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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”.
Also Known As…
- Biomedical Engineers
- Research Engineer
- Professor
- Biomedical Technician
- Biomedical Manager
- Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET)
- Biomedical Engineering Technician
- Biomedical Engineering Director
- Biomedical Engineer
- Biomedical Electronics Technician
- Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)
- Project Engineer
- Product Development Engineer
- Principal Engineer
- Orthopedic Designer
- Nanotechnologist
- Medical Engineer
- Imaging Engineer
- Genetic Engineer
- Field Clinical Engineer
- Dialysis Engineer
- Clinical Engineering Director
- Clinical Engineer
- Certified Prosthetist
- Certified Orthotist
- Bioprocess Engineer
- Biomedical Service Engineer
- Biomedical Scientist
- Biomedical Imaging Center Director
- Biomedical Field Service Engineer
- Biomedical Engineering Technologist
- Biomedical Engineering Supervisor
- Biomedical Analytical Scientist
- Biomechanical Engineer
- Biomaterials Engineer
- Biochemical Engineer
- Bio-Mechanical Engineer
- Associate Professor
- Assistant Professor
Tasks for “Clinical Engineer”
- Install, adjust, maintain, repair, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.
- Conduct training or in-services to educate clinicians and other personnel on proper use of equipment.
- Write documents describing protocols, policies, standards for use, maintenance, and repair of medical equipment.
- Advise hospital administrators on the planning, acquisition, and use of medical equipment.
- Design and develop medical diagnostic and clinical instrumentation, equipment, and procedures, using the principles of engineering and biobehavioral sciences.
- Conduct preventative maintenance on equipment.
- Teach biomedical engineering or disseminate knowledge about the field through writing or consulting.
- Conduct research, along with life scientists, chemists, and medical scientists, on the engineering aspects of the biological systems of humans and animals.
- Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
- 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.
- Research new materials to be used for products, such as implanted artificial organs.
- Adapt or design computer hardware or software for medical science uses.
- Analyze new medical procedures to forecast likely outcomes.
- Develop new applications for energy sources, such as using nuclear power for biomedical implants.
- Diagnose and interpret bioelectric data, using signal processing techniques.
- 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.
- Advise and assist in the application of instrumentation in clinical environments.
Related Technology & Tools
- Molecular vacuum pumps
- Pacemaker testing devices
- Dissolved oxygen polarographic measurement devices
- Positron emission tomography PET scanners
- Microplate readers
- Pressure transducers
- Electrical particle detectors
- Ultrasound imaging scanners
- Frequency shifters
- Plasma excitation chambers
- Single photon emission computed tomography SPECT scanners
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI scanners
- Material fatigue and dynamics characterization devices
- Patient monitoring testing devices
- Hardness testing devices
- Isolators
- Bioreactors
- Gas flow control systems
- Incubator performance analyzers
- X ray machines
- Electrode bevelers
- Deflectors
- Motion actuators
- Spine simulators
- Circuit analyzers
- Oscilloscopes
- Bio-sensors
- Quantum-based switching applications Q-switch electron waveguides
- Laptop computers
- Centrifuges
- Activity monitoring devices
- Biomimetic robots
- Electrosurgery testing devices
- Servopneumatic actuators
- Ultrasound indention probes
- Pressure and temperature measurement devices
- Microplating equipment
- Grass stimulators
- Accelerometers
- Plastic injection molding machines
- Acousto-optic modulators
- Digital sonomicrometers
- Finger joint flexure testers
- Optical coherence tomography OCT scanners
- Optical particle detectors
- Micropumps
- Grip dynamometers
- Footswitch sensors
- Electroplating apparatus
- Physical conditioning treadmill exercisers
- Ultrasonic testing apparatus
- Dynamometers
- Axial-torsional testing systems
- Desktop computers
- Multimeters
- Torsiometers
- Multi-axis kinematic knee simulators
- Strain gauges
- Microelectrodes
- Micromolding lithography equipment
- Micromanipulation microrheology microscopes
- Impact testers
- 3T scanners
- Polymer matrices
- Biomedical device electrical safety testers
- Polygraph recorders
- Cone-plate viscometers
- Biomagnetic imaging scanners
- Pacemaker analyzers
- Electrode pullers
- Intravenous IV pump analyzers
- Piezoelectric sensors
- Incubators
- Skinfold calipers
- Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
- Two-point discriminators
- Glass micromolds
- Arbitrary waveform generators
- Multi-photon microscopes
- Acoustic measurement systems
- Radiation compliance testing devices
