# Gregory Jacobs

Gregory Jacobs is a remote worker on Himalayas, Mechanical Engineer at Inrange Golf, based in South Africa.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@gregoryjacobs

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Mechanical Engineer at Inrange Golf designing golf ball-tracking systems, including 30+ custom parts with zero field failures.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | South Africa |
| Authorized to work in | South Africa |
| Salary expectations | 51k+ ZAR |
| Job categories | Mechanical Design Engineer |
| Skills | Mechanical Design, Design For Manufacturability (DFM), Design For Assembly, Sheet Metal Design, Weldment Design, Machined Part Design, GD&T, ASME Y14.5, ISO GPS, Reverse Engineering, Tolerance Stack Up Analysis, Component Design, Assembly Design, Surface Design, Heatsink Design |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/gregory-michael-jacobs |

## About

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At Inrange Golf, I design sheet metal, welded and machined parts for golf ball-tracking systems used at driving ranges worldwide. More than 30 custom parts and assemblies I designed are in use at over 15 sites, with zero field failures.

I prototyped and redesigned tee-line ground anchors to reduce manufacturing cost and make them flat-packable for shipping. I also designed components for a new sensor and reworked a shoulder screw to reduce CNC machining setup cost.

I led six international system installations, all completed ahead of schedule, and introduced a survey method that reduced Trimble X7 site laser scanning time by 40%. At Inrange Golf, I also led the design and build of an indoor golf simulator room for R&D and client demos.

At Intratech, I led CATIA V5 design and reverse engineering projects and ran courses for engineers from Volkswagen, Toyota and other companies. I’m a certified CATIA V5 Expert, with experience in GD&T, design for manufacture and prototype development.
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## Experience

### Mechanical Engineer (current)

Inrange Golf. Feb 2025 - Present

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Designed over 30 sheet metal, welded and machined parts and assemblies in PTC Creo, often from limited measurements. Led 6 installations abroad, all ahead of schedule, managing electrical and civil contractors on site.
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Skills: PTC-CREO, Sheet-Metal-Design, Weldment-Design, Machining, DFM, Prototyping, BOM-Management, Aras-PLM, Supplier-Sourcing, Installation-Management

### Applications Engineer

Intratech. Jan 2024 - Jan 2025

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Led CATIA V5 design and reverse engineering projects involving complex parts, assemblies and surfaces. Ran 15 CATIA V5 and GD&T courses for over 40 engineers from Volkswagen, Toyota and others.
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Skills: CATIA-V5, Reverse-Engineering, GD&T, Training, Surface-Design, Assembly-Design

### Founder

Tactical Teaching. Jul 2022 - Dec 2023

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Built and ran an online maths business, planning, recording and editing complete Grade 8 to 12 courses.
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Skills: Online-Education, Content-Creation, Video-Editing, Course-Planning

### Technical Sales Representative

Blitz Detect. Aug 2021 - Jul 2022

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Assessed golf courses on site and matched lightning detection systems to their safety needs.
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Skills: Technical-Sales, Site-Assessment, Lightning-Detection-Systems, Customer-Needs-Analysis

## Education

### Dassault Systèmes

CATIA V5 Expert, 5 certifications, Computer-Aided Design. 2024 - 2024

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Earned 5 CATIA V5 Expert certifications in Part Design, Assembly Design, Surface Design, Mechanical Designer, and Mechanical Surface Designer within 3 months.
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### Stellenbosch University

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering. 2017 - 2020. Grade: 80% (distinction)

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BEng Mechanical Engineering with a final-year thesis on a novel heliostat design, modelled with FEA and validated analytically in MATLAB. Awarded 80% (distinction).
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## Tech stack

- MATLAB
- SOLIDWORKS
- Fusion 360
- Autodesk Inventor

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