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1 person is interested
Aviation R & D Engineer
ORGANIZATION: JAARS
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1 person is interested
Aviation R & D Engineer
Do engineering, creativity, and aviation go together for you? Be a needed part of Aviation support to Bible translation and spreading the Gospel around the world.
Join our research and development team as they look for ways to improve safety and design parts to improve the utilization and efficiency of aircraft in missions aviation.
Brief Description
Research and develop safety and design improvements, parts manufacturing, and practical repair procedures for JAARS aircraft.
- For a full-time volunteer or a staff person who raises support
- Must be able to work in the US
Responsibilities
- Use computer design software
- Develop safety features and make design utilization improvements to our mission aircraft
- Follow our FAA Parts Manufacturing Approval structure
- Collaborate with our machine shop to manufacture needed parts
- Demonstrate a deep and growing walk with the Lord Jesus that includes your personal growth and the ability to support others in their spiritual growth
- Embrace the vision, mission, and core values of JAARS, and help us live them effectively
Skills
- Work collaboratively
- Good computer skills
- Creativity in design and manufacturing of aviation related products
- Good understanding of 3-D printers and other computer-controlled machines
Education and Experience
- Engineering Degree and/or related qualifying experience in engineering analysis, design, or aviation technology
- Experience with CADD is preferable
- Aerospace training is preferred, but good general engineering is appropriate
JAARS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Christian ministry headquartered on a beautiful 500+ acre campus just south of Charlotte, NC. Our campus includes extensive training facilities, an airport, office and commercial facilities, guest housing, food services, recreational areas, health clinic, on-site childcare, and youth and family ministry support for staff and partners.
We are pleased to have more than five hundred people serving on our campus. We partner closely with SIL International, the organizations of the Wycliffe Global Alliance and other organizations locally and globally.
JAARS vision is that people’s lives and communities are transformed as they experience God’s Word in their own language.
JAARS mission is to make Bible translation and language development possible, especially in the most remote and difficult places on earth. We do that by enabling locally appropriate and sustainable solutions in transportation, technology, media, and training.
JAARS Core Values
Together in Christ, we commit to:
- Seek God Above All
- Serve in Love
- Act with Integrity
- Steward God’s Resources with Courage
- Pursue Excellence
- Collaborate with Respect
- Create a Culture of Innovation
More opportunities with JAARS
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About JAARS
Location:
7405 Jaars Rd, PO Box 248, WAXHAW, NC 28173, US
Mission Statement
Our Vision is that people’s lives and communities are transformed as they experience God’s Word in their own language. Our Mission is to make Bible translation and language development possible, especially in the most remote and difficult places on earth. We do that by enabling locally-appropriate and sustainable solutions in transportation, technology, and training.
Description
JAARS is a multidisciplinary team of problem-solvers committed to the belief--and the vision--that people’s lives and communities are transformed as they experience God’s Word in their own language.
We are a community of full-time missionaries, dedicated volunteers, and a few employees who work together to accomplish the Great Commission goal of providing Scripture to every people group on earth in a language and form they clearly understand. We do that by supporting Bible translation and language development partners globally, and by working with prayer and financial partners in the United States to help make a range of unique on-the-field solutions possible.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
7405 JAARS RoadWaxhaw, NC 28173
DATE POSTED
March 17, 2020
SKILLS
- Mechanical Engineering
- Research
- Aviation
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Full Time 40 hours per week
- Must be able to work in the US