Biomedical Engineer jobs in Newport News, VA

Scope of Work: The contract provides general warehousing services; maintain and repair containers, biomedical equipment, and civil engineering equipment (CEE); produce Deployable Medical Systems (DEPMEDS) at The Navy Expeditionary Medical Support Command (NEMSCOM), Cheatham Annex (CAX), Williamsburg, Virginia.

Responsibilities

Essential Job Functions:

• Apply advanced technical knowledge to solve problems associated with biomedical and scientific equipment
• Identifies damage, through visual inspection, to biomedical equipment and medical instruments
• Identifies medical items received or downloaded so the items may be properly managed and/or transferred to receive maintenance, repairs, and calibration
• Identifies medical equipment, medical kit components, and medical instruments for reconstituting medical repair kits, medical kits, surgical trays, and medical assemblages and outfitted shelters.
• Performs inspection, testing, and repair to biomedical and scientific equipment
• The Biomedical Equipment Technician shall be on site during the normal working hours

Qualifications

Necessary Skills and Knowledge:

• Possess knowledge of medical terminology and physiology
• Possess basic knowledge of microprocessor and PC based equipment, with experience in software-controlled data acquisition and processing
• Excellent communications skills, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to speak, read, and understand English

• Familiar with the biomedical maintenance field and its concepts, practices, and procedures

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum one (1) year of hands-on clinical equipment maintenance and preventive maintenance experience, including servicing of diagnostic imaging equipment and use of oscilloscopes, simulators, defibrillator analyzers etc.
• A.S. Biomedical Technology, Electronics Technology, or military equivalent such as Navy NEC 8410
• Possess training and certification in inspecting, testing, and repairing life-saving support equipment ( i.e., equipment used to sustain and preserve life such as defibrillators, ventilators, anesthesia units, etc.).
• Possess the ability to pass a NACI background investigation and to acquire a CAC Card
• Must be a US Citizen