Hardware
Engineer
Location: Nairobi
Job
Information:
M-KOPA Kenya Ltd is a new company using mobile payments to provide “pay as you go” solar energy services. M-KOPA is seeking energetic and experienced Area Sales managers to manage a growing dealer network in new regions of Kenya.
Successful applicants for this role will be commercially-focused sales
professionals with a proven ability to manage local networks of businesses in a
related sector such as financial services, mobile money, airtime, consumer
goods, or other goods and services across Kenya.M-KOPA Kenya Ltd is a new company using mobile payments to provide “pay as you go” solar energy services. M-KOPA is seeking energetic and experienced Area Sales managers to manage a growing dealer network in new regions of Kenya.
Who we are
M-KOPA
Kenya Ltd, founded in 2011, is a new mobile-based technology company that
provides consumer financing solutions to low-income customers in East Africa.
The
management team of M-KOPA includes several former telecoms executives who were
responsible for the initiation and scaling of M-PESA, the award-winning mobile
financial service platform in Kenya.
What we do
What we do
Through
M-KOPA customers use mobile payments such as M-PESA to pay for a home solar
lighting system on a “pay-per-use” basis, making the transition to cleaner
energy much more affordable especially to low-income users. This service is
currently available in the Rift Valley and Western regions.
M-KOPA products are distributed and sold through a network of local dealers and outlets, who are paid a commission when customers make payments.
M-KOPA products are distributed and sold through a network of local dealers and outlets, who are paid a commission when customers make payments.
A
network of Area Sales offices is responsible for recruiting, training, and
managing dealers, stock management and local marketing.
The Position
The Position
Title: Hardware Engineer
Role: Managing testing and maintenance of
M-KOPA’s existing commercial product and products under development.
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Start
Date: Immediate
opening
Responsibilities Include:
Responsibilities Include:
- Maintenance
support for M-KOPA’s solar home lighting system, including PCB level
diagnosis and repair, and management of repair logs.
- Assembly
and maintenance of new product prototypes in the workshop and in the
field, including population of PCBs and general wiring.
- Testing
of prototypes under development (for example, life cycle and functional
testing) including development of testing processes, overseeing test
plans, diagnosis of faults, and documentation of results.
- Local
sourcing of electrical and electronics supplies.
Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s
degree in electrical engineering, or electronics.
- Ability
to read and develop circuit schematics and board layouts in a CAD an ECAD
program (for example, EAGLE).
- Experience
analyzing and debugging electronics at the PCB level.
- Willing
to travel outside Nairobi (on a daily basis) for maintenance of field
prototypes
- Knowledge
of hardware (embedded hardware) and firmware interaction is an added
advantage
How to Apply