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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 “Bio-Mechanical Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

Pressure transducers
Acousto-optic modulators
Electrical particle detectors
Optical coherence tomography OCT scanners
Electrode pullers
Deflectors
Opto-electronic electrogoniometers
Sterilization-in-place equipment
Micropumps
Bio-signal amplifiers
Medical radiation dosimeters
Servopneumatic actuators
Microplate washers
Positron emission tomography PET scanners
Pulse oximeters
Biosafety cabinets
Dynamometers
Endovascular stent-graft testing instruments
Pressure and temperature measurement devices
Bioreactors
Microcontrollers
Grass stimulators
Dissolved oxygen polarographic measurement devices
Cone-plate viscometers
Scanning probe microscopes SPM
Plastic injection molding machines
Oscilloscopes
Biomedical device electrical safety testers
Microelectrodes
Anthropometers
Polymer scaffolds
Cardiovascular prosthetic device testers
Posturographic measurement systems
Functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI scanners
Biomagnetic imaging scanners
Soft materials in-vitro simulation system
Insole sensors
Force platforms
Ultrasound indention probes
Spine simulators
Strain gauges
Milling machines
Incubators
Pressure sensors
Activity monitoring devices
Laser ablation machines
Radiation compliance testing devices
Non-invasive blood pressure monitor analyzers
Radio frequency amplifiers
Molecular cytosensors
Circuit analyzers
Biomimetic robots
Centrifuges
Defibrillator testing devices
Material fatigue and dynamics characterization devices
Ultrasound transducers
Gas flow control systems
Acoustic measurement systems
Ultra high speed magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanner machines
Polymer matrices
Bio-signal simulators
Physical conditioning treadmill exercisers
X ray lithography equipment
Grip dynamometers
Flow control devices
Isolators
Load sensors
Incubator performance analyzers
Multimeters
Ultrasonic testing apparatus
Electromyographs EMG
Two-point discriminators
Rapid toxicity testing systems
Molecular vacuum pumps
Piezoelectric ceramic transducers
Motion actuators
Microvalves
Basic stamp microcontrollers
Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
Maskless photolithography equipment
Optical particle detectors
X ray machines
Footswitch sensors
Microfluidic networks
Polygraph recorders
Superconducting quantum interference devices SQUID
Sublimation printers
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Intravenous IV pump analyzers
Optical traps
Pulsating bubble surfactometers PBS
Micromanipulation microrheology microscopes
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Hardness testing devices
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3T scanners
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Electrosurgery testing devices
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Microplate readers
Electrode bevelers
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Bio-sensors
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Axial-torsional testing systems
Patient monitoring testing devices
Quantum-based switching applications Q-switch electron waveguides
Optical tomographic imaging scanners
Multi-photon microscopes
Spinal disk implant wear testers
Finger joint flexure testers
Pacemaker analyzers
Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
Spirometers
Microplating equipment
Multi-axis kinematic knee simulators
Pacemaker testing devices
Strain gauge conditioners

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