Design Engineering Fellowship, Improved Cookstoves

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

Requirements

• 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
• Location and Duration:
• 12-month fellowship in Ruiru, Kenya to begin in early 2017. Fellows receive a stipend of $1,100 per
• month and housing in a company house. BURN will provide one round trip flight at the beginning and
• end of the fellowship.

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