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