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