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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 “Biomedical Engineering Technologist”

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.
Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
Adapt or design computer hardware or software for medical science uses.
Conduct research, along with life scientists, chemists, and medical scientists, on the engineering aspects of the biological systems of humans and animals.
Write documents describing protocols, policies, standards for use, maintenance, and repair of medical equipment.
Advise and assist in the application of instrumentation in clinical environments.
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.
Manage teams of engineers by creating schedules, tracking inventory, creating and using budgets, and overseeing contract obligations and deadlines.
Diagnose and interpret bioelectric data, using signal processing techniques.
Advise hospital administrators on the planning, acquisition, and use of medical equipment.
Research new materials to be used for products, such as implanted artificial organs.
Conduct preventative maintenance on equipment.
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.
Install, adjust, maintain, repair, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.
Analyze new medical procedures to forecast likely outcomes.
Develop new applications for energy sources, such as using nuclear power for biomedical implants.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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R
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Laboratory information management system LIMS
Hardware description language HDL
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