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Maintenance Service Technician I

Hitachi • Full-time • Washington, District of Columbia, United States • $53.98k - $70.99k / year • 1m ago

Location:

(HPES) JHM - Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, DC

Job ID:

R0125986

Date Posted:

2026-04-14

Company Name:

HITACHI AMERICA, LTD.

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule:

Full time

Remote:

Job Description:

Maintenance Service Technician I

Company: Hitachi Particle Engineering and Service, Inc.

Division: Particle Therapy Division (PTD)

Location: Washington DC

Status: 6 months Temp to Hire, Full Time

Shifts: 8-hour shifts, 40 hours per week, weekday & weekend as needed

Summary

Hitachi Particle Engineering and Services Inc. (HPES) is looking for a Service Technician. HPES provides service and maintenance of Proton Beam Therapy System (PBT) to customer/hospital and associated supports as a staff. PBT is highly advanced system for cancer treatment. The Service Technician will be responsible for monitoring system status during treatment and also preventive/corrective maintenance. He/she will work as part of the team to ensure compliance of technical and mechanical programs such as; worker safety, spare parts program, tool management, equipment tagging, facility procedure compliance, administrative procedure compliance, office equipment and systems by following all necessary procedures, protocols and guidelines. A Service Technician needs to work at a hospital.

Responsibilities

Need to work based on assigned morning/evening schedules.
Responsible for keep the system running successfully to ensure medical treatment.
Work urgently to recover from system failure during medical treatment.
Work in compliance with all regulatory standards including customer/hospital policy, FDA, HIPPA, OSHA, internal company/site policies.
Report/update record of Preventive Maintenance (PM), Corrective Maintenance (CM), System Outage, Daily Shift Change Report, Daily Site Service Report. and TQA Work in a timely manner, including all relevant details.
Share current status information with team.
Support for shipping and receiving parts and storage in warehouse, handling with care.
Appropriate dress code for working at hospital is required.

Requirements/Preferences

College or bachelor’s degree in Scientific major (BS or AS, e.g., Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer) or more than three years of experience in related field is preferred.
Previous experience working as an equipment technician for a PBT facility is preferred.
Technical Skills to perform troubleshooting is preferred.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel).

Competency

Be punctual.
Read and correctly interpret various engineering documents. (schematics, wiring, diagrams, piping diagrams, etc.)
Use standard electronic test and measurement instruments. (DVM, oscilloscope, micrometers, etc.)
work safe in regions of high voltage and radiation.
Lift equipment up to 50 pounds repeatedly.
Work as part of a cross-functional team.
Maintain focus and work with precision over extended periods.

Education:

High school diploma or associate's degree (A.S.) or more required.

Our Values

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to any factor that doesn’t impact your ability to do the job, including race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. We are proud of Japanese heritage, with our values expressed through the Hitachi Spirit:

Wa – Harmony, Trust, Respect

Makoto – Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity

Kaitakusha-Seishin – Pioneering Spirit, Challen

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