Lead Clinical Engineering Equipment Technician

CommonSpirit Health; Lake Jackson (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking a Clinical Engineering Equipment Tech Lead to provide technical leadership in maintenance, repair, and calibration of complex medical devices, ensuring safety, performance, and readiness. You will guide junior staff and support new equipment while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, inventory/documentation, and collaboration with clinical teams on equipment issues.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in Electrical, Biomedical, or Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience servicing technical equipment.
• Valid Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Interact daily with hospital department managers, equipment users, physicians, and administrative staff concerning service usage issues.
• Communicate daily with CE Manager and effectively handle all service emergencies.
• Provide coverage and support for CE Manager during manager's absence if needed.
• Maintain life support equipment.
• Provide technical support and assistance to Clinical Engineering technicians.
• Repairs and maintains medical equipment under contract and performs BMET I and BMET II duties and functions as required.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Equipment maintenance

Calibration

Technical leadership

Preventive maintenance

Education

Associate degree in Electrical/Biomedical/Mechanical Engineering or related field

Bachelor's degree, preferred

Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET), preferred

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Clinical Engineering Equipment Tech Lead, you'll provide technical leadership and expertise in complex medical equipment maintenance, repair, and calibration, ensuring safety, performance, and readiness. Every day you will perform advanced technician duties (troubleshooting, repair, PM), guide junior staff, manage inventory/documentation, and support new equipment. You'll ensure regulatory compliance and collaborate with clinical teams on equipment issues.

• In conjunction with the CE Manager, interacts daily with hospital department managers, equipment users, physicians, and administrative staff concerning service usage issues.
• Communicates daily with CE Manager and effectively handles all service emergencies.
• Provides coverage and support for CE Manager during manager's absence if needed.
• Maintains life support equipment.
• Provides technical support and assistance to Clinical Engineering technicians.
• Repairs and maintains medical equipment under contract and performs BMET I and BMET II duties and functions as required.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associates Other in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical or Mechanical Engineering or related field, upon hire or equivalent military education, graduate of technical program, upon hire or e quivalent training validated through training course certifications or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 7 years' experience servicing technical equipment
• Valid Driver's License

Preferred

• Bachelors Degree upon hire
• Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician, upon hire
• Certified Radiology Equipment Specialists, upon hire
• Certified Hthcare Tech Mgr, upon hire

This position requires participation in a rotational on-call schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Candidates must be available to respond to urgent service needs outside of regular business hours and may be required to return to the facility on short notice.

Where You'll Work

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation's largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system.