovation

Technical Requirements

Core Technologies

• Frontend: 14, React 18, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion, ReactFlow
• Backend: , Drizzle ORM, PostgreSQL, Server Actions, Supabase
• Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, EBS/EFS, CloudWatch, Security Groups
• Automation: Java 17 Agent, Xvfb, x11vnc, noVNC, Fluxbox
• AI & Intelligence: LLM integration, Natural Language Processing, Template Engine, Workflow Orchestration

Technical Skills

• Experimental Mindset: Comfortable trying new technologies and approaches without knowing if they'll work
• Rapid Prototyping: Ability to quickly build and test new ideas
• Independent Problem Solving: Can figure out solutions to problems that don't have established answers
• Full-Stack Development: Strong experience with both frontend and backend development
• System Architecture: Experience designing and building complex, distributed systems

Startup Qualities

• Self-Directed: Can work independently and figure out what needs to be done
• Comfortable with Ambiguity: Thrives in situations where the path forward isn't clear
• Rapid Iteration: Comfortable with quick iterations and pivoting when something doesn't work
• Resourceful: Can find creative solutions with limited resources
• Curious: Always asking "what if we tried this?" and "how can we make this better?"

This role is perfect for someone who loves to tinker, experiment, and build innovative solutions while thinking strategically about product direction. You'll be working on cutting-edge AI automation technology where the path forward isn't always clear, and you'll need to be comfortable with ambiguity and rapid iteration. This is not a traditional job - it's for someone who thrives on experimentation and innovation while also having the strategic thinking to influence product direction.

Mechanical Engineer / Technical Engineer – Power Stations Sector

Our client is a leading provider of Industrial Valves, Pumps, and Engineering Solutions, is seeking for a highly skilled Mechanical / Technical Engineer. The successful candidate will bring proven experience in power station environments, specifically with Boiler and Turbine systems, and will have the opportunity to contribute to technically demanding projects while working within a company recognised for its quality, compliance, and customer-focused service. The role reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee and execute mechanical engineering projects across power station environments.
• Carry out inspections, testing, and quality control to ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including electrical engineers, project managers, and technicians.
• Draft, review, and maintain technical specifications, reports, and documentation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex mechanical issues to improve system efficiency.
• Lead and mentor junior mechanical engineers, ensuring high standards of technical delivery.
• Ensure adherence to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 standards.
• Facilitate scopes of work with clients, maintaining strong technical and professional relationships.
• Apply innovative problem-solving approaches to deliver practical, high-quality engineering solutions.
• Keep abreast of industry developments, technologies, and best practices to drive continuous improvement.

Experience and Educational Requirements:

• BSc in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent qualification).
• Minimum 3 years' experience in mechanical engineering and project management.
• Proven experience in power stations, specifically on Boiler and Turbine systems, with knowledge of associated policies and procedures.
• Strong technical knowledge of high-pressure valves, pumps, and mechanical systems.
• Familiarity with safety regulations and industry standards.
• Solid project management and organisational skills.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and mentoring skills.

Key Competencies:

• Proactive, hands-on, and solution-oriented approach to engineering challenges.
• Ability to lead and guide junior engineers effectively.
• Collaborative, able to work cross-functionally with technical and project teams.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Resilient and able to work in a fast-paced, structured environment.
• Committed to delivering high-quality results while adhering to safety and compliance standards.
• Continuous learner, keeping up-to-date with industry developments and best practices.

What's On Offer:

• Opportunity to lead and make an immediate impact on technical projects within a specialised engineering environment.
• Exposure to challenging and technically complex projects in power generation and industrial sectors.
• Collaborative, fast-paced, and structured working environment.
• Direct reporting line to senior leadership with the scope to influence engineering outcomes and process improvements.

If you are a strategic and technically skilled Mechanical Engineer ready to excel in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment, this is an exceptional opportunity to contribute to critical projects and make a tangible impact across national power and industrial sites.

Mindcor will respond to shortlisted candidates only. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your details will, however, be retained for consideration in future roles that match your profile.

