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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 Field Service Engineer”

Advise hospital administrators on the planning, acquisition, and use of medical equipment.
Design and deliver technology to assist people with disabilities.
Write documents describing protocols, policies, standards for use, maintenance, and repair of medical equipment.
Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
Design and develop medical diagnostic and clinical instrumentation, equipment, and procedures, using the principles of engineering and biobehavioral sciences.
Conduct preventative maintenance on equipment.
Install, adjust, maintain, repair, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.
Develop new applications for energy sources, such as using nuclear power for biomedical implants.
Keep documentation of service histories on all biomedical equipment.
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.
Analyze new medical procedures to forecast likely outcomes.
Conduct research, along with life scientists, chemists, and medical scientists, on the engineering aspects of the biological systems of humans and animals.
Advise and assist in the application of instrumentation in clinical environments.
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.
Teach biomedical engineering or disseminate knowledge about the field through writing or consulting.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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