Head of Product Innovation at BURN

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage the new product development pipeline, including new products and improvements of existing products, from discovery of new concepts until it’s handed off to the mechanical engineering team at the detailed design phase.
• Support the mechanical engineering team in detailed design and process development.
• Manage design engineering fellows, testing lab, prototyping shop, market research team, and accelerated lifecycle testing program.
• Design development of concepts in CAD, prototyping, testing, and market research.
• Develop and refine customer needs and product parameters.
• Manage and refine the phase-gate development process, including working across other departments.
• Works with other departments to establish a design, technology, product development, and vendor strategy.
• Manages project budgets and prepares financial analysis reports for top management.

Desired Experience:

• Mechanical engineering background or similar
• Has developed products which have been launched
• Expertise in Solidworks or AutoCAD
• Familiarity with basic shop machines and tools: manual mill, lathe, drill press
• Experience in East Africa is a plus