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Job Purpose

We are looking to hire a Desktop Support Engineer that will provide technical support to our clients. You will assist in endpoint installations, upgrade and troubleshooting hardware and software systems. If you're computer-savvy and enjoy supporting end users, we'd like to meet you. To succeed in this role, you should have a problem-solving attitude along with the ability to give clear technical instructions. You should also be familiar with remote troubleshooting techniques. Ultimately, you will ensure prompt and accurate customer service and increase client satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Address user tickets regarding hardware, software and networking.
• Walk customers through installing applications and computer peripherals.
• Ask targeted questions to diagnose problems.
• Guide users with simple, step-by-step instructions.
• Conduct remote troubleshooting.
• Test alternative pathways until you resolve an issue.
• Customize desktop applications to meet user needs.
• Record technical issues and solutions in logs.
• Direct unresolved issues to the next level of support personnel
• Follow up with clients to ensure their systems are functional.
• Report customer feedback and potential product requests
• Help create technical documentation and manuals.

Requirements and skills

• Proven work experience as a Desktop Support Engineer, Technical Support Engineer or similar role.
• Hands-on experience with Windows/Linux/Mac OS environments.
• Working knowledge of office automation products and computer peripherals, like printers and scanners.
• Knowledge of network security practices and anti-virus programs.
• Ability to perform remote troubleshooting and provide clear instructions.
• Excellent problem-solving and multitasking skills.
• Customer-oriented attitude.
• Great telephone and communication skills.
• Understanding of service desk functions.

Qualifications

• A+ & N+ or 1 year IT diploma.
• 1-2 years' experience.

Published Date: 04 September 2025

Closing Date: 10 September 2025

Meet Ozow:

Ozow is a leading fintech company that's redefining digital payments in South Africa and beyond. We're dedicated to making payments more accessible, secure, and convenient for both businesses and consumers. As a fast-growing player in the financial technology sector, Ozow fosters a culture of innovation, diversity, and inclusivity. We believe in pushing the boundaries of what's possible and are committed to making a positive impact on the world through our payment solutions.

More about this Ozow fantastic position
Many support queries are of a technical nature and therefore as an Ozow support engineer you should have a good understanding of Ozow's system, programming languages, techniques, and concepts used. A key part of this role would be to assist external developers in their attempts to successfully integrate their respective systems with the Ozow system.

From a support technician to engineers' point of view, your role is to ensure that customers receive excellent and consistent service to a high standard and handle issues in an efficient and friendly manner. You need to ensure that you know the policies and SLAs that are in place and always adhere to them.

In the role of support, you are accountable for your own actions, representing the company in the best light possible by always demonstrating our core values. Ultimately, as a team we are all accountable to the customer as they use the services we offer.

You are an ideal candidate if you have:

• A proven minimum experience of 2-4 years as a Technical Support Agent
• Relevant tertiary qualification in information technology, Computer Science or relevant field
• Experience working with APIs and system integrations
• Experience in dealing with payment gateways is a nice to have (not a requirement)
• Experience troubleshooting logs and using dev tools such as Postman to identify root causes
• An ability to assist other engineering teams and merchants in their integration of our services
• The ability to work shifts and stand by as Our TSE team provides 24/7 support
• A good understanding of computer systems, mobile devices, and other technical products
• The ability to diagnose and troubleshoot basic technical issues
• Familiarity with remote desktop applications and help desk software
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• An ability to work under pressure, particularly when dealing with times of high demand
• The ability to provide step-by-step technical help, both written and verbal

Interview process
During the interview process you will meet with the People team, the hiring manager, and relevant CSuite. Be prepared to complete a technical assessment that will showcase your skills.

In office perks

• Healthy breakfast, lunches and snacks
• Monthly team connects
• On-site Barista
• Birthday Leave

Perks for South African based employees

• Medical aid subsidy
• Group Risk Insurance
• Generous paid annual leave
• Birthday leave
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Mentorship programme
• Quarterly team building
• Community initiatives
• Access to cutting edge technology - Ozow Tech Stack

Our Employee Value Proposition
Join Ozow and become part of an elite force that challenges the ordinary and achieves the extraordinary. If you're driven to make an impact, embrace challenges, and seek unparalleled opportunities for growth, your journey starts here.

