Principal Electro-Biomedical Engineer (EBME)

Overview

In this role you will lead and deliver key planned maintenance programs for high-priority, complex medical equipment in challenging clinical environments, ensuring compliance with regulations. You will repair and service a broad portfolio of complex devices, and work with the Medical Device Connectivity team to address IT connectivity and systems issues. As a principal engineer, you will guide technical repair efforts, supervise staff, and contribute to service policy, quality systems, and external customer maintenance delivery within the NHS and private healthcare sectors.

Responsibilities

• Manage key planned maintenance programs for high-priority, complex medical equipment in theatres, ICUs, ED, and endoscopy units to meet CQC targets
• Perform repair and maintenance on a portfolio of complex medical equipment and troubleshoot related technical problems
• Collaborate with the Medical Device Connectivity team to perform planned maintenance and resolve IT connectivity issues across medical devices and systems
• Provide leadership in equipment repair, maintenance, and connectivity; supervise staff to achieve project goals
• Contribute to policies, procedures, service development, efficiency improvements, and the Section’s Quality System
• Deliver maintenance and technical services to external customers including NHS and private healthcare organisations

Key requirements

• BSc/BEng in a relevant engineering subject (e.g., Medical Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering)
• In-depth specialist training in maintenance/repair of high-risk, complex medical devices
• Many years of practical experience in repairing/maintaining a wide range of medical equipment in large NHS hospitals
• Experience supervising and assisting in management of maintenance service programs
• Ability to manage planned maintenance programs independently; strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Leadership and supervision
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Maintenance and repair of high-risk medical devices
• Medical device IT connectivity and systems
• Problem-solving for complex medical equipment

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