Hardware Engineer
Location: Nairobi
Job Information:
M-KOPA Kenya Ltd is a new company using mobile payments to provide
“pay as you go” solar energy services. M-KOPA is seeking energetic and
experienced Area Sales managers to manage a growing dealer network in
new regions of Kenya.
Successful applicants for this role will be commercially-focused sales professionals with a proven ability to manage local networks of businesses in a related sector such as financial services, mobile money, airtime, consumer goods, or other goods and services across Kenya.
Who we are
Successful applicants for this role will be commercially-focused sales professionals with a proven ability to manage local networks of businesses in a related sector such as financial services, mobile money, airtime, consumer goods, or other goods and services across Kenya.
Who we are
M-KOPA Kenya Ltd, founded in 2011, is a new mobile-based technology
company that provides consumer financing solutions to low-income
customers in East Africa.
The management team of M-KOPA includes several former telecoms
executives who were responsible for the initiation and scaling of
M-PESA, the award-winning mobile financial service platform in Kenya.
What we do
Through M-KOPA customers use mobile payments such as M-PESA to pay
for a home solar lighting system on a “pay-per-use” basis, making the
transition to cleaner energy much more affordable especially to
low-income users. This service is currently available in the Rift Valley
and Western regions.
M-KOPA products are distributed and sold through a network of local
dealers and outlets, who are paid a commission when customers make
payments.
A network of Area Sales offices is responsible for recruiting,
training, and managing dealers, stock management and local marketing.
The Position
Title: Hardware Engineer
Role: Managing testing and maintenance of M-KOPA’s existing commercial product and products under development.
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Start Date: Immediate opening
Responsibilities Include:
- Maintenance support for M-KOPA’s solar home lighting system, including PCB level diagnosis and repair, and management of repair logs.
- Assembly and maintenance of new product prototypes in the workshop and in the field, including population of PCBs and general wiring.
- Testing of prototypes under development (for example, life cycle and functional testing) including development of testing processes, overseeing test plans, diagnosis of faults, and documentation of results.
- Local sourcing of electrical and electronics supplies.
Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or electronics.
- Ability to read and develop circuit schematics and board layouts in a CAD an ECAD program (for example, EAGLE).
- Experience analyzing and debugging electronics at the PCB level.
- Willing to travel outside Nairobi (on a daily basis) for maintenance of field prototypes
- Knowledge of hardware (embedded hardware) and firmware interaction is an added advantage