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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 “Field Clinical Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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