Electrical Design Engineer
Agsol is hiring an electrical design engineer to be based in Nairobi, Kenya. This is an exciting and important role in our young company and we’re looking for someone who wants a challenging new adventure, has the right mix of great technical and interpersonal skills, and is driven by using his/her energy and skills to deliver social impact.
ABOUT AGSOL
Agsol manufactures leading edge solar powered agro-processing machines for off-grid farming communities. Our life-changing machines convert the most important staple foods into edible and higher value food products. By linking agricultural machines with solar power, Agsol offers off-grid farming communities a new tool to improve their agricultural productivity and simultaneously gain access to real energy services.
ABOUT THE POSITION
LOCATION: Nairobi, Kenya
HOURS: Full-time
REPORTS TO: CTO
START DATE: February 2025
DURATION: Ongoing – annual renewable contract
You’re probably the type of person that has always liked to tinker with things, pull things apart, and figure out how they work or how to improve them. You are inherently practical and results driven. You roll up your sleeves to get things done and make things happen with whatever resources are available to you. Your energy, enthusiasm and ability to deliver, has that magical effect of rallying colleagues, partners and stakeholders to support your cause. You appreciate that being part of a young and dynamic company you need to be adaptable and willing to step outside your core role when needed.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
The role will have the following duties and responsibilities:
- Work as an Engineering team member within the Agsol structure and report to the CTO
- Design electrical circuits and PCB’s
- Idea, design, and implement test setups, train personnel on test processes for improvement, safety, and quality control
- Build automated testing equipment with logging capability
- Identify shortcomings in the current product design and/or engineering processes, propose solutions, perform R&D
- Troubleshoot problems, and find suitable solutions
- Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance
- Support the assembly process
- Detect production issues early and find robust technical solutions
- Define new workshop processes and introduce them
- Define and undertake the quality control of the assembled products
- Create documentation for relevant equipment, and processes
- Procure necessary electrical components in Kenya and from abroad
- Continuously train yourself
- Be a proactive member of team meetings, propose new ideas and solutions
- Propose efficiency and productivity-enhancing improvements
- Take initiative where improvement is needed
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical engineering or related field
- Demonstrated expertise with electronics, embedded systems
- Experience with Autodesk EAGLE or equivalent PCB design software
- Experience with SMT and PTH soldering
- Experience with diagnosing, testing, and evaluating printed circuit boards
- Experience with embedded firmware development in C/C++
- Mastery of MS Office, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Preferred qualification
- Experience with product development and product optimization
- Experience with DC/DC power converters
- Experience with embedded driver development
- Experience with electrical motors, especially BLDC motors
Required skills
- Passion for building things and solving problems
- Extreme attention to detail
- Willingness to travel internationally
- Problem-solving skills: ability to diagnose and resolve previously unseen problems
- Ability to work autonomously: ability to foresee all required steps, ask for help if needed, then perform all required steps
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Working knowledge of tools, common appliances, and devices (multimeter, oscilloscope, etc.)
- Demonstrated ability to independently set up tests and define test procedures
- Dependability: ability to deliver quality results in a reliable fashion
- Ability to quickly learn from written instructions and/or manuals
- Recordkeeping: ability to retain records of performed actions and results
