Sanergy is an award-winning social venture that builds healthy, prosperous communities by making hygienic sanitation accessible and affordable in Africa’s urban informal settlements. Our systems-based approach to solving the sanitation crisis involves five key steps: we build a dense network of franchised micro-entrepreneurs, who operate low-cost, high-quality waterless sanitation facilities – called Fresh Life Toilets. We provide critical support services – such as access to finance, business analytics, training, and marketing. We collect the waste regularly and safely remove it from the community. We convert the waste into valuable end products, such as organic fertilizer, insect-based animal feed, and renewable energy. Finally, we sell the end products to Kenyan farms under the brand name Farm Star.

We are an increasingly sophisticated, highly intricate organization with many moving parts. Sanergy seeks accomplished, driven individuals who will make substantive contributions to the organization.  We currently seek a Design Engineering Intern who will work in our New Technology Commercialization department.

A typical day for you might include the following:

In this Internship role you will have the opportunity to work under the supervision of experienced engineers and develop hands-on experience in the following areas:

• Designing, prototyping, and procuring new equipment
• Designing and implementing new operational process flows
• Supporting the setup, execution, analysis and design of trials in colony maintenance processes

Qualities you’ll need to fit in well with the Sanergy-Stars

• A collaborative spirit that drives you to help deliver results beyond your own work and your team
• A desire to understand and serve customers
• A willingness to embrace diversity, integrity, and empathy
• An innovative approach to assessing and testing new ideas
• Enthusiasm to achieve targets and improve yourself professionally