About Sistema.bio
Sistema.bio is a leading social enterprise operating in Latin America, India, and Africa by bringing technology, training and financing to smallholder farmers. Headquartered in Mexico City, Sistema.bio promotes a world where waste is a resource, and farmers are empowered and productive. We manufacture, sell, install and finance our patented biodigester systems for small and medium scale farmers to convert their waste into economic, health and environmental benefits.
By the end of 2021, our goal is to have installed biodigesters for over 200,000 people in 25 countries where they lack access to clean, renewable and cost-effective energy.
Sistema.bio is the 2019 Ashden Clean cooking Awards winner, 2019 Schwab World Economic Forum Fellow, 2019 United Nations SDG 7 leader, and has been recognized by Buckminster Fuller Institute, Ashoka, Endeavor and many other leading awards, organizations and partners.
You can be a part of this impact story!
Who is the Engineer- Electrical Applications at Sistema.bio
Reporting to the R&D Manager, you will be responsible for the development of engines that can run on biogas, or a mix of biogas and other fuel to provide mechanical/ electrical output.
You’ll be in charge of:
- Understanding requirements of the stakeholders (internal and external) for biogas-based engines (100% biogas/ Dual Fuel based) to provide electrical/ mechanical output.
- You'll be in charge of "Understanding the load profile of the customers and accordingly recommend biogas/ dual fuel-based generators.
- Defining the specifications of the engines/ generators based on the requirements.
- Conducting research on the existing off-the-shelf solutions available in the market that can match the specifications.
- Identifying and collaborating with manufacturers/ vendors/ consultants, who provide solutions as per the defined specifications.
- Coordinating with internal stakeholders for procuring the most suitable solutions to be tested.
- Testing and validating different engines/ generators/ other combustion appliances based on biogas, compiling the test reports, and evaluating the performance based on different parameters.
- Select the most feasible solution based on testing and trials that can go for commercial deployment.
- Supporting the sales team in defining the solutions as per different requirements of the customers.
- Supporting operations team for installation and commissioning of the engines/ generators.
- Testing and validating other combustion appliances based on biogas as and when required, depending on the organization's business priorities.
More about YOU
- You hold a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering/ or any relevant discipline. Specialization in internal combustion engines/ thermodynamics/ or equivalent will be an added advantage.
- You can also be considered if you have held a diploma degree with a specialization in Mechanical Engineering only if you have relevant experience.
- You have a demonstrated experience of 3 to 5 years of working with electro-mechanical systems, generators, transfer switches, and other essential components associated with the installation and commissioning of engines/ electrical generators.
- You have hands-on experience with troubleshooting of engines/ electrical generators.
- You have an understanding of the principles of working of engines and generators and are able to carry out root cause analysis to identify problems, and find solutions.
- You have a demonstrated experience of 1-3 years of working with gas-based engines.
- Demonstrated experience in working with biogas-based engines will be an added advantage.
What it is like to work at Sistema.bio?
- Entrepreneurial culture: Your ideas matter. We believe in people owning their projects and being able to take responsibility for them.
- Passion and purpose: working at Sistema.bio, you’ll be able to work with a very passionate team that believes strongly in working for the real social and environmental impact they want to see.
- A growing team with growing opportunities: bio plans to double in the coming years. This growth is opening new roles, new countries, and new departments. We have a roll-up-your-sleeves culture where we can offer new opportunities for our team’s careers and aspirations.
- Time in the field with the small and medium-scale farmers: at Sistema.bio, we are passionate about understanding and serving our customers, small and medium-scale farmers. We love candidates that come from a family background of farming, or who travel home to their family’s farms on a regular basis too, though we do not discriminate against urban candidates. Working with Sistema.bio, we will make sure that regardless of your background, you get to spend time in the field with farmers and genuinely understand their pain points, their everyday concerns and connect with them.
- We care about your career progression: we have a strong culture of training and investing in developing our people. As a Sistema.bio employee, you’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to training programs, and clear tracking of your performance and career development twice a year.
- Work-life balance: at Sistema.bio, we know you’re at your best when you’re rested and healthy, therefore we give you unlimited holidays, and parental leave, pay for your health protection and give you options to work remotely when needed.
- Gender Equality: Sistema.bio is committed to gender equality in the workplace. Thanks to our Gender policies and efforts women represent 57% of the Global team for example and 27% of our overall workforce. We have flexible hours and expressing spaces for lactating mothers.
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