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Job Opportunity at Simusolar Tanzania, Junior Hardware Analyst


Job Vacancy at Simusolar Tanzania, Junior Hardware Analyst | Deadline: 05th April, 2019

Position: Junior Hardware Analyst

Job Description
Role Summary:
The Hardware Analyst is a critical member of our growing team. For an early-career professional or engineer with electronics experience, it is a great opportunity to develop your hands-on skills and build a career in the growing solar industry.

Responsibilities: 

  • You are responsible for a variety of mission critical areas that will give you exposure to all aspects of our operations and technology:
  • Customer technical support (level 2) and support to our customer services team;
  • Field service repairs, removals and installations, involving travel;
  • Testing and quality control of solar, battery, and communications hardware received from manufacturer;
  • Assembly, soldering and production activities of products for testing and/or sale;
  • Product development support, including prototype hardware programming, measurement, and testing;
  • Troubleshooting of hardware failures, determining root cause and potential fixes;

Prerequisites (level of proficiency): 

You need to be experienced with a number of technologies, responsible, and eager to learn.  Given the unique nature of this position, it is expected that the Hardware Analyst will acquire some of the necessary skills on the job.

Digital circuitry and electronics, including measurement and assembly (basic);
Programming of circuit boards: uploading and testing software (medium);
Technical support, either in a call-center or internal context (medium);
Quality control;
English and Swahili fluency.

Qualities Required: 

  • Personal attributes and values are equally important to work experience: 
  • Experience doing hands-on work;
  • Excellent communication skills: able to diagnose and instruct;
  • Highly organized and process-oriented, interested in taking responsibility;
  • Thorough with great attention to detail;
  • High integrity


Opportunity: For someone looking to develop as a technologist and learn the solar industry, this role will provide great exposure.  The role is based in Mwanza, with travel
Pay: compensation is a competitive salary with discretionary bonus based on performance.

Location: HQ- Mwanza

How to Apply
Applicant are required to send us cover letter and resume( CV) only.They should indicate the job title as the subject of their email.
Applicant are required to send their application through hr@simusolar.com
Deadline will be 05/04/2019.