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