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