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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”
- Design and develop medical diagnostic and clinical instrumentation, equipment, and procedures, using the principles of engineering and biobehavioral sciences.
- Write documents describing protocols, policies, standards for use, maintenance, and repair of medical equipment.
- Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
- Develop new applications for energy sources, such as using nuclear power for biomedical implants.
- Analyze new medical procedures to forecast likely outcomes.
- Install, adjust, maintain, repair, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.
- Diagnose and interpret bioelectric data, using signal processing techniques.
- Design and deliver technology to assist people with disabilities.
- Research new materials to be used for products, such as implanted artificial organs.
- Develop models or computer simulations of human biobehavioral systems to obtain data for measuring or controlling life processes.
- Keep documentation of service histories on all biomedical equipment.
- Manage teams of engineers by creating schedules, tracking inventory, creating and using budgets, and overseeing contract obligations and deadlines.
- Teach biomedical engineering or disseminate knowledge about the field through writing or consulting.
- Conduct research, along with life scientists, chemists, and medical scientists, on the engineering aspects of the biological systems of humans and animals.
- Conduct preventative maintenance on equipment.
- Adapt or design computer hardware or software for medical science uses.
- Advise hospital administrators on the planning, acquisition, and use of medical equipment.
- 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.
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- Scanning probe microscopes SPM
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- Electrosurgery testing devices
- Anthropometers
- Ultrasound indention probes
- Patient monitoring testing devices
- Pulse oximeters
- Electrode bevelers
- Eye tracking devices
- Positron emission tomography PET scanners
- Microcontrollers
- Pinch gauges
- Bacteria-based biosensors
- Optical coherence tomography OCT scanners
- Ultrasound transducers
- Circuit analyzers
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- Optical particle detectors
- Biomimetic robots
- Superconducting quantum interference devices SQUID
- Microplate washers
- Bio-sensors
- Fluorescence microscopes
- Polymer scaffolds
- Finger joint flexure testers
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- Polygraph recorders
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- Oscilloscopes
- Microelectrodes
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- Pressure sensors
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- X ray lithography equipment
- Electroplating apparatus
- Strain gauges
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- 3T scanners
- Grip dynamometers
- Pressure and temperature measurement devices
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- Radio frequency amplifiers
- Isolators
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- Biosafety cabinets
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- Microplating equipment
- Single photon emission computed tomography SPECT scanners
- Optical tomographic imaging scanners
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- Skinfold calipers
- Electromyographs EMG
- Two-point discriminators
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- Micromolding lithography equipment
- Frequency shifters
- Pacemaker analyzers
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- Insole sensors
- Centrifuges
- Material fatigue and dynamics characterization devices
- Arbitrary waveform generators
- Micromanipulation microrheology microscopes
- Immuno-sensors
- Ultrasonic testing apparatus
- Accelerometers
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- Prosthetic limb testers
- Desktop computers
- Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems
- Footswitch sensors
- Physical conditioning treadmill exercisers
- Incubator performance analyzers
- Polymer matrices
- Microfluidic networks
- Spectrofluorimeters
- Cardiovascular prosthetic device testers
- Maskless photolithography equipment
- Laptop computers
- X ray machines
- Piezoelectric sensors
- Cone-plate viscometers
- Sublimation printers
- Environmental conditions measurement devices
- Axial-torsional testing systems
- Pressure transducers
- Optical traps
- Multi-photon microscopes
- Ultrasound wattmeters
- Micropumps
- Load sensors
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
- Glass micromolds
- Numerical analysis software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Force sensitive applications FSA software
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- Circuit simulation software
- Technis BETAPLUS
- Mentor Graphics
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Neural network modeling software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Failure rate database software
- Calibration software
- Molecular simulation software
- Mathsoft Mathcad
- IBM Rational ClearCase
- Microsoft Word
- Fault modeling software
- Criticality analysis software
- Human modeling software
- C
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- Diagramming software
- Gait analysis software
- SNOINO RCM Pro
- SNOINO Ttree
- Verilog
- Instrument control software
- Calculating optimum maintenance parameters COMPARE
- Hardware description language HDL
- PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire
- Electromyograph analysis software
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Computational modeling software
- Rapid application development RAD software
- Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA software
- Rapid prototyping software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- System testing software
- Functional modeling software
- ERP software
- Materials testing software
- Zuken
- Minitab
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- Equipment compliance testing software
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Failure rate data in perspective FARADIP software
- Test automation software
- Microsoft Excel
- Dyadem FMEA Pro-6
- Defect tracking software
- IBM Rational ClearQuest
- Embedded systems testing software
- Three-dimensional motion capture software
- Motion analysis software
- Instrument validation software
- Microsoft Project
- Image analysis software
- Reliability centered maintenance RCM software
- Schematic design entry software
- Biomechanical modeling software
- Microsoft Office
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- Root cause analysis software
- Stochastic modeling software
- Electronic design automation EDA software
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- Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
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- Force platform software
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