Job Description

Sanergy

Job Vacancy: Mechanical Design Engineer Fellow

Job Location: Kinanie & Kilifi

Sanergy is an award-winning social venture based in Nairobi, Kenya.

We undertake three exciting lines of work:

• We provide safe, sustainable sanitation services to residents living in urban informal settlements of Nairobi and Kisumu using end-to-end non-sewered sanitation solutions.

• We implement a circular economy model to sustainably manage sanitation and organic waste generated in cities. Using technologies developed in-house, we upcycle the waste into insect-based protein for animal feed, organic fertilizer, and biomass fuel. We operate the largest organics recycling plant in East Africa.

• We partner with cities to develop and deliver safe sanitation and waste management for urban residents. Using a systematic methodology, we match cities’ sanitation and waste management needs with technology and service delivery models, and then offer clear guidance on the steps that governments, funders, service providers and technology developers can take to develop and implement integrated service delivery systems.

Operational since 2011, Sanergy serves over 140,000 urban residents with safe sanitation services every day.

Sanergy collects and treats over 12,000T of waste per year, and successfully sells its agricultural end-products to farmers in over 20 counties in Kenya, who see improved yields and increased incomes.

At the same time, we have built a team of over 400 employees from diverse backgrounds who solve diverse problems, but all embody the drive, creativity, teamwork, and passion that make us achieve our goals.

For our work, we have been recognized by the Gates Foundation as one of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals accelerator; by Fast Company as one of the 10 most innovative companies in the world doing social good and one of the 10 best companies in Africa, and the Food Planet Prize for our innovative circular economy approach.

About the role: We are an increasingly sophisticated, highly intricate organization with many moving parts. Sanergy seeks accomplished, driven individuals who will make substantive contributions to the organization. We currently seek a Mechanical Design Engineer Fellow who will work in our New Technology Commercialization department in our facilities in Kilifi & Kinanie, Athi River.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Designing, prototyping, and procuring new equipment


• Designing and implementing new operational process flows


• Supporting the setup, execution, analysis and design of trials in colony maintenance processes


• Requirements assessment, design, vendor assessment and design refinement of a solids separation unit


• Review of the mechanical works of an existing separator prototype to recommended design improvements


• Process optimisation of solid separation processes with goal of reducing design costs and operational costs


• Interact with other disciplines and vendors to ensure design accuracy


• Contribute to reviews of vendor documentation and other discipline documents


• Development of equipment specification sheets for internal review and vendor engagement


• Create operating guidelines and start-up/commissioning procedure

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in Mechanical engineering, Industrial engineering or related discipline


• Good understanding of mechanical principles relevant to design, fabrication and commissioning of mechanical equipment


• Understanding of mechanical vibration principles would be highly beneficial


• Detail-oriented with demonstrated ability to incorporate mechanical requirements into equipment designs


• Ability to look beyond the most obvious solution to provide engineering designs that are safe, practical, reliable, and cost effective


• A learning mindset and interest in working under senior engineers to develop your engineering expertise, all while delivering solutions that meet design requirements and stakeholder expectations


• Ability to communicate clearly in both verbal and written form


• Ability to translate learnings from field work into actionable design and process changes


• Basic knowledge of electrical systems

How to Apply

Apply online at Mechanical Design Engineer Fellow.

Application Deadline: Open

Sanergy is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression.

All qualified persons are encouraged to apply.

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