Engineer, Biomedical Engineering

Tan Tock Seng Hospital; Singapore; On-site; SGD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in Singapore is seeking a Biomedical Engineer to manage projects and maintenance for biomedical systems. The ideal candidate will have an Engineering Degree and at least 5 years of experience, alongside technical knowledge in IT integration and clinical engineering principles. Responsibilities include ensuring equipment safety, managing preventive maintenance, and liaising with vendors. This role demands a motivated individual capable of handling complex issues in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years working experience in biomedical engineering or related field.
• Proven ability to manage complex technical problems.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects for biomedical system maintenance and operations.
• Ensure patient safety through proper maintenance and testing.
• Liaise with vendors and user departments for equipment service.

Skills

Project management

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Technical specification drafting

IT integration

Education

Engineering Degree

Job description

Company description

Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Job description

Job Summary

The Biomedical Engineer will be :

• Responsible for managing projects, preventive maintenance, breakdown maintenance and daily operations activities biomedical engineering team.
• Performs duties for a broad scope and complexity of biomedical system relating to preventive maintenance and breakdown maintenance. Ensuring patient safety and safe usage of biomedical system through proper maintenance, testing and calibration.

Main duties and responsibilities

Specific

• Perform and complete the scheduled preventive maintenance jobs for biomedical system by following manufacturer's instructions and checklist.
• Troubleshoot and repair breakdown jobs for biomedical system by following manufacturer's instructions and checklist.
• Liaise with user department and vendors to ensure preventive maintenance and breakdown maintenance jobs for biomedical system equipment under service contract are completed within the required timeframe.
• Liaising with biomedical equipment vendors on commissioning jobs and ensuring newly purchased biomedical equipment are functioning according and within manufacturer's specifications.
• Troubleshooting and assisting user department on IT integration related issues for biomedical equipment.
• Placing and expediting parts orders for breakdowns jobs.
• Ensuring scheduled preventive maintenance and breakdowns jobs for team are completed within the required timeframe.
• Liaising with user department, biomedical equipment vendors ensuring impact to user's operations are minimized.
• Assisting user department on their biomedical equipment inventory.
• Preparing reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information and trends on biomedical equipment for user department.
• Participating and providing technical inputs from BME department's perspective in projects, meetings, discussions with various user departments.
• Liaising with users and purchasing department on the requirements and drafting of technical specifications for procurement of new biomedical equipment.
• Participating and providing technical inputs from BME department's perspective in evaluation and procurement of biomedical equipment.
• Providing support and technical decision guidance to technical officers on communications skill, issues resolutions and customer services.
• Attending technical training on biomedical equipment arranged by the department.
• Knowledge in IT, Cybersecurity and EMR Integration related matters for biomedical equipment.

General

• Be a team player to accomplish a win-win situation between BME department and user department. Help promote a working environment of collegiality and effective teamwork. Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Performs liaison functions between various department as to facilitate information flow and services support to the user department.
• Maintains safe and healthy working environment.
• Any other duties / projects as assigned by the Supervisor / Head of Department.

Job requirements

Education

Engineering Degree + 5 years working experience

Experience

• Must be motivated and independent person to work on maintenance matters and projects.
• Must be able to understand the concept on clinical engineering principles.
• Must possess a technical knowledge to handle complex technical problems.
• Preference would be given for experience in a Hospital or Healthcare industry.
• Knowledge in IT integration for biomedical system.
• Knowledge in drafting technical specification for biomedical system (Preferred).
• Knowledge in evaluation of biomedical system (Preferred).