Compliance
As a fintech company, we prioritize data security, confidentiality, regulatory and compliance. Due to the sensitive nature of our work, we require individuals with a high level of integrity and trustworthiness to ensure adherence to financial regulations and industry standards. Given the sensitive nature of our work, all employees are expected to demonstrate professionalism, accountability, and a commitment to ethical conduct in line with financial regulations and industry standards

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Hikvision
is the world's leading provider of innovative video surveillance products and solutions. Featuring the industry's strongest R&D workforce, Hikvision advances core technologies of audio and video encoding, video image processing, and related data storage, as well as forward-looking technologies such as cloud computing, big data, and deep learning. In addition to the video surveillance industry, Hikvision extends its reach to smart home tech, industrial automation, and automotive electronics industries to achieve its long-term vision. Since its establishment in 2001, Hikvision operates 46 regional subsidiaries all over the world to achieve a truly global presence and quickly achieved a leading worldwide market position in the security industry.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Possess in depth knowledge of security products and system;
2. Provide technical training to employees of clients to help them improve their level of technical;
3. Consulting or answering inquires of clients regarding Hikvision products and do troubleshooting to solve technical problems;
4. Responsible for technical support and introduce new product feature to clients;
5. Compile technical documents about products, technology and solutions of Hikvision;
6. Liaise with Field Sales/Service organizations and Engineering in gathering and documenting information on potential quality/performance issues. To include providing input/suggestions on possible corrective actions;
7. Liaise with sales staff, analysis of the practical needs of customers, provide a complete project plan;
8. Provide Hikvision Certificate training to clients;

To coordinate resources, provide technical support

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

1. Understanding Hikvision Products with Hikvision Certificate;
2. Minimum 5 years' of experience in equivalent position;
3. Experiences in technical support consulting in the field of CCTV system, Intercom, access control, alarm system etc.;
4. Excellent communication, interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, presentation, and organizational skills;
5. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and Power Point);
6. Personal integrity and strong team spirit;
7. Independent work skills and strong in pressure resistance;
8. Understand the sense of responsibility, carefulness and coordination;
9. Decent adaptability to work in multicultural organizations.

PACKAGE & REMUNERATION

Salary: Market Related

Benefit: Cell phone allowance, Medical Aid, Travel Allowance, Life Insurance

Overview .
JBT Marel is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for a technical support role in Cape Town
The Opportunity .
The ideal candidate will be responsible for the development and review of service products with the aim to increase revenue.

This role requires a strong technical background and a commitment to delivering exceptional customer service which will include the following:

• Development of Service Products e.g., Tactical / Strategic Technical Solutions and Go-to-Market
• Strategies with the aim to increase revenue (ProCare, Consumables, Retrofits…)
• Develop, review, and improve service, EOL (end of life) and upgrade kits for all equipment sold and maintained in Southern African region.
• Create and maintain 'as-built' diagrams/documentation, as well as process and procedure documentation to be used as group standard within Customer Service.
• Build and maintain relationships with existing customers (Partner Management).
• Follow up with existing customers on rebuild proposals, projects, and breakdowns and promote JBT Marel Spares, Service, Rebuilds and Upgrade Kits.
• Customer emergency support (internal support to customer and JBT Marel field team).
• Engineering support to field technicians and on-site project coordinator.
• Oversee warranty process, repairs and/or replacements. Investigate and propose improvement or changes to rectify issues.
• Present solutions for future needs and future projects to upper management.
• Engineering support to RSA Engineering Office - when required.
• Explain and simplify complex technical and design concepts.
• Collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, and Operations team members on new concepts, solutions, proposals, and Request for Proposal (RFPs) to future customers.
• Liaise with JBT Marel international offices on latest and new developments of existing equipment to support customers on all product lines in region.
• Preparation and presentation of various Customer Services value add initiatives to management and potential customers.

Requirements And Skills

• Mechanical Diploma / Degree (or equivalent).
• Minimum 3 to 5 years business experience required, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• English and Afrikaans proficiency (oral & written).
• A good/deep understanding of JBT Product Lines and market dynamics.
• Enthusiastic about implementing change and challenging status quo.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and can-do attitude.
• Enjoys working cross-departmentally (interconnected with JBT Marel Regional team, Customers, and other supporting functions).
• Eager to learn, initiative taker and problem-solver.
• Proactive and continuous improvement attitude.
• Meticulous and organized.
• Have a good temper to handle disputes and emergencies and must be service-oriented.

Why work at JBT .
Our Benefits Include .

• Medical aid (optional)
• Pension fund
• Income protection cover
• Group Life cover
• 13th Cheque

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
About JBT Marel .
JBT Marel is an international market leading company in the global food processing industry. We have offices in more than 25 countries all over the world. We are growing both organically and by acquisitions and are continuously looking for new employees that want to grow with us We offer you the growth potential of a company with a developing technology that is unique in its field, plus a collaborative working environment where your individuality, imagination and talent will be recognized and rewarded.