Biomedical Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance and Repair: Perform Preventive Planned Maintenance (PPM) and corrective repairs on ophthalmic equipment (e.g., Slit Lamps, OCT, Operating Microscopes, Excimer Lasers, Phacoemulsifiers) to ensure minimal downtime.
• Equipment Installation & Calibration: Install new devices, perform pre-acceptance checks, and calibrate equipment to manufacturer specifications.
• Training & Support: Train on the safe and proper operation of devices.
• Asset Management: Maintain accurate, up-to-date inventories, service histories, and logbooks for all medical equipment.
• Compliance and Safety: Ensure all devices meet regulatory standards (e.g., FDA, ISO 13485) and safety protocols, including conducting electrical safety tests.
• Vendor Management: Monitor service contracts (AMC/CMC) with external suppliers and manage spare parts inventory.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Engineering, or a closely related field (electronics/electrical engineering).
• Experience: Typically 1–5 years of experience in a hospital or clinical setting, with specific experience in ophthalmic equipment maintenance highly preferred.
• Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of electronic and mechanical systems, as well as proficiency in using calibration and testing tools.
• Soft Skills: Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• May require the ability to travel between hospital branches and handle emergency service calls.

Typical Eye Hospital Equipment Handled:

• Diagnostic: Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), Auto Refractometers, Fundus Cameras, Tonometers.
• Surgical: Phacoemulsification units, Operating Microscopes, Femtosecond/Excimer Lasers.