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