Electronics Technician (Biomedical)

Summary

About the Position: This position is with the Defense Health Agency, located at Tripler Army Medical Center, Directorate of Resource Management in Honolulu, Hawaii. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. Advance In Hire may be authorized. This is only available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

Duties

• •Conduct preventive maintenance (PM) checks and services on medical patient care equipment, including visual inspections, operational checks, electrical safety inspections, calibration, and performance verification.
• •Operate a wide variety of Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE), including invasive and non-invasive devices, and understand, operate, and interpret specialized TMDE used to support complex equipment and systems.
• •Perform software diagnostics to determine whether failures originate from software or hardware, and correct system software or application program malfunctions.
• •Set up and install new medical patient care equipment systems.
• •Perform maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, overhauls, and surveillance testing of electronic components, medical equipment, and systems, including modifications based on official guidance.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes applying a wide variety of analytical and diagnostic techniques to assess performance of Patient Care Equipment (PCE), diagnose cause of equipment malfunctions; perform preventive maintenance of Patient Care Equipment and responsible for Patient Care Equipment (PCE) work in one of the following areas: Radiology, Laboratory, Patient Monitoring, or Pulmonary. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10) OR Education: One full year of graduate level education above a masters leading towards a PhD. in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electronics Technology or Biomedical Engineering. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total semester hours minus 18) by 9. Add the two percentages. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-10).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.