Biomedical Maintenance Equipment Specialist

Southern Arkansas University; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Arkansas University in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Biomedical Maintenance Equipment Specialist to ensure preventive maintenance and readiness of SNS medical equipment. The role includes inspections, testing, documentation, and adherence to healthcare standards.

The position also involves evaluating equipment proposals, creating specifications, and delivering user training, with a focus on operational uptime and safety.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-11 in the Federal service performing ALL of the following duties: managing maintenance programs for biomedical equipment, inspections, testing, calibration, and troubleshooting; monitoring contractor performance and ensuring maintenance compliance; developing equipment procedures and delivering user training.

Responsibilities

• Determining, implementing, scheduling, and directing preventive maintenance procedures for SNS medical equipment and related devices to ensure operational readiness and safety.
• Overseeing incoming inspections, acceptance tests, and documentation for preventive maintenance, safety checks, calibration, and repairs.
• Serving on the technical review panel for biomedical equipment acquisition, evaluating proposals, developing specifications, and performing vendor assessments.
• Developing and providing technical training to equipment users and staff, defining storage requirements, and ensuring rapid deployability of medical assets.

Job description

Biomedical Maintenance Equipment Specialist

Location: Atlanta, GA

THIS POSITION IS NOT REMOTE

What You’ll Be Doing Day to Day

As a Biomedical Maintenance Equipment Specialist, you will use your knowledge and experience to optimize business results and customer experience by:

• Determining, implementing, scheduling, and directing preventive maintenance procedures for all SNS medical equipment and maintenance‑significant devices, ensuring equipment is operational, safe, and properly configured to meet healthcare standards.
• Overseeing and performing incoming inspection, acceptance, and testing for all medical equipment and ensuring adequate documentation for preventive maintenance, safety checks, calibration checks, and repair services.
• Serving as a member of the technical review panel for biomedical equipment acquisition, evaluating and selecting biomedical equipment, developing equipment specifications, and performing technical assessments of vendor proposals.
• Developing and providing technical training to equipment users and staff, identifying optimum storage requirements, and ensuring a constant state of readiness and rapid deployability of medical assets.

Minimum Qualifications

You must have one year of specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS‑11 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following:

• Managing maintenance programs for biomedical equipment to ensure operational readiness and compliance with healthcare standards;
• Performing inspections, testing, calibration, and troubleshooting of medical equipment to support safe patient care;
• Monitoring contractor performance, reviewing service documentation, and ensuring compliance with maintenance requirements; and
• Developing equipment procedures, delivering user training, and maintaining readiness of deployable medical assets.