Corporate Overview

BURN Manufacturing designs produces and distributes Africa’s best-selling, fuel efficient biomass, electric, hybrid, and liquid fuel cooking appliances. Not only do our products save money, fuel, and natural resources, but they also dramatically reduce harmful indoor smoke emissions which can cause significant health problems, even death.

With more than 1.2Millon+ stoves sold since commencing manufacturing operations in 2013, BURN has established itself as Africa’s most trusted cookstove brand thanks to our unwavering commitment to innovative research and design, manufacturing excellence, and customer care.

BURN is now the only vertically integrated modern cookstove company in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our solar-powered facility currently has a capacity of 45,000 stoves per month. We are proud to employ 400 team members throughout Kenya and East Africa, and support a workforce which is 50 percent female, thus empowering women in roles traditionally considered to be “for men only.”

Among our national and global honors, we have received the 2018 Bloomberg New Energy Pioneers Award for being among the world’s leaders in clean energy solutions, the 2018 Swiss Energy and Climate Summit Award for our pitch on the impact of clean-burning stoves, and the 2015 Ashden Green Energy International Award for empowering women with new economic opportunities.

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Conceptual and detailed design of clean-burning cookstoves and accessories for East Africa.
• Research and developing manufacturing processes including designing tools for production.
• Fabrication of prototypes, including sheet metal forming, 3d printing and others.
• Testing concepts and prototypes in the lab and field.

Must-Have:

• Mechanical engineering, product development, or industrial design background.
• Good command of CAD software, documentation skills.
• Practical working experience.
• Familiarity with basic tool shop equipment and tools, such as drill press, mill, lathe, etc.

Ideal Candidate:

• Mechanical aptitude, understanding of process development.
• Experience in tooling, jigs, and fixtures design.
• Works well in a team setting.
• Goal-oriented.
• Preference for experience with CNC, sheet metal, production environments, or process development.

How to apply

If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please submit your application with a detailed CV to the email:[email protected]


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