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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
- Clinical Engineer
- 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
- Professor
- Product Development Engineer
- Principal Engineer
- Orthopedic Designer
- Nanotechnologist
- Medical Engineer
- Imaging Engineer
- Genetic Engineer
- Field Clinical Engineer
- Dialysis Engineer
- Clinical Engineering Director
- 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 “Professor”
- Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
- Develop models or computer simulations of human biobehavioral systems to obtain data for measuring or controlling life processes.
- 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.
- Analyze new medical procedures to forecast likely outcomes.
- Manage teams of engineers by creating schedules, tracking inventory, creating and using budgets, and overseeing contract obligations and deadlines.
- Diagnose and interpret bioelectric data, using signal processing techniques.
- Conduct training or in-services to educate clinicians and other personnel on proper use of equipment.
- Advise and assist in the application of instrumentation in clinical environments.
- Research new materials to be used for products, such as implanted artificial organs.
- Keep documentation of service histories on all biomedical equipment.
- Advise hospital administrators on the planning, acquisition, and use of medical equipment.
- Adapt or design computer hardware or software for medical science uses.
- Design and develop medical diagnostic and clinical instrumentation, equipment, and procedures, using the principles of engineering and biobehavioral sciences.
- Conduct preventative maintenance on equipment.
- Write documents describing protocols, policies, standards for use, maintenance, and repair of medical equipment.
- Teach biomedical engineering or disseminate knowledge about the field through writing or consulting.
- Develop new applications for energy sources, such as using nuclear power for biomedical implants.
- Install, adjust, maintain, repair, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.
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- Incubators
- Microelectrodes
- Piezoelectric ceramic transducers
- Sublimation printers
- Biomimetic robots
- Soft materials in-vitro simulation system
- Skinfold calipers
- Biomedical device electrical safety testers
- Electrical particle detectors
- Spine simulators
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- Ultrasonic testing apparatus
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- Microcontrollers
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- Microvalves
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- Centrifuges
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- Multimeters
- Impact testers
- Accelerometers
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- Circuit analyzers
- Bio-signal amplifiers
- Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
- Molecular vacuum pumps
- Ultrasound transducers
- Micromolding lithography equipment
- Footswitch sensors
- Pressure sensors
- Electrosurgery testing devices
- Cardiovascular prosthetic device testers
- Laptop computers
- Force platforms
- Polymer scaffolds
- Ultrasound wattmeters
- Micropumps
- Pressure and temperature measurement devices
- Defibrillator testing devices
- Eye tracking devices
- Two-point discriminators
- Ultrasound imaging scanners
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- Cadence Encounter Test
- Calibration software
- JavaScript
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- Requirements management software
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- Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
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- Finite element method FEM software
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- Hardware description language HDL
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- Gait analysis software
- IBM Rational ClearCase
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- Materials testing software
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- Laboratory information management system LIMS
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- Unified modeling language UML
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- R
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- Computer aided design CAD software
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
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