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