Occupation Atlasmedical device engineering technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/30641348-f9f2-4fe5-ab8c-fe6ff9931a54
medical device engineering technician
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.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional4.80
- I Investigative4.59
- S Social1.96
- A Artistic1.00
- E Enterprising1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Medical Equipment Repairers (49-9062.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a narrower O*NET occupation within this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (34)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adjust engineering designs
- align components
- assist scientific research
- biomedical engineering
- conduct routine machinery checks
- consult technical resources
- design drawings
- electrical wiring plans
- electricity
- fasten components
- inspect quality of products
- install electrical and electronic equipment
- install pneumatic systems
- liaise with engineers
- maintain medical devices
- manufacture medical devices
- mechanics
- medical device regulations
- medical device test procedures
- medical devices
- medical devices materials
- operate scientific measuring equipment
- perform maintenance on installed equipment
- perform test run
- pneumatics
- prepare production prototypes
- read engineering drawings
- record test data
- repair medical devices
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- test medical devices
- use measurement instruments
- use testing equipment
- wear cleanroom suit
Optional (45)
- CAD software
- CAE software
- advise on medical device features
- advise on safety improvements
- apply soldering techniques
- apply technical communication skills
- assemble machines
- biomedical science
- biomedical techniques
- biotechnology
- diagnostic radiology
- electrical engineering
- electronics
- estimate restoration costs
- finish medical devices
- firmware
- human anatomy
- hydraulics
- integrate new products in manufacturing
- keep records of work progress
- manage inspections of equipment
- manipulate medical devices materials
- mechanical engineering
- mechatronics
- medical imaging technology
- monitor machine operations
- negotiate sales contracts
- operate precision machinery
- operate soldering equipment
- operate welding equipment
- order supplies
- perform ICT troubleshooting
- perform risk analysis
- prepare compliance documents
- program firmware
- provide customer information related to repairs
- provide legal information on medical devices
- quality standards
- radiation physics in healthcare
- solder electronics
- use CAM software
- use precision tools
- write inspection reports
- write records for repairs
- write technical reports
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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