Senior Design Engineer

BURN is the world's largest vertically integrated modern cookstove company, providing world-class R&D, manufacturing, and carbon offset projects from our HQ in Kenya and across 10 countries in Africa.

BURN is working to create a world where cooking positively impacts all life on Earth, by producing the world’s most efficient biomass, liquid fuel, and electric cookstoves.

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: Senior Design Engineer

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the R&D Department within the Innovation Team . In keeping with our growing business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.

Position Summary  

Reporting to the Director of Innovation, the individual will play a crucial supporting role within the R&D functions in Ruiru, Kenya. This individual will be responsible for leading and delivering innovative design solutions, and design reviews, and take accountability for the management and execution of design process details within the engineering department .

Key Responsibilities  

• Conceptual and detailed design and engineering of clean cookstoves
• Take a leadership role in assigned design and engineering projects.
• Guide and train junior engineers and designers in getting projects done and enhancing the quality and manufacturability of our product.
• Work with management, commercial- and market research teams to develop well-reasoned product strategies and requirements.
• Further development and implementation of Burns’s internal design processes.
• Creating and maintaining requirement documents, development reports, cost studies, and part and process specification documentation
• Communicating with the respective stakeholders about the project and their task herein.
• Research and developing manufacturing processes including designing tools for production.
• Prototyping by means of sheet metal forming, welding, general metal fabrication, 3d printing and others.
• Testing concepts and prototypes in the lab and field
• Creating models and drawings in CAD software.

Key Qualifications  

• Mechanical engineering, product development, or industrial design background.
• Good command of CAD software, and documentation skills.
• Familiarity with basic tool shop equipment and tools, such as drill press, mill, lathe, etc
• Mechanical aptitude and understanding of process development.
• Experience in tooling, jigs, and fixtures design.
• Preference for experience with CNC, sheet metal, production environments, or process development.

How To Apply
Candidates who meet the necessary career qualifications and experience can apply for the role by filling in the required information and uploading an English-language pdf version of their CV or Resume.