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