Biomedical Engineer

Position Objective

Provide services as a Biomedical Engineer in support of the overall functions of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The contractor shall help maintain and perform repairs/troubleshooting for NCATS laboratory equipment used within Biosafety Level (BSL) 1 and 2 NCATS laboratories located at 9800 or 9808 Medical Center Drive. Additionally, they shall provide customized solutions and platform engineering where needed to accommodate instrumentation needs. Contractors shall provide reports of maintenance on all NCATS active instruments as required and respond to instrument.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Collaborate with researchers on system interfaces and design between multiple medical equipment manufacturers and where commercial equipment is unavailable or unacceptable.
• Design and fabricate high quality mechanical, electro-mechanical and optical instruments in support of research activities; and fabricate special purpose devices for clinical and research applications.
• Design and fabricate commercially unavailable mechanical instruments and medical devices, special-purpose mechanical, electromechanical, optical, hydraulic instruments and devices.
• Maintain, repair, modify, fabricate, install and test electronic and mechanical components.
• Evaluate alternative design approaches, with due consideration to material properties and machining capabilities; select best design approach to meet the specifications.
• Complete unscheduled service orders for equipment to include calibration, electronic and mechanical repairs.
• Work with staff on the installation and initial checkout of the finished equipment in the experimental environment.
• Analyze, modify, plan, install, evaluate, certify and correct system malfunctions.
• Maintain laboratory organization and assist in compliance with safety regulations.
• Provide technical expertise in the use of special devices and equipment, enhancing the productivity or success of the experiments.
• Clean Equipment and Inspect Equipment