Environment & Energy: Cookstove Testing Internship

Do you have a concern for people and the environment? Do you have a background in

engineering or science? Do you enjoy working in a laboratory? Are you well organized, & pay

attention to detail? Do you want to make an impact in the world? Do you enjoy working as part

of a team?

Burn Design Lab, headquartered on Vashon Island, WA is offering an unpaid internship to a clear

thinking, well-organized, undergraduate, who is ready to learn the details and challenges

associated with determining the performance characteristics of improved biomass burning

cookstoves. We are looking for someone with good communication skills, with a background in

science or engineering who has an interest in laboratory testing, research, and data analysis.

Burn Design Lab will provide a small living expense stipend, housing or a housing stipend, and

roundtrip air fare to Seattle for the selected candidate.

Burn Design Lab is a U.S. based internationally focused non-profit organization dedicated to the

improvement of lives and the environment in the developing world through research, design, and

development of outstanding cookstoves and cookstove manufacturing systems.

 Performance, combustion, safety, durability, and emissions testing of cookstoves and

related materials & systems.  

 Biomass fuel analysis, and analysis of above testing results 

 Providing input to stove designs based on experience testing & testing results

 Documentation and improvement of testing methods and protocols  

 Making improvements to & calibrations of laboratory systems & equipment

 Building cookstove prototypes out of sheet metal (forming, spot welding, and general

metal fabrication), ceramics, refractory, & other materials.

 Writing reports, developing PPTs, and presenting results to the team.

Applicants should have the following experience and aptitudes:

 Pursuing a degree in science or engineering

 Collecting, organizing, & analyzing data.

 Proficiency with MS Excel, PPT, and Word.

 Significant laboratory & report writing experience 

 Strong organization skills and attention to detail

 Eagerness to learn.

 Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.

 Strong work ethic.

The internship is 6 – 12 months in duration, beginning in January 2023.

To apply, please send your resumé or CV, and expression of interest to hr@burndesignlab.org.

For more information on BURN Design Lab, please visit www.burndesignlab.org or visit our

Facebook page www.facebook.com/BURNDesignLab.

Please note that proof of vaccination against COVID-19 is required to work at Burn Design Lab.