March 2013 Newsletter Lishiumeka Recruitment Services is a specialist engineering, recruitment company focused towards becoming your chosen, long-term, personal recruitment partner. We believe teamwork, trust, honesty and respect between you (the client) and recruiter are the cornerstones to successful candidate placement. And above all - being a partner rather than a service provider. Matching the right individual with the right organisation is rooted in a personal relationship with Lishiumeka. Our background and connections enable us to find out first-hand when new talent has entered the market, or become available. We specialise in placing various engineering graduates and professionals in the following industries: Defence, Mining, Energy, Manufacturing, IT and Telecommunications. Index Skilled and Junior Engineers 1 - Computer Engineers (2) 2 - Electronic Engineers (6) 3 - Electrical Engineers (2) 4 - Mechanical Engineering (2) 5 - Mechatronics Engineering (Electrical / Electronic and Mechanical Engineering) (2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- For any queries, please contact: Jannie Slabbert Tel: 012 940 9236 Email: jannie@lishiumeka.co.za ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Skilled and Junior Engineers 1. Computer Engineering Candidate Short Profile Ref No: LRS-FPK B Eng (Hons) Computer Science (2005) University of Pretoria B Eng Computer Science (2003) University of Pretoria Memberships: A Registered Professional Engineer ECSA A full SAIEE member Skills & A Computer Engineer with more than 8 years of work experience at major engineering companies. He started his career in the telecommunications sector. His first 5 years was pure technical work and he was promoted to team leader of an engineering team in 2009. In May 2010 he took the role of Solution Architect and therefore he also travels extensively for business purposes. Technical Skills: IPSL scripting (Independent Protocol Simulator), Java mostly using Eclipse (writing of small applications in private capacity for some small companies), Assembler, C++, MS Visual Basic (writing programs and macros for Excel using Visual Basic Editor), UNIX, Putty, FTP, Total Commander, Ultra Edit, MS Suite (Windows, Outlook, Excel, Word), Ruby & Ruby on Rails Current Remuneration: R532 000.00 ctc per annum Desired Remuneration: R620 000.00 per annum 2 Weeks Page 1 of 6
Candidate Short Profile Ref No: LRS-JLR Pretoria M Eng Electronic Engineering (2007) University of Pretoria B Eng (Hons) Computer Engineering (2005) North West University, Potchefstroom B Eng Computer Engineering (2003) University of Pretoria CISCO Certified Network Associate Skills & Currently holds position of Software Systems Engineer in the Defence sector and in addition to software engineering responsibilities, he also performs software system engineering according to RTCA/DO-178B, system software documentation, requirements, design and verification etc. Current Remuneration: R490 000.00 per annum Desired Remuneration: R600 000.00 per annum 2. Electronic Engineering Candidate Short Profile Ref No: LRS-JRK BSc Electrical & Electronic Engineering (1994) University of Cape Town Skills & Writing software in various languages for the Motorola 68K, Intel x86, Microchip PIC, Atmel AVR processors. Designing system architectures for military and paramilitary systems. MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461 and RTCA/DO160 qualification standards Printed circuit board design and schematic design. Project management, including sub-contractors Software for various operating systems, including embedded OS System integration on aircraft avionics and navigation systems. Current Remuneration: R654 000.00 ctc per annum Candidate Short Profile Ref No: LRS-SJC B Eng Honours in System and Industrial Engineering (1997) University of Pretoria B Eng Electronic Engineering (1993) University of Pretoria Holds position of Product Manager: Technical support to Marketing & Sales; Support demonstrations and other marketing activities. Support Sales activities, i.e. adequate customer solutions of the product. Support the Product Manager (PM) to compile Technical Descriptions and Compliance Matrixes (Technical and ILS) for an RFP. Technical support to customer projects; Support customer projects with technical aspects of the baseline- product. Follow up the baselineproduct in customer projects. Definitions of the baseline-product at the handover to a customer project. Manage updates to the baseline-product at the end of customer projects. Report issues from the customer projects impacting on the baseline- product to the Product Manager. Product development; Technical roadmap for building-blocks in the product. Technical coordination of the baseline-product. Obsolescence management in line with the product plan. Support Product Manager in product development work, e.g. requirements, interfaces, product definitions including ILS etc. Technical coordination of development for own product and consideration of possible coordination with other products as well. Current Remuneration: R945 000.00 ctc per annum Page 2 of 6
