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Biomedical Equipment Support Specialist – Imaging
Veterans Health Administration · Indianapolis, Indiana · Closes tomorrow

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public.

The job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen. Non-citizens may be appointed only when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.

Experience: You need one year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade. Experience with linear accelerator or nuclear medicine device repair is preferred but not required.

Education: You can qualify with an associate's or higher degree in biomedical technology or biomedical engineering. Other options include an associate's or higher degree in electronics, IT, or engineering (other than biomedical engineering) plus one year of experience. You can also qualify with a DOD biomedical equipment technician training program, a biomedical engineering or HTM certificate program (with an internship, or without one plus one year of experience), or a CBET, CRES, CLES, or CHTM certification. Education must come from an accredited school recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.

2 Resume and documents

Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Long-form resume or CV showing qualifying experience with dates in mm/yyyy format, full-time or part-time, and hours per week Grade level of any federal government position listed on your resume Standard one-page VA Clinical Resume, uploaded into the Resume field Full resume or CV, uploaded into the Other field Transcript if you use education to qualify Professional certification if you use a CBET, CRES, CLES, or CHTM certification DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference SF-15 if you claim 10-point veterans' preference

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes tomorrow (November 4, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.

How they rate you: You will be rated on how well you meet the qualifications listed above. Your application, resume, and documents will be verified, and errors or missing information can lower your rating or lead to disqualification.

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4 After you apply

In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.

For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.

If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

List every qualifying job with dates in mm/yyyy format, whether it was full-time or part-time, and hours per week, or your application may be disqualified.
If you qualify through education, upload your transcript with your application.
Submit the full application package, including the questionnaire and documents, by 11:59 PM ET on 11/04/2026.

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