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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 “Research Engineer”

Design and deliver technology to assist people with disabilities.
Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
Write documents describing protocols, policies, standards for use, maintenance, and repair of medical equipment.
Analyze new medical procedures to forecast likely outcomes.
Develop models or computer simulations of human biobehavioral systems to obtain data for measuring or controlling life processes.
Design and develop medical diagnostic and clinical instrumentation, equipment, and procedures, using the principles of engineering and biobehavioral sciences.
Install, adjust, maintain, repair, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.
Conduct research, along with life scientists, chemists, and medical scientists, on the engineering aspects of the biological systems of humans and animals.
Diagnose and interpret bioelectric data, using signal processing techniques.
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.
Advise and assist in the application of instrumentation in clinical environments.
Keep documentation of service histories on all biomedical equipment.
Conduct training or in-services to educate clinicians and other personnel on proper use of 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.
Advise hospital administrators on the planning, acquisition, and use of medical equipment.
Manage teams of engineers by creating schedules, tracking inventory, creating and using budgets, and overseeing contract obligations and deadlines.
Conduct preventative maintenance on equipment.

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Piezoelectric sensors
Patient monitoring testing devices
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Scanning probe microscopes SPM
Non-invasive blood pressure monitor analyzers
Basic stamp microcontrollers
Glass micromolds
Plasma excitation chambers
Opto-electronic electrogoniometers
Medical radiation dosimeters
Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
Spirometers
Laptop computers
Ultrasound wattmeters
Plastic injection molding machines
Pacemaker analyzers
Hardness testing devices
Gas flow control systems
Deflectors
Two-point discriminators
Electromyographs EMG
Flow control devices
Laser ablation machines
Bacteria-based biosensors
Pressure transducers
Eye tracking devices
Microfluidic networks
Prosthetic limb testers
Strain gauge conditioners
Acousto-optic modulators
Force platforms
Finger joint flexure testers
Servopneumatic axial test instruments
Posturographic measurement systems
Polymer scaffolds
Positron emission tomography PET scanners
Quantum-based switching applications Q-switch electron waveguides
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Spine simulators
Defibrillator testing devices
Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems
Electrode pullers
Radio frequency amplifiers
Multi-axis kinematic knee simulators
3T scanners
Spinal disk implant wear testers
Molecular cytosensors
Microvalves
Biomimetic robots
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Multimeters
Fluorescence microscopes
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Motion actuators
Micromolding lithography equipment
Microcontrollers
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Microelectrodes
Bio-signal amplifiers
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Optical coherence tomography OCT scanners
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Rapid toxicity testing systems
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Ultrasonic testing apparatus
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Pacemaker testing devices
Axial-torsional testing systems
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Soft materials in-vitro simulation system
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Microplating equipment
Functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI scanners
Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
Digital sonomicrometers
Multi-photon microscopes
Polymer matrices
Incubator performance analyzers

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