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