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