Mechanical Design Engineer

Engineering
Nairobi
March 1, 2023
Full Time

Job Overview

  • Date Posted
    March 1, 2023
  • Location
    Nairobi
  • Expiration date
    May 5, 2026
  • Experience
    2 Year
  • Qualification
    Certificate
  • Career Level
    Others

Job Description

As a Product Designer, you will work within a Product Delivery Team fused with UX, engineering, product and data talent. You will help the team design beautiful interfaces that solve business challenges for our clients. We work with a number of Tier 1 banks on building web-based applications for AML, KYC and Sanctions List management workflows. This role is ideal if you are looking to segue your career into the FinTech or Big Data arenas.

Key Responsibilities

  • Be involved in every step of the product design cycle from discovery to developer handoff and user acceptance testing.
  • Work with BAs, product managers and tech teams to lead the Product Design
  • Maintain quality of the design process and ensure that when designs are translated into code they accurately reflect the design specifications.
  • Accurately estimate design tickets during planning sessions.
  • Contribute to sketching sessions involving non-designersCreate, iterate and maintain UI deliverables including sketch files, style guides, high fidelity prototypes, micro interaction specifications and pattern libraries.
  • Ensure design choices are data led by identifying assumptions to test each sprint, and work with the analysts in your team to plan moderated usability test sessions.
  • Design pixel perfect responsive UI’s and understand that adopting common interface patterns is better for UX than reinventing the wheel
  • Present your work to the wider business at Show & Tell sessions.

Skill & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in mechanical design engineering.
  • Strong knowledge of mechanical design principles, codes, and standards.
  • Experience with CAD software such as SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or Inventor.
  • Familiarity with materials selection, stress analysis, and manufacturing processes.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a team environment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred

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