Designer Medium Voltage

Group overview

Headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we operate construction and manufacturing businesses, design & development centers and a host of facilities in the Middle East and other countries.

alfanar is involved in:

• Electrical, electromechanical and civil engineering construction
• Manufacturing and marketing electrical construction products
• Allied engineering services

Our main divisions:

• alfanar electric
• alfanar construction
• alfanar building systems

alfanar electric

alfanar electric is the industrial arm of alfanar, manufacturing a variety of low, medium and high voltage electrical construction products.

alfanar electric operates industries in:

• Riyadh and Jubail, Saudi Arabia
• Dubai, UAE
• London, UK

alfanar has a development and engineering center in Chennai, India.

Industrial complex, Riyadh

The center of alfanar’s industrial activities is alfanar Industrial Complex situated in the Third Industrial Zone on Al-Kharj Road, Riyadh.

Spread across 700,000 square meters, the complex houses alfanar’s facilities.

The complex has a comprehensive infrastructure including a data and communication center as well as a commercial zone.

Job purpose

This position exists to perform product designing, prototyping, and testing activities efficiently, in a timely manner and quality standards as per the defined policies and procedures to achieve departmental operational plans and developments.

Key accountability areas

Product development and design:

• Concept development of components, new products, and improvements in existing components or products
• Prepare project charter and product development plan
• Detailed 3D modeling and 2D drawings in SAP ECTR, BOM creation, tolerance stack-up analysis, and ensuring design outputs meet design inputs
• Prepare proto assembly, display boards, and functional demo samples according to design requirements
• Release models and drawings for manufacturing in-house components and bought-out (B/O) items

Manufacturing and prototyping:

• Check manufacturing feasibility, considering mold design and progressive die layout
• Proto assembly and field trials (if applicable)
• Monitor new product assembly trials and provide production support during NPD pilot lot production
• Conduct preliminary tests on prototypes and finished products
• Pilot lot production and assembly trial reports

Documentation and compliance:

• Prepare and maintain documents as per NPD stage gate deliverables and ensure records are kept in designated locations
• Life cycle management of all existing products, change management, and associated actions

Material and inventory management:

• Organize materials in the design storage location, including tested samples, competitor samples, and trial samples
• Arrange material from production/stores; facilitate inventory counting and scrapping of materials

Packaging and release:

• Develop product packaging, including product packing, leaflets, and catalogues

Role accountability

HR proficiency:

• Ability to obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job
• To have a vision and a plan for the career path and how to achieve it

Delivery:

• Perform the planned activities to meet the operational and development targets as per delivery schedules
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time
• Provide a periodic report formatted by detailing the deviation and execution of planned tasks

Problem-solving:

• Solve any related problems that arise and escalate any complex operational issues

Quality:

• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes including specifications for products or processes or related activities

Business process improvements:

• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automation opportunities as much as possible

Compliance:

• Comply with related policy and procedures and work instructions

Health, safety, and environment:

• Ensure compliance of relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity to guarantee safety, legislative compliance, and delivery of high-quality products/services

Academic qualification

Bachelor degree in design or any relevant field

Work experience

2 to 4 years

Technical / functional competencies

• Advertising design
• Advertising market research
• Advertising planning
• Advertising situation analysis
• Corporate advertising
• Graphic design