Electrical Engineer at AGSOL

ABOUT YOU

You have at least 3 years’ experience working as an electrical engineer or on a related field.

You’re 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. You are innovative and have an analytical mindset to efficiently tackle the problems you might face. 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. This may include regular travel, field work, representing the company at events, writing reports, and meeting partners and customers.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assemble, install, maintain, and troubleshoot agroprocessing machines and their peripherals
• Troubleshoot problems, and find suitable solutions
• Define and perform test procedures for improvement, safety, and quality control
• Define repair processes
• Perform field installations of machines and systems
• Train machine operator on the proper use of machines
• Provide field support if problems are encountered via phone, or travel to site
• Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance
• Quality controlling assembled machines
• Create technical documentation for other (non-technical) team members or customers

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Required qualifications

• Degree in electrical engineering or related field
• Demonstrated expertise with electronics, embedded systems, SMT and PTH soldering
• Driver's license
• EPRA Class T2 license
• Proficiency with MS Office suite
• Excellent spoken Kiswahili including technical language

Preferred qualification

• Experience with fixing mechanical problems (motor bikes, cars, industrial machinery, and/or agricultural machinery)
• Experience with sizing, installing, and servicing standalone solar systems
• Experience with product development and product optimization
• Experience working with electric motors, batteries and/or solar systems
• Experience with diagnostics, testing, and evaluating printed circuit boards
• Experience with embedded firmware development in C/C++

Required skills

• Problem solving skills: ability to diagnose and resolve previously unseen problems
• Strict attention to detail
• Working knowledge of workshop tools, common appliances and devices (multimeters, oscilloscopes, saws, drills, angle grinders, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to independently define and perform test procedures
• Dependability: ability to deliver results in a reliable fashion
• Ability to repair broken equipment
• Excellent Kiswahili including technical language to help customers with their technical problems
• Ability to work autonomously: ability to foresee all required steps, ask for help if needed, then perform all required steps
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate technical problems and solutions to a non-technical audience
• Recordkeeping: ability to retain records of performed actions and results
• Proficient computer skills, Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel and Word)