Engineering Assistant, Group Biomedical Engineering

National University Polyclinics; Singapore; On-site; SGD 29,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

National University Polyclinics in Singapore seeks an Engineering Assistant for Group Biomedical Engineering to support the lifecycle of medical equipment, including commissioning, preventive maintenance, and de-commissioning.

You will supervise vendors, coordinate maintenance projects, and collect user feedback to ensure equipment reliability and safety. The role requires dependability, teamwork with clinicians, and adherence to hospital standards.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Electronics / Biomedical Engineering or equivalent.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Positive attitude and ability to work with all levels of staff.
• Good analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Basic IT knowledge including Microsoft Office and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to all hospital personnel in the commissioning, operation, maintenance and de-commissioning of medical equipment.
• Supervise the specialist vendors and appointed contractors on medical equipment maintenance works to ensure quality of works and compliance to required standards.
• Update and collect feedback from users regularly on the maintenance, performance, reliability and quality of medical equipment.
• Check, analyse and investigate faults / complaints / hazards on medical equipment and assist BME engineers in mapping out and implementation of required action plans.
• Ensure quality of works conform to standards and practices that the hospital subscribes to, including other quality initiatives driven by hospital and department.
• Manage stock and spares for front line technical support and assist stock supervisor in documentations.
• Assist BME engineers in coordinating services for medical equipment projects with vendors, contractors and appointed project consultants.
• Perform any other duties and tasks as assigned by BME engineers.

Skills

Independent work

Analytical & troubleshooting

Positive attitude

IT literacy

Education

Diploma in Electronics / Biomedical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Engineering Assistant, Group Biomedical Engineering

Job ID: 10432

Job Function: Ancillary

Overview

The incumbent provides engineering support to the lifecycle of a medical equipment, which includes commissioning of new medical equipment, breakdown and preventive maintenance and de-commissioning of medical equipment.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to all hospital personnel in the commissioning, operation, maintenance and de-commissioning of medical equipment
• Supervise the specialist vendors and appointed contractors on medical equipment maintenance works to ensure quality of works and compliance to required standards
• Update and collect feedback from users regularly on the maintenance, performance, reliability and quality of medical equipment
• Check, analyse and investigate faults / complaints / hazards on medical equipment and assist BME engineers in mapping out and implementation of required action plans
• Ensure quality of works conform to standards and practices that the hospital subscribes to, including other quality initiatives driven by hospital and department
• Manage stock and spares for front line technical support and assist stock supervisor in documentations
• Assist BME engineers in coordinating services for medical equipment projects with vendors, contractors and appointed project consultants
• Perform any other duties and tasks as assigned by BME engineers

Requirements

• Preferably a Diploma in Electronics / Biomedical Engineering or equivalent engineering course
• Able to work independently with minimum supervision
• Positive work attitude and the ability to work with all levels of staff
• Possess good analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Possess basic knowledge on IT, such as Microsoft Office. Microsoft Excel
• Advantageous to have basic understanding in Cybersecurity and IT network knowledge

*Only Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents may apply.