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Job Description

Apply knowledge of engineering, biology, and biomechanical principles to the design, development, and evaluation of biological and health systems and products, such as artificial organs, prostheses, instrumentation, medical information systems, and health management and care delivery systems.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2031.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 89,970.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 43.00
Currently, there are 20,590 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Biomedical Engineers”.

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Tasks for “Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET)”

Adapt or design computer hardware or software for medical science uses.
Advise hospital administrators on the planning, acquisition, and use of medical equipment.
Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
Analyze new medical procedures to forecast likely outcomes.
Teach biomedical engineering or disseminate knowledge about the field through writing or consulting.
Advise and assist in the application of instrumentation in clinical environments.
Conduct research, along with life scientists, chemists, and medical scientists, on the engineering aspects of the biological systems of humans and animals.
Design and deliver technology to assist people with disabilities.
Manage teams of engineers by creating schedules, tracking inventory, creating and using budgets, and overseeing contract obligations and deadlines.
Research new materials to be used for products, such as implanted artificial organs.
Install, adjust, maintain, repair, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.
Write documents describing protocols, policies, standards for use, maintenance, and repair of medical equipment.
Conduct training or in-services to educate clinicians and other personnel on proper use of equipment.
Design and develop medical diagnostic and clinical instrumentation, equipment, and procedures, using the principles of engineering and biobehavioral sciences.
Develop new applications for energy sources, such as using nuclear power for biomedical implants.
Conduct preventative maintenance on equipment.
Diagnose and interpret bioelectric data, using signal processing techniques.
Keep documentation of service histories on all biomedical equipment.
Develop models or computer simulations of human biobehavioral systems to obtain data for measuring or controlling life processes.

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X ray lithography equipment
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Non-invasive blood pressure monitor analyzers
Skinfold calipers
Bacteria-based biosensors
Glass micromolds
Servopneumatic actuators
Material tension/compression testing devices
Plasma excitation chambers
Axial-torsional testing systems
Pacemaker analyzers
3T scanners
Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
Laptop computers
Ultrasound transducers
Spine simulators
Electrode pullers
Multimeters
Micromolding lithography equipment
Biomimetic robots
Activity monitoring devices
Insole sensors
Optical particle detectors
Micromanipulation microrheology microscopes
Biomagnetic imaging scanners
Finger joint flexure testers
Load sensors
Immuno-sensors
Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
Electrode bevelers
Micropumps
Pacemaker testing devices
Cardiovascular prosthetic device testers
Deflectors
Sterilization-in-place equipment
Electrosurgery testing devices
X ray machines
Footswitch sensors
Microfluidic networks
Gas flow control systems
Polygraph recorders
Ultrasound imaging scanners
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Polymer scaffolds
Milling machines
Laser ablation machines
Patient monitoring testing devices
Molecular vacuum pumps
Oscilloscopes
Material fatigue and dynamics characterization devices
Force platforms
Single photon emission computed tomography SPECT scanners
Anthropometers
Eye tracking devices
Optical tomographic imaging scanners
Acoustic measurement systems
Bio-signal amplifiers
Sublimation printers
Pulse oximeters
Environmental conditions measurement devices
Medical radiation dosimeters
High-speed digital cameras
Pinch gauges
Defibrillator testing devices
Dissolved oxygen polarographic measurement devices
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Isolators
Grass stimulators
Piezoelectric ceramic transducers
Arbitrary waveform generators
Physical conditioning treadmill exercisers
Desktop computers
Circuit analyzers
Radiation compliance testing devices
Microcontrollers
Bio-sensors
Opto-electronic electrogoniometers
Functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI scanners
Biosafety cabinets
Dynamometers
Grip dynamometers
Ultrasound indention probes
Spirometers
Scanning probe microscopes SPM
Digital sonomicrometers
Rapid toxicity testing systems
Bioreactors
Piezoelectric sensors
Electrical particle detectors
Ultrasonic testing apparatus
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Multi-axis kinematic knee simulators
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Strain gauge conditioners
Microplate readers
Soft materials in-vitro simulation system
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Maskless photolithography equipment
Posturographic measurement systems
Centrifuges
Electroplating apparatus
Plastic injection molding machines
Superconducting quantum interference devices SQUID
Frequency shifters
Optical traps
Electroencephalography EEG equipment
Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems
Positron emission tomography PET scanners
Fluorescence microscopes
Polymer matrices
Torsiometers
Cone-plate viscometers
Biomedical device electrical safety testers
Radio frequency amplifiers
Impact testers
Servopneumatic axial test instruments
Ventilator performance analyzers
Optical coherence tomography OCT scanners
Incubators
Microplate washers
Spectrofluorimeters
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Hardness testing devices
Motion actuators
Pressure and temperature measurement devices
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Microvalves
Ultrasound wattmeters
Pressure sensors
Two-point discriminators
Electromyographs EMG
Pulsating bubble surfactometers PBS

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