Design Engineering Fellowship, Improved Cookstoves
BURN Manufacturing · On-site
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 ,100 per month and housing in a company house. BURN will provide one round trip flight at the beginning and end of the fellowship.
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.