Electrical Engineer job in Kenya

Job Title: Electrical Engineer    

Job Code: EE/MM/130712

Number of Positions Open: 1    

Location:  Nairobi, Kenya   

Closing Date:  Open Until Filled

Summary:

Our client designs, manufactures and sells highly functional, highly affordable vehicles as a transportation platform empowering local entrepreneurs to mobilize the developing world. 

They recognize that appropriate transport is a key enabler to socio-economic development in deprived communities across the developing world and aim to unlock this vast potential by designing, manufacturing and selling a new vehicle for Africa, starting in Kenya.

They are looking for exceptional individuals who share their vision and possess the skills and attitude necessary to make a valuable contribution to our work in Africa.

Primary Responsibilities:

Technical Engineering:

• Create and maintain electrical schematics and perform circuit analysis.
• Identify and specify new electrical parts and work with sourcing team to evaluate suppliers.
• Create and maintain a hardware verification plan and performance document.
• Develop and maintain Electrical Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis (DFMEA).
• Define hardware test software, if needed.
• Supply electrical information to ECAD for system layout.
• Ensure electrical design is compatible with mechanical design and manufacturing processes.
• Support interior and exterior electrical design layout and review.
• Provide technical support for product builds.
• Complete electrical hardware verification as per the verification plan.
• Build, provide and archive electrical test harnesses, simulators, exercisers and loads for validation.
• Maintain feasibility of engineering approach for low volume production tooling and limited in-country resources.
• Review and revise engineering and/or production processes in response to feedback from colleagues, safety concerns, quality issues, loading requirements etc.
• Advice and assist team of local Kenyan mechanics and welders on the prototype vehicle build and general workplace best practices (e.g. equipment safety standards).
• Ensure high quality standards throughout the vehicle build; develop test procedures and conduct tests using software packages and physical testing methods.
• Utilize in-country equipment and materials and adapt approach to the low-tech resources available.
• Identify, create solutions, and resolve technical design conflicts collaboratively with Design
• Engineer, Quality Engineer and Cost Engineer.

Project Management:

• Lead and facilitate engineering review sessions; revise approach with stakeholder feedback.
• Take ownership of projects; plan milestones, timelines, budgets, resources and identify potential risks to deliver engineering aspects within agreed completion dates.
• Be proactive regarding task completion and periodically advise wider team on project status, timing, resources, issues, and ability to deliver on-time with excellence.
• Ensure adherence and compliance to general automotive industry engineering standards and best practices; maintain structured and versioned data outputs daily and backup data weekly.
• Work as an active member of the team, ensure effective communication between colleagues and positively contribute regularly to meetings and briefings.

Skills and Certification:

• An ideal candidate should combine outstanding technical skills in electrical engineering with excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with a multidisciplinary team.
• They should be rigorous, pragmatic and on-the-ground solution focused – not overly academic.
• Bachelor degree (minimum) in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar
• GPA or higher from a top university worldwide
• Ability to read and write electrical schematics
• Proficiency in SolidWorks, CATIA or AutoCAD
• Passion for prototype development and a pragmatic attitude
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic working environment and work within a diverse team
• Extreme patience and a good sense of humor
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively with others
• High level of analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to follow a design from initial requirements definition through test and delivery
• Ability to self-manage; taking ownership of projects: budgeting, work planning, resource
• management and reporting
• A start-up personality; entrepreneurial, ambitious, independent, systematic attention to detail,
• structured thinker, goal-oriented, flexible and able to deal well with setbacks

Desired:

• Master’s degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, Mechanical
• Engineering or similar
• 2-5 years of automotive-related experience, preferably on a vehicle build project
• Detailed understanding of automotive exteriors, interiors, manufacturing and operations
• Fluency in Kiswahili (the national language of Kenya)   

Experience:

1-2 years of automotive-related experience, preferably on a vehicle build project

How to Apply:

Interested candidates holding the necessary requirements, good performance and / or references are encouraged to apply with detailed CV’s, inclusive of names and contacts of 3 referees, current telephone number and email address by scrolling down and clicking on: Electrical Engineer