WASH Electrical Engineer — International Water & Solar Power

Samaritan's Purse; North Wilkesboro (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Medical Clinic

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Disability Insurance

Paid Family Medical Leave

Term Life Insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan

10 paid holidays

12 vacation/personal days

10 sick days

Job summary

Samaritan's Purse in North Wilkesboro, NC seeks a WASH Electrical Engineer to join the International Water Unit. You will design, fabricate, and test electrical power systems including solar schemes for water collection, treatment, storage, and distribution, and develop BOMs and specifications for globally funded projects.

The role requires a Bachelor's or Master's in electrical or power engineering with 5 years of experience; international experience and PE credentials are strongly preferred;

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in electrical or power engineering with 5 years related experience.
• Significant international experience and cross-cultural communication in ministry preferred.
• Professional engineer credentials strongly preferred.
• 12 credit hours of Biblical Studies; option to complete 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, SolidWorks, or SketchUp.

Responsibilities

• Design, fabricate, and test electrical power systems including solar schemes.
• Develop engineering drawings, reports, technical specifications, and BOMs for water systems globally.
• Liaise with technicians to ensure components 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 donor proposals and reports for technical accuracy and feasibility.
• Support WASH disaster relief efforts, including deployment with DART and IMT as directed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Cross-cultural communication

Professional engineer credentials

Solar/hybrid power design

3-D modeling

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in electrical or power engineering

Biblical Studies 12 credit hours

Tools

Fusion360

SolidWorks

SketchUp

Job description

Samaritan's Purse in North Wilkesboro, NC seeks a WASH Electrical Engineer to join the International Water Unit. You will design, fabricate, and test electrical power systems including solar schemes for water collection, treatment, storage, and distribution, and develop BOMs and specifications for globally funded projects.

The role requires a Bachelor's or Master's in electrical or power engineering with 5 years of experience; international experience and PE credentials are strongly preferred;