Medical Infrastructure Engineer, IHU

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Samaritan's Purse is seeking Medical Engineering Specialist to provide technical systems engineering support for the integration, development, and improvement of medical infrastructure used by our International Health Unit in North Wilkesboro, NC . In this role you will design scalable systems for deployable and fixed healthcare environments, integrating clinical equipment, power, oxygen, environmental controls, and logistics into reliable systems that enable rapid deployment and effective care delivery.

A day in the life of a Medical Engineering Specialist:

At Samaritan's Purse, the Gospel really is the center of all we do! We start each day with a time of devotions and spend time praying for each other, our staff and volunteers who serve around the globe.


In the role of Medical Engineering Specialist , you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him.
• Lead or contribute to the engineering design, systems architecture, and integration of Emergency Field Hospital (EFH) platforms, including medical equipment, infrastructure systems, and logistics workflows to support rapidly deployable medical response capabilities.
• Design and improve deployable medical infrastructure systems for austere environments, including power distribution, oxygen generation and delivery systems, environmental control systems, and integrated clinical support systems.
• Serve as a technical lead in the engineering and design of other deployable medical treatment facilities and specialized medical infrastructure systems, including outbreak treatment units, modular medical clinics, and other emergency medical structures.
• Collaborate with medical, logistics, and operations teams to optimize EFH transportability, modularity, and rapid deployment capability, ensuring systems are configured to meet aircraft transport constraints and field operating conditions.
• Participate in testing, evaluation, and continuous improvement of EFH and other medical infrastructure systems, contributing to the development of innovative solutions that improve operational efficiency, clinical capability, and response speed in disaster environments.
• Develop and lead training programs for Emergency Field Hospital (EFH) system build, setup, and technical operation, preparing non-clinical Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) personnel to support EFH assembly, infrastructure setup, and equipment maintenance during deployments.
• Provide technical expertise to support EFH equipment integration, system reliability, and operational readiness within the Emergency Medical Response (EMR) program.
• Develop and maintain EFH technical build guides, system documentation, and deployment manuals used to support field implementation.
• Provide technical consultation and engineering support for fixed healthcare infrastructure projects across Samaritans Purse health programs when requested, including mission hospitals and other permanent medical facilities in low-resource settings.
• Serve in a leadership role supporting the setup, configuration, and operational functionality of EFH systems and infrastructure as needed during field deployments.
• All other duties as assigned.

Learn more about serving with Samaritans Purse .


Qualifications & Experience :

• Bachelors degree (B.S./B.A.) required; engineering-focused degrees strongly preferred, with a minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience required; preference for experience in systems engineering, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related technical disciplines; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies (required); if not already completed, opportunity to meet and complete requirement is available upon hire.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear technical documentation, including system design descriptions, deployment procedures, and operational manuals.
• Ability to analyze complex technical problems, collect and interpret data, and develop practical engineering solutions in austere or resource-constrained environments.
• Thorough knowledge of systems engineering principles, including system architecture, subsystem integration, and lifecycle management of complex technical systems.
• Ability to design, integrate, and improve medical infrastructure systems, including power distribution, oxygen systems, environmental control systems, and medical equipment platforms used in healthcare environments.
• Thorough understanding of deployable medical systems, expeditionary infrastructure, or healthcare facilities operating in low-resource settings.
• Ability to develop and deliver technical training to multidisciplinary teams, including non-clinical personnel responsible for medical infrastructure setup and operation.
• Ability to work effectively in austere environments, interact cross-culturally, and adapt to rapidly changing operational conditions during disaster response deployments.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions under pressure, maintain flexibility in ambiguous situations, and coordinate diverse teams to accomplish mission objectives.

Job Location: North Wilkesboro, NC

Type: Full-Time

Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required)

Travel Expectations: Approximately 60 days/annually; required travel documents and vaccinations for entry into foreign countries will be necessary.

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

Samaritan's Purse Mission Statement:

Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ. The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Samaritan's Purse Statement of Faith:

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God. 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17.
• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6.
• We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15.
• We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7.
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life. John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16,17,18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10.
• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment. 1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15.
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church. 1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23.
• We believe that the ministry of evangelism and discipleship a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15.
• We believe Gods plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female. Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9.
• We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism. Matthew 9:35-38; 22:37-39, 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1 Peter 3:15.
• We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen. Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10.
• We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person biological male or female. These two distinct but complementary sexes together reflect the image and likeness of God. Rejection of ones biological sex is a rejection of Gods merciful design and creative order. Genesis 1:26-27;1 Corinthians 6:9; Deuteronomy 22:5