- Ultra high speed magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanner machines
- Pulse oximeters
- Spinal disk implant wear testers
- Bacteria-based biosensors
- Sublimation printers
- Spectrofluorimeters
- Maskless photolithography equipment
- Strain gauge conditioners
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
- Microcontrollers
- Radio frequency amplifiers
- Opto-electronic electrogoniometers
- Rapid toxicity testing systems
- Scanning probe microscopes SPM
- Spirometers
- X ray lithography equipment
- Microfluidic networks
- Biosafety cabinets
- Force platforms
- Pinch gauges
- Molecular cytosensors
- Bio-signal amplifiers
- Electromyographs EMG
- Non-invasive blood pressure monitor analyzers
- Environmental conditions measurement devices
- Ultrasound transducers
- Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems
- Microplate washers
- Medical radiation dosimeters
- Servopneumatic axial test instruments
- Optical traps
- Optical tomographic imaging scanners
- Ultrasound wattmeters
- Material tension/compression testing devices
- Defibrillator testing devices
- Laser ablation machines
- Microvalves
- Ventilator performance analyzers
- Endovascular stent-graft testing instruments
- Milling machines
- Superconducting quantum interference devices SQUID
- Load sensors
- Piezoelectric ceramic transducers
- Eye tracking devices
- Basic stamp microcontrollers
- Fluorescence microscopes
- Immuno-sensors
- Polymer scaffolds
- Prosthetic limb testers
- Posturographic measurement systems
- High-speed digital cameras
- Insole sensors
- Pulsating bubble surfactometers PBS
- Pressure sensors
- Bio-signal simulators
- Electroencephalography EEG equipment
- Soft materials in-vitro simulation system
- Cardiovascular prosthetic device testers
- Anthropometers
- Flow control devices
- Sterilization-in-place equipment
- Instrument control software
- Schematic design entry software
- System testing software
- Dyadem FMEA Pro-6
- Failure rate data in perspective FARADIP software
- IBM Rational RequisitePro
- Mean time between failures MBTF software
- Electromyograph analysis software
- Cadence Allegro Design Entry Capture and Capture CIS
- Verilog
- Virtual instrument software
- Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
- ANSYS
- Mentor Graphics
- Diagramming software
- Advanced computer simulation language ACSL
- SNOINO Ttree
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- OrCAD Capture
- Electronic design automation EDA software
- Microsoft Project
- PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire
- Defect tracking software
- Force platform software
- Three-dimensional motion capture software
- C++
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR software
- Circuit simulation software
- Preventive maintenance software
- Microsoft Word
- Stochastic modeling software
- Force sensitive applications FSA software
- Project estimation software
- Criticality analysis software
- Simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis SPICE
- Rapid prototyping software
- Cadence Encounter Test
- Medical imaging software
- Functional modeling software
- Numerical analysis software
- Reliability centered maintenance RCM software
- Biomechanical modeling software
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Medical information software
- Calculating optimum maintenance parameters COMPARE
- Requirements management software
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Equipment compliance testing software
- Materials testing software
- Human modeling software
- IBM Rational ClearCase
- Failure rate database software
- Embedded systems testing software
- Microsoft Office
- Technis BETAPLUS
- Computational modeling software
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- C
- Zuken
- Molecular simulation software
- Stratasys FDM MedModeler
- Minitab
- Systems analysis programs for hands on integrated reliability evaluation software SAPHIRE
- Fault modeling software
- Mathsoft Mathcad
- Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA software
- JavaScript
- Unified modeling language UML
- SNOINO RCM Pro
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Root cause analysis software
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- Fault tree analysis FTA software
- SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
- Test automation software
- Instrument validation software
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Charting software
- Calibration software
- Motion analysis software
- R
- Gait analysis software
- Hardware description language HDL
- Image analysis software
- Extensible markup language XML
- Common cause failure assessment software
- Microsoft Excel
- Rapid application development RAD software
- Finite element method FEM software
- IBM Rational ClearQuest
- Computer aided design CAD software
- ERP software
- Electromechanical testing analysis software
- Neural network modeling software
- Hierarchical simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis HSPICE