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Biomedical Equipment Specialist
OVERVIEW
The biomedical equipment specialist is primarily responsible for servicing and maintaining all medical equipment.
JOB DUTIES
Service and maintain medical equipment with mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic, digital, optical and radiological principals
Figure out power and space requirements for medical equipment installations
Install medical equipment
Prepare and submit medical equipment reports
TRAINING
Job training for a medical equipment repairer requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 41 weeks of Advanced Individual Training, including practice in repairing and replacing equipment parts. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field.
Some of the skills you’ll learn are:
Principles of electronics
Use and maintenance of electrical and electronic test equipment
Equipment repair exercises
HELPFUL SKILLS
Experience working with electronic equipment
Interest in mathematics and solving problems
High attention to detail
COMPENSATION
Total compensation includes housing, medical, food, special pay, and vacation time. Learn more about total compensation.
FUTURE CIVILIAN CAREERS
The skills you learn will help prepare you for a career as an electronic instrument repairer with commercial manufacturing, medical research and satellite communications firms — or even airline companies.
Through your extensive Army training and some additional study, you may also qualify for International Society of Certified Electronics Technicians certification as a Certified Electronics Technician, Associate Level; or a Certified Electronics Technician, Journeyman Level-Medical.
