Mechanical Engineering Fellow

Burn Manufacturing

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Posted:

December 10, 2019

Location:

Nairobi, Kenya

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Type:

Contract - Internship

Years of Experience:

Less than 2

Categories:

Mechanical - Manufacturing, Mechanical - Materials / Fluids / Textiles, Mechanical Engineering

Preferred Education:

4 Year Degree

BURN is currently seeking a mission driven Mechanical Engineer Fellow for our factory in Ruiru, Nairobi, Kenya.

Responsibilities:

Work with the product development team on design for manufacturability and robustness.
Development of manufacturing processes, including tools for fabrication, assembly, finishing, and infrastructural materials, among others.
Trouble shooting production issues and further refining the production system. This often requires creativity and resourcefulness to keep the factory running while waiting for proper repairs or components.
Take a leadership role in bringing up new production lines.
Evaluation, maintenance and repair of factory equipment including mechanical and hydraulic presses, shears, spot welders and drill presses.
Creating and editing SOP’s and QC inspection documents
Work closely with and help to train QC inspectors, technicians and production personnel in enhancing the quality and manufacturability of our product

Other information:

This is a twelve month fellowship in Ruiru (just outside Nairobi), Kenya to begin in Q1 2020. Fellows receive a stipend of $1,200 per month and housing in a company house in Nairobi. BURN will provide one round trip flight at the beginning and end of the fellowship.

To apply if you are based outside of Kenya, please send an up to date CV and cover letter to recruitment.kenya@burnmfg.com; if you are in Kenya please apply through the following link : https://www.fuzu.com/company/burn-manufacturing/cf

Desired Experience:

Mechanical engineering background
Mechanical aptitude: ability to troubleshoot and repair mechanical issues with production tools & equipment
Familiarity with basic shop machines and tools: manual mill, lathe, drill press
Solidworks CAD skills: able to read drawings and complete basic design work
Familiarity with basic metrology as it applies to our stove parts and tooling
Welding and fabrication skills are preferable
Electrical control system basics is desirable
High level organizational skills
Works well in team setting with line employees and technicians

NOTES:

2 openings.

About Burn Manufacturing

Based in Kenya, BURN designs, produces and distributes East Africa’s best-selling, most durable and economical charcoal and wood cookstoves that also dramatically reduce harmful smoke emissions which can cause significant health problems, even death. See our promo video. Not only does BURN sell the world’s most fuel-efficient charcoal and wood household stoves, but we are also the only cookstove company which manufactures all its products in sub-Saharan Africa’s only state-of-the-art clean cookstove manufacturing facility. Since 2013, BURN has sold 650,000+ Jikokoa ™ stoves in East Africa. These stoves have helped 3,000,000 beneficiaries save $215 million in fuel expenditures and 2.6 million tons of wood while reducing indoor air pollution by 65%. BURN currently sells ~25,000 stoves per month and are on track to double sales over the next 12 months by expanding its successful model across Africa. BURN has 300 employees and expects strong growth in the number of employees in the coming years. BURN is now poised to bring its revolutionary biomass cookstoves - as well as a new range of electric, hybrid, and liquid fuel stoves - to Sub-Saharan Africa & beyond. Over the next 3 years BURN will enter 6 new countries and launch 5 new products.