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