BURN is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Design Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of mechanical design principles, experience using SolidWorks, and proficiency in Design for Experimentation (DOE) and Design for Manufacturing (DFM) methodologies.
They will also have excellent
analytical skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conceptual and detailed design of
cookware, clean-burning cookstoves and accessories for East Africa
- Research and developing manufacturing
processes including designing tools to bring the product into production.
- Fabrication of prototypes, including
sheet metal forming, 3d printing and others.
- Testing concepts and prototypes in the
lab and field.
- Plastic part design for injection
moulding
- Any other duties as assigned.
Skills and Experience:
- Engineering, product development, or
industrial design background.
- Experience working in the conceptual
phase, physical prototyping, hands-on testing and user interaction.
- Ability to independently initiate and
implement design and development of product features and production
processes.
- Good command of CAD software; Solidworks.
- Fluency with a wide range of
manufacturing processes, Plastic injection moulding, sheet metal forming.
- Good understanding of material; Metals
and plastics.
- Familiar with basic tool shop equipment
and tools, such as drill press, mill, lathe, etc.
- Capable to manage workload and priorities
of all assigned projects.
- Project documentation skills.
- 3D or 2D visualization skills either in
product rendering or graphic design.
- Goal-oriented
- Fluent in English
- Mechanical aptitude, understanding of
product and process development.
- Experience in tooling, jigs, and fixtures
design.
- Experience with sheet metal plastic part
design.
- Works well in a team setting.
- Practical working experience.
- Preference for experience with CNC, sheet
metal, production environments, or process development.
How To Apply