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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 “Medical Engineer”

Adapt or design computer hardware or software for medical science uses.
Conduct preventative maintenance on equipment.
Keep documentation of service histories on all biomedical equipment.
Teach biomedical engineering or disseminate knowledge about the field through writing or consulting.
Analyze new medical procedures to forecast likely outcomes.
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.
Research new materials to be used for products, such as implanted artificial organs.
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.
Design and deliver technology to assist people with disabilities.
Advise hospital administrators on the planning, acquisition, and use of medical equipment.
Advise and assist in the application of instrumentation in clinical environments.
Diagnose and interpret bioelectric data, using signal processing techniques.
Install, adjust, maintain, repair, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.
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.
Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Mathsoft Mathcad
R
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Microsoft Word
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