Medical device engineering technician
Code 3114.1.5
Medical device engineering technicians collaborate with medical device engineers in the design, development and production of medical-technical systems, installations, and equipment such as pacemakers, MRI machines, and X-ray devices. They build, install, inspect, modify, repair, calibrate, and maintain medical-technical equipment and support systems. Medical device engineering technicians are responsible for the operational readiness, safe use, economic operation and the appropriate procurement of medical equipment and facilities in hospitals.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- electricity
- biomedical engineering
- medical devices materials
- mechanics
- pneumatics
- medical device regulations
- design drawings
- electrical wiring plans
- medical device test procedures
- medical devices
Skills and competences
- Manejo de fibra de carbón
- liaise with engineers
- align components
- consult technical resources
- manufacture medical devices
- inspect quality of products
- install electrical and electronic equipment
- install pneumatic systems
- read engineering drawings
- maintain medical devices
- adjust engineering designs
- prepare production prototypes
- assist scientific research
- test medical devices
- conduct routine machinery checks
- perform maintenance on installed equipment
- record test data
- repair medical devices
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- perform test run
- fasten components
- wear cleanroom suit
- use testing equipment
Transversal competences
- operate scientific measuring equipment
- use measurement instruments
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