BURN Mechanical Design Engineer Job

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Since 2013, BURN has sold over 3.6 million stoves in Africa. These stoves have helped 20+ million beneficiaries save over $590 million in fuel expenditures and 8.1 million tons of wood while reducing indoor air pollution by 65%. Our team of 2500+ people – 51% of whom are women – is on track to produce and sell over 150,000 stoves per month in 2022 at our solar-powered facility in Kenya.

Title:  Mechanical Design Engineer

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Electric Department within the Electric Team. In keeping with our growing business needs, we are looking for a someone who meets the criteria low.

Position Summary 

Reporting to the Head of Product Design, the individual will be responsible for the development of a new revolutionary electric cooking product for Africa. The ideal candidate will use strong technical engineering skills to create well-supported and reasoned designs. Working closely with the electrical engineering and software engineering teams they will own the final integrated design solution.

Key Responsibilities 

  • Support the creation and presentation of visual concepts for new and innovative electric cooking products using a variety of visual communication methods such as sketches, digital illustrations, CAD, CAD renderings, and rapid prototypes.  
  • Design and build proof of concept products to support the development process. 
  • Manage product EVT, DVT, PVT and mass production with suppliers.  
  • Design and develop complex assemblies that utilize plastic injection moulding, metal forming, co-moulding, and electronic component integration.  
  • Support design and material choices with rigorous analysis and research.  
  • Create detailed material specifications. 
  • Create and manage cookware B.O.M with Burn’s production team.  
  • Design and manage testing plans to answer design questions.  
  • Design and create low to high-fidelity prototypes. 
  • Create 2D technical drawings for communication with vendors. 
  • Follow human-centred design practices when developing designs.  
  • Research and develop manufacturing processes as needed to achieve product goals.  
  • Creating and maintaining requirement documents, reports, cost studies, part, and process specification documentation.  
  • Communicating with the respective stakeholders such as hardware and software about the project and their task herein.   
  • Testing concepts and prototypes in the lab and field  
  • Meet with suppliers inside and outside of KE. 

Key Qualifications  

  • BFA or BA in Mechanical Design, Design Engineering, Industrial Design, Product Design, or similar fields. 
  • Able to conduct detailed costing and BOM analysis.  
  • 3 +years’ demonstrated work experience in relevant consumer products. 
  • Proficient in SolidWorks and or Similar CAD tools.  
  • Demonstrated experience with EVT, DVT, and PVT phases.  
  • Experience managing consumer product production outside of Kenya.   
  • Proficient in core MS Office products.  
  • Hand prototyping and model-making skills such as basic metal working, sheet metal, wood, foam, 3D print finishing, and painting.  
  • Solid sketching and rapid visual communication skills
  • Experience with Keyshot, and Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign). 

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