Job Description

• 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.

Method of Application

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