Design Engineering Fellowship, Improved Cookstoves

5 days ago

Ruiru, Kiambu, Kenya BURN Manufacturing Full time $13,200 - $30,000 per year
Company Description

BURN designs, manufactures, and distributes aspirational fuel-efficient cooking products that save lives and forests in the developing world. BURN has revolutionized the global cookstove sector by proving the business case for selling a high quality, locally manufactured and unsubsidized cookstoves. Since 2013, BURN has sold 200,000+ high quality, locally manufactured and unsubsidized jikokoas stoves in East Africa. These stoves have helped 1,000,000+ beneficiaries save $39 million in fuel expenditures and 626,221 tons of wood while reducing indoor air pollution by 65%. BURN currently sells ~10,000 stoves per month and intend to double sales by the end of 2017.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

BURN is currently seeking a mission driven candidate as a Design Engineering Fellow in our factory in Ruiru, Kenya. Responsibilities include:

  • Conceptual and detailed design of clean burning cookstoves for East Africa
  • Research and developing manufacturing processes including designing tools for production
  • Fabrication including sheet metal forming, welding, and general metal fabrication
  • Testing concepts and prototypes in the lab and field
Qualifications

Must Have:

  •  Mechanical engineering, product development, or industrial design background
  • SolidWorks
  • Familiarity with basic equipment and tools, such as drill press, mill, lathe, etc.

Ideal Candidate:

  • Mechanical aptitude
  • Background in heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics
  • High level organizational skills
  • Works well in team setting
  • Goal oriented
  • Practical working experience
  • Preference for experience with CNC, sheet metal, production environments, or process development
Additional Information

Location and Duration:
12-month fellowship in Ruiru, Kenya to begin in early 2017. Fellows receive a stipend of $1,100 per
month and housing in a company house. BURN will provide one round trip flight at the beginning and
end of the fellowship.

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