Senior Electronics Engineer Job in Kenya

Duma Works is recruiting a Senior Electronics Engineer for one of our clients, a market leader in off-Grid energy monitoring solutions.

Job brief: We are seeking a highly capable Senior Engineer with specialism in embedded systems to fill a key role within the company’s hardware development department. 

The role will be broad, covering multiple aspects of product development, working directly with the Chief Technology Officer. 

The ideal candidate is an experienced project manager with strong technical proficiency and product development experience.
 

Roles and Responsibilities
 
➔ Researching, substantiating and characterising hardware. ​Researching what products, devices, solutions are suitable to solve a specific technical challenge, liaising with suppliers and customers about their products and services, summarising and reporting findings clearly and quickly.
 

➔ Testing, calibrating and evaluating new technology. ​Sourcing, testing and evaluating hardware. Requires practical skills such as soldering and using a multimeter are critical.
 

➔ Ongoing product development. ​The applicant needs to be able to think creatively and be constantly looking to improve our existing products.
 

➔ Supporting sales team on new customer enquiries. ​It will be important to quickly understand new product use cases that come through from potential clients and be able to fluently describe how our product could fit in with and benefit their project. Literacy and good communication skills are important here.
 

➔ Liaising with software department to test the roll-out of new functionalities. ​Familiarity with web-based applications would be advantageous.
 

➔ Reporting, documentation. ​Preparing accurate and timely reports. Documenting knowledge in the form of knowledge base tech notes and articles.
 

➔ Field work. ​Travelling to our often rural sites to set-up, test or troubleshoot equipment means the candidate will need to be hardy, resourceful and willing to work outside of normal office hours.
 

➔ Project management. ​All of the roles described above will need to be well planned and project managed, with timelines and deliverables set and targets reached.

Required

➔ Min 5 years successful relevant professional experience
➔ Technical university degree
➔ Strong project management skills
➔ Self-motivation
➔ Strong problem-solving skills
➔ Excellent written and verbal communication skills
➔ Practical electronics and or electrician experience
➔ Strong computer literacy
➔ Based in or willing to move to Kisumu

Preferred

 
 ➔ Programming experience (C variants)
➔ Fluent Swahili and English spoken and written skills
➔ Experience with:
◆ mobile communications technology
◆ renewable energy systems
◆ power electronics

How to Apply

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please send your CV to apply@dumaworks.com. As the subject line of your email, write “2150” and please make sure to include your Your Full name & Phone number e.g. 2150, Barack Obama, 07xxxxxxxxx. in the message body. If you don’t follow these instructions, your application will not go through.

Deadline for receiving applications: 10th May 2016

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