Biomedical Engineer
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
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Job summary
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation seeks a Biomedical Engineer to manage the full lifecycle of medical equipment—from requirements and acquisition through installation, maintenance, upgrades, and decommissioning. You will coordinate with clinical, IT, and engineering staff to ensure safety and reliability.
Responsibilities include advising on regulatory compliance, cybersecurity, and system integration, delivering education to diverse teams, and supporting or leading
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering, or ABET-accredited program.
- Experience with biomedical equipment lifecycle management.
- Strong knowledge of safety, reliability, and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
- Assess clinical needs and develop equipment specifications.
- Coordinate installation, integration, and maintenance of equipment.
- Lead or support medical equipment projects, system implementations, and recalls.
- Advise staff on emerging medical technologies and best practices.
- Maintain regulatory compliant documentation in CMMS and related systems.
- Collaborate with IT, clinical, and engineering teams on cybersecurity and safety.
Skills
Education
Job description
- Managing the lifecycle of diagnostic, therapeutic, monitoring, information, and other medical equipment from requirements assessment and acquisition through installation, integration, maintenance, upgrades, training, decommissioning, data sanitization, and replacement planning.
- Supporting or leading special projects, medical equipment installations, system implementations, after-action reviews, and other mission-critical initiatives using sound project-management principles.
- Assessing clinical and operational requirements; developing equipment specifications; evaluating proposed devices and systems; advising on compatibility, safety, reliability, sustainability, and long-term suitability; and coordinating installation and implementation.
- Serving as a technical advisor or subject-matter expert to clinical, administrative, logistics, information technology, engineering, and professional staff on existing and emerging medical technologies.
- Designing, modifying, and evaluating biomedical systems, including physiological monitoring, clinical laboratory automation, resuscitation equipment, medical information systems, computer applications, networking, and medical-device cybersecurity.
- Developing and delivering education and training for clinical, administrative, engineering, technical, and professional staff on the safe and effective operation, application, maintenance, and security of medical equipment.
- Supporting equipment-management programs and compliance with applicable VA, The Joint Commission, National Fire Protection Association, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, American National Standards Institute, patient-safety, and other regulatory requirements.
- Managing medical-device recalls, safety alerts, hazard identification, incident investigations, remediation, and required documentation within established timeframes.
- Preparing and maintaining technical documentation in computerized maintenance management systems in accordance with regulatory, organizational, and Healthcare Technology Management requirements.
- Serving, when assigned, as a Contracting Officer's Representative; preparing statements of work, sole-source justifications, independent government cost estimates, VA forms, and other acquisition documents; monitoring contractor performance; and coordinating with Logistics and Contracting.
- Developing contractor work specifications, overseeing vendor services, verifying contract compliance, and resolving equipment and service issues with clinical and administrative services.
- Supporting capital-asset and infrastructure planning from initial concept through installation, implementation, and sustainment of complex medical equipment.
- Coordinating with Information Technology to establish controls, procedures, network connectivity, information-security practices, and safe operation of electronic patient-care systems.
- Maintaining current knowledge of biomedical engineering, medical technology, regulatory requirements, network protocols, cybersecurity, vendor developments, and professional practices through formal and informal education.
- Performing progressively complex assignments under supervision as proficiency develops, demonstrating initiative, effective communication, collaboration, sound judgment, and commitment to safe, reliable patient care.
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
May be Authorized for a Highly Qualified Candidate.
Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year). Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Not Available
This is not a virtual position.
55151-A, 55152-A, 55153-A, 55154-A
To view additional job duties and descriptions, visit: USAJOBS - Job Announcement
- You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
- All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- Subject to background/security investigation.
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:
- your performance and conduct;
- the needs and interests of the agency;
- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government;
- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
Be a citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3.g.)
The individual must meet either item (1) or (2) below to meet this requirement:
To be creditable, the curriculum must be from a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), as a professional engineering curriculum. Examples of acceptable engineering degrees include: Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Biochemical Engineering. Titles may vary from educational institutions and change over time.
(2) Certification as a Certified Clinical Engineer (CCE) and a bachelor's degree not listed in item 3.b.(1) above.
Biomedical Engineers must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with chapter 2, section D, paragraph 5a, this part.
In addition to the basic requirements for employment listed in paragraph 3 above, the following education and experience criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates:
(a) Experience. None beyond the basic requirements.
(b) Education. Bachelor's degree as outlined in paragraph 3.b.(1), above, or CCE certification with at least a bachelor's degree not listed in paragraph 3.b.(1).
(c) Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. None beyond the basic requirements.
(a) Experience. At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level.
(b) Education.
i. Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering, or a related field of study, as outlined in paragraph 3.b.(1).
ii. Bachelor's degree, as outlined in paragraph 3.b.(1), plus two full years of progressively higher level graduate education in a related field of study, that demonstrates the KSAs for the GS-9 level assignment.
(c) Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.
i. Knowledge of the principles, theories, concepts, and practices of the Biomedical Engineering profession.
ii. Ability to interpret relevant codes, regulations, guidelines, and standards, and make recommendations to ensure compliance with medical center programs.
iii. Ability to understand the operational needs of clinical services in the health care system.
iv. Ability to prepare material on current technical topics and trends, for presentation to other technical staff and mid-level hospital management, and the ability to keep abreast of changes in technology.
(a) Experience. At least one year of experience equivalent to the next lower level, and must fully meet the KSAs at that level.
(b) Education.
i. Ph.D., or equivalent doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering, or a related field of engineering, as outlined in paragraph 3.b.(1).
ii. Bachelor's degree, plus three full years of progressively higher level graduate education in a related field of study, as outlined in paragraph 3.b.(1).
(c) Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.
i. Ability to implement and/or sustain an equipment management or biomedical research program that meets The Joint Commission (TJC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), or other applicable regulatory requirements.
ii. Ability to develop material for a continuing education program for clinical or research staff, that address the principles and application of medical technology, and/or biomedical theory used in healthcare.
iii. Ability to advise staff on emerging medical technology, or research procedures, while keeping abreast of changes in such technology, and utilizing the information to solve biomedical engineering problems.
iv. Knowledge of basic project management
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