Medical Equipment Technician
Healthcare
Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.
You can enter this career straight after SPM. A degree is optional, not required.
What you'd do all day
The tasks that matter most in this job, most important first.
- 1Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.
- 2Inspect, test, or troubleshoot malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments.
- 3Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.
- 4Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.
- 5Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.
- 6Examine medical equipment or facility's structural environment and check for proper use of equipment to protect patients and staff from electrical or mechanical hazards and to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
- 7Install medical equipment.
- 8Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.
- 9Plan and carry out work assignments, using blueprints, schematic drawings, technical manuals, wiring diagrams, or liquid or air flow sheets, following prescribed regulations, directives, or other instructions as required.
- 10Study technical manuals or attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge.
- 11Explain or demonstrate correct operation or preventive maintenance of medical equipment to personnel.
- 12Research catalogs or repair part lists to locate sources for repair parts, requisitioning parts and recording their receipt.
- 13Repair shop equipment, metal furniture, or hospital equipment, including welding broken parts or replacing missing parts, or bring item into local shop for major repairs.
- 14Solder loose connections, using soldering iron.
- 15Compute power and space requirements for installing medical, dental, or related equipment and install units to manufacturers' specifications.
- 16Contribute expertise to develop medical maintenance standard operating procedures.
- 17Fabricate, dress down, or substitute parts or major new items to modify equipment to meet unique operational or research needs, working from job orders, sketches, modification orders, samples, or discussions with operating officials.
- 18Evaluate technical specifications to identify equipment or systems best suited for intended use and possible purchase, based on specifications, user needs, or technical requirements.
- 19Supervise or advise subordinate personnel.
- 20Make computations relating to load requirements of wiring or equipment, using algebraic expressions and standard formulas.
Also known as
What this job is called on JobStreet, LinkedIn and in job ads. Search these too.
- BMET
- CBET
- DME Tech
- Biomed Tech
- Repair Tech
- DME Repairer
- Service Tech
- Equipment Tech
- Instrument Tech
- Simulation Tech
How far is this from you?
Roughly how much preparation this job usually takes. In Malaysia your UPU route and the programme's syarat still decide entry, so treat this as a guide, not a gate.
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Entry straight after SPM
2
SPM + sijil / short TVET course
Typical entry
Diploma / TVET (sijil–diploma)
4
Degree (ijazah sarjana muda)
5
Postgrad (sarjana / PhD) or professional route
Subjects that matter here
The SPM subjects worth your effort for this career, with the reason for each.
What you'd need to know
The subject areas this job leans on most, and the SPM subjects that build them.
- Mechanical83%
Mechanical Engineering StudiesPhysicsDesign & Technology (RBT)
- Computers and Electronics79%
Computer Science / ICTElectrical & Electronic Eng. Studies
- Customer and Personal Service77%
- English Language72%
English
- Engineering and Technology68%
PhysicsAdditional MathematicsDesign & Technology (RBT)
- Mathematics61%
Additional MathematicsMathematics
Tools you'd use
Software and equipment that show up in this job, worth learning early.
What the work feels like
Day-to-day working conditions, so you can tell whether the job suits how you like to work.
- Face-to-face discussionsEvery day
- Contact with other peopleConstant contact
- Dealing with customers or the publicVery high
- Leading or coordinating othersVery high
- Handling conflict situationsRarely
- Indoors, air-conditionedEvery day
- Outdoors, in all weatherAlmost never
- Time spent sittingA little
AI and demand for this job
A few real, dated data points — not a single score. AI making some tasks faster usually means a job changes, not that it disappears.
Share of everyday tasks today's AI can already help with (2023)
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US Bureau of Labor Statistics data, not Malaysian. Shown because it's the only forward-looking demand estimate we have for this job.
Pay in Malaysia
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Where to check:
- JobStreet and Hiredly job ads for this title
- DOSM Salaries & Wages Survey
- SSPA scheme tables, if you're aiming for a government post
Check what you may qualify for
Enter your SPM grades and see which routes and programmes you may qualify for. An estimate to plan with, not an offer.
How to get here
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About this information
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O*NET occupation: Medical Equipment Repairers
Job responsibilities, knowledge areas and work context from O*NET 30.3, US Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0. onetcenter.org