WASH Electrical Engineer
Samaritan's Purse · North Wilkesboro, NC · 1 wk ago
Information TechnologyFull-time
About the Role
Through humanitarian work, the goal and purpose of Samaritan's Purse are to help people in Jesus' name and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ
- Design, fabricate, and test electrical power systems (including solar schemes) for water collection, treatment, storage, and distribution, ensuring performance, safety, and reliability in diverse contexts
- Develop engineering drawings, reports, technical specifications, and Bills of Material (BOMs) for domestically-developed water systems and WASH infrastructure projects globally
- Liaise with technicians to ensure components are built to engineering specification
- Advise on the technical design and implementation of electrical power schemes for field projects
- Provide technical support and backstopping for global WASH projects as needed
- Review electrical aspects of project and grant proposals and reports to ensure technical accuracy, feasibility, and compliance with donor and organizational standards
- Support WASH disaster relief efforts, including deployment with Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) and serve on the Incident Management Team (IMT) as directed
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in electrical or power engineering as well as five (5) years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Significant international experience and demonstrated success in cross-cultural communication and ministry preferred
- Professional engineer credentials strongly preferred
- 12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies (required); if not already completed, opportunity to meet and complete requirement is available upon hire
- Ability to design, build, test, and refine electro-mechanical systems including solar/hybrid power schemes
- Experience in 3-D modeling software, such as: Fusion360 (preferred), SolidWorks, or SketchUp
Benefits
- On-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents)
- Medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Long-term and Short-term disability insurance
- Paid Family Medical Leave
- Term Life Insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- 10 paid holidays
- 12 vacation/personal days
- 10 sick days
Type: Full-time | Department: Projects | Location: North Wilkesboro, NC | Language Requirement: English | Travel: 65-70 days/year