Candidate Short Profile Ref No: LRS-RDT M Eng Electrical & Electronic Engineering (2012) University of Johannesburg B Eng Electrical & Electronic Engineering (2003) Rand Afrikaans University BSc Information Technology (2003) Rand Afrikaans University Skills & R&D Manager / Engineer: Developed custom software GUI (Mimic/SCADA system), developed waveform capturing and analyzing software (C# together with data acquisition unit), developed database integration (MySQL), developed report writing with Word-interoperation (.Net). Previous experience as Optical Design Engineer: Design, analysis, ATP and System engineering work, electronic fault finding debugging etc. Software Knowledge: C#, MySQL, Matlab, Visual Basic, C (firmware), Java, Assembler, C/C++, AutoCAD, VHDL etc. Current Remuneration: R408 000.00 per annum Desired Remuneration: R470 000.00 per annum Candidate Short Profile Ref No: LRS-ABO B Eng Electronic Engineering (2008) Skills & Electronic engineer with extensive experience in the development of embedded software for high integrity, mission critical software used in aviation and military applications. Technical expertise in the integration of large and complex systems which require a diligent individual with exceptional problem solving skills and the ability to work well within a team Current Remuneration: R302 000.00 ctc per annum Desired Remuneration: R380 000.00 per annum (Negotiable) Candidate Short Profile Ref No: LRS-GBH Pretoria M Eng Electronic Engineering (2006), passed with distinction University of Pretoria B Eng Electronic Engineering (1999), passed with distinction University of Pretoria Memberships: ECSA Registered Pr. Eng SAIEE Member IEEE Member IEEE Senior Member Skills & Development Engineer. Usage of the systems engineering approach in designing a system Implementation of a system by designing and implementing: Hardware, Firmware, and Supporting PC software. Verification of a system against the original requirements, and Qualification of a system as necessary. Experience has been gained in the use Cortex processors (specifically ST s implementation of the Cortex-M3) and Microchip PICs, mostly in the field of electricity metering and communication. Other abilities include PC software programming in C, C++ and C#, SQL, and web programming in PHP using MySQL databases. Have had exposure to Linux as file and web servers, and for pattern analysis using Octave. Current Remuneration: R750 000.00 per annum Desired Remuneration: R800 000.00 per annum 2 Months Page 3 of 6
Candidate Short Profile Ref No: LRS-MGB Gauteng PhD Eng (2002) University of Stellenbosch M Ing, Cum Laude (1997) University of Stellenbosch B Ing, Cum Laude University of Stellenbosch Memberships: ECSA Registered Pr. Eng SAIEE Member IEEE Member IEEE Senior Member Skills & Experience in Matlab (high-level mathematical programming and data analysis) DIgSILENT PowerFactory (full circuit analysis package, including harmonic and reliability analyses) Main responsibility is to develop and drive network reliability, power quality and related impacts of renewable generation research programmes Current Remuneration: R925 000.00 ctc per annum 3. Electrical Engineering Candidate Short Profile Ref No: LRS-KVN Pretoria / Johannesburg M Eng Electrical Engineering (2011) B Eng Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (2005) BSc Chemistry and Mathematics (2000) Comes from an extensive research background. Last Remuneration: R315 000.00 per annum (excluding benefits) Desired Remuneration: Open to discussion (Negotiable) Candidate Short Profile Ref No: LRS-CDH BSc Electrical Engineering (2009) Professional Registration: Pr. Eng ECSA Skills & High Voltage Engineering, Transmission, Power Systems, Project Management & PMO, Operations Strategy & Planning, Operation Optimisation, Capability Improvement, Expansion Planning, Systems Development, Risk Analysis & Strategy, Plant Maintenance & Commissioning. Current Remuneration: R708 000.00 ctc per annum Desired Remuneration: Negotiable 30 Days Page 4 of 6
4. Mechanical Engineering Candidate Short Profile Ref No: LRS-WVR Pretoria / Johannesburg North B Eng Mechanical Engineering (2008) Professional Registration: Pr.Eng (Professional Engineer with ECSA) SAIMECHI (South African Institute for Mechanical Engineers) Detailed Design (Hydro/Pumped Storage environment) Project Management (Power Station, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy) Technology Assessments (Ocean Wave Energy, Ocean Current Energy) Microsoft Office, MS Projects, SAP PPM, TRIMS, Solid Works, Labview Career interest: Looking for a Senior Engineer or Senior Project Engineer position Current Remuneration: R530 000.00 ctc per annum Desired Remuneration: R600 000.00 ctc per annum Candidate Short Profile Ref No: LRS-OHA Gauteng B Eng Mechanical Engineering (2009) Experience in Product Design for the Mining, Commercial and Industrial industries. Mechanics and electronics integration, CAD 3D modelling and drawings, product prototyping, sourcing and purchasing of components, product documentation etc. 1 Month 5. Mechatronics Engineering Candidate Short Profile Ref No: LRS-KUS Indian Male Port Elizabeth willing to relocate as employment requires B Eng (Hons) Mechatronics Engineering (2012) Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Certificate in Business Accounting (2012) CIMA Final Year Thesis: Designed and built an Automated Wind Turbine Testing System. The final year thesis comprised of a linearly variable rheostat operated using a stepper motor to control the effective load seen by the turbine. The data acquisition for performance measurement and closed looped control of the turbine was achieved using National Instruments LABVIEW graphical programming software. Skills include: PLCs: S7-300, S7-1200, PILZ Dedicated Safety PLCs, LOGO! HMI Programming: WINFLEX CC CAD and Mechanical Analysis: Autodesk Inventor, CATIA, Solid Works Data Acquisition, Research & Control: NI LABVIEW Simulation & Programming: NI MULTISIM, MATLAB, C++, C# and MAPLE Computer Aided Manufacturing: DELMIA (Robotics), MASTERCAM Desired Remuneration: R240 000.00 monthly (Negotiable) 30 Days Page 5 of 6
Candidate Short Profile Ref No: LRS-WJN B Eng Mechatronics Engineering (2011) Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Certificate in Business Accounting (2012) CIMA Skills include: Engineering design and calculations dependant on mine regulations. Engineering design and calculations dependant on mine regulations. Heavy industry mechanical and electrical design. FEA analysis of mechanical designs. FMEA analysis on all new systems and sub-system designs. Engineering reporting. OEM inspections based on regulations and engineering principles. Mine engineering. Current Remuneration: R25 000.00 gross monthly salary Desired Remuneration: R28 000.00 to R30 000.00 monthly (Negotiable) 30 Days Page 6 of 6