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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 “Imaging Engineer”

Teach biomedical engineering or disseminate knowledge about the field through writing or consulting.
Analyze new medical procedures to forecast likely outcomes.
Write documents describing protocols, policies, standards for use, maintenance, and repair of medical equipment.
Conduct training or in-services to educate clinicians and other personnel on proper use of 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.
Diagnose and interpret bioelectric data, using signal processing techniques.
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 preventative maintenance on equipment.
Develop new applications for energy sources, such as using nuclear power for biomedical implants.
Adapt or design computer hardware or software for medical science uses.
Design and deliver technology to assist people with disabilities.
Install, adjust, maintain, repair, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.
Research new materials to be used for products, such as implanted artificial organs.
Advise and assist in the application of instrumentation in clinical environments.
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.
Keep documentation of service histories on all biomedical equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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R
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Numerical analysis software
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National Instruments LabVIEW
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