Will “Orthopedic Designer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
3.7% Chance of Automation
“Orthopedic Designer” will not be replaced by robots.
This job is ranked #120 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.
Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍
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”
- Advise hospital administrators on the planning, acquisition, and use of medical equipment.
- Install, adjust, maintain, repair, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.
- Conduct preventative maintenance on equipment.
- Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
- Conduct training or in-services to educate clinicians and other personnel on proper use of equipment.
- Write documents describing protocols, policies, standards for use, maintenance, and repair of medical equipment.
- Diagnose and interpret bioelectric data, using signal processing techniques.
- Design and deliver technology to assist people with disabilities.
- 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.
- Manage teams of engineers by creating schedules, tracking inventory, creating and using budgets, and overseeing contract obligations and deadlines.
- 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.
- Develop new applications for energy sources, such as using nuclear power for biomedical implants.
- Keep documentation of service histories on all biomedical equipment.
- Research new materials to be used for products, such as implanted artificial organs.
- Conduct research, along with life scientists, chemists, and medical scientists, on the engineering aspects of the biological systems of humans and animals.
- Teach biomedical engineering or disseminate knowledge about the field through writing or consulting.
- Analyze new medical procedures to forecast likely outcomes.
Related Technology & Tools
- Rapid toxicity testing systems
- Cone-plate viscometers
- Impact testers
- Bio-signal simulators
- Material tension/compression testing devices
- Piezoelectric ceramic transducers
- Ultrasound indention probes
- Anthropometers
- Grip dynamometers
- Ultrasonic testing apparatus
- Electroplating apparatus
- X ray lithography equipment
- Patient monitoring testing devices
- Optical particle detectors
- Ultra high speed magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanner machines
- Molecular cytosensors
- Dynamometers
- Prosthetic limb testers
- Optical tomographic imaging scanners
- Soft materials in-vitro simulation system
- Deflectors
- Polymer scaffolds
- Bacteria-based biosensors
- Insole sensors
- Acousto-optic modulators
- Electromyographs EMG
- Micropumps
- Spinal disk implant wear testers
- Oscilloscopes
- Centrifuges
- Bioreactors
- Digital sonomicrometers
- Load sensors
- Glass micromolds
- Quantum-based switching applications Q-switch electron waveguides
- Pinch gauges
- Electrode pullers
- Spine simulators
- Plasma excitation chambers
- Dissolved oxygen polarographic measurement devices
- Biosafety cabinets
- Polymer matrices
- Electrical particle detectors
- Milling machines
- Accelerometers
- Circuit analyzers
- Biomimetic robots
- Plastic injection molding machines
- Spirometers
- Pulsating bubble surfactometers PBS
- Radio frequency amplifiers
- Two-point discriminators
- Non-invasive blood pressure monitor analyzers
- Sublimation printers
- Motion actuators
- Laptop computers
- Bio-sensors
- Material fatigue and dynamics characterization devices
- Isolators
- 3T scanners
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI scanners
- Ventilator performance analyzers
- Torsiometers
- Immuno-sensors
- Footswitch sensors
- Servopneumatic actuators
- Pressure and temperature measurement devices
- Electrode bevelers
- Micromolding lithography equipment
- High-speed digital cameras
- Pacemaker analyzers
- Cardiovascular prosthetic device testers
- Flow control devices
- Medical radiation dosimeters
- Endovascular stent-graft testing instruments
- Pulse oximeters
- Activity monitoring devices
- Superconducting quantum interference devices SQUID
- Frequency shifters
- Electroencephalography EEG equipment
- Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems
- Multi-axis kinematic knee simulators
- Microplate washers
- Basic stamp microcontrollers
- Environmental conditions measurement devices
- Grass stimulators
- Piezoelectric sensors
- Pressure transducers
- Electrosurgery testing devices
- Bio-signal amplifiers
- Polygraph recorders
- Strain gauge conditioners
- Axial-torsional testing systems
- Incubator performance analyzers
- Spectrofluorimeters
- Incubators
- Servopneumatic axial test instruments
- Force platforms
- Hardness testing devices
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
- Ultrasound imaging scanners
- Optical coherence tomography OCT scanners
- Strain gauges
- Acoustic measurement systems
- Positron emission tomography PET scanners
- Biomedical device electrical safety testers
- Micromanipulation microrheology microscopes
- Intravenous IV pump analyzers
- Opto-electronic electrogoniometers
- Posturographic measurement systems
- Sterilization-in-place equipment
- Desktop computers
- Laser ablation machines
- Eye tracking devices
- Microfluidic networks
- X ray machines
- Optical traps
- Molecular vacuum pumps
- Ultrasound wattmeters
- Defibrillator testing devices
- Fluorescence microscopes
- Physical conditioning treadmill exercisers
- Radiation compliance testing devices
- Arbitrary waveform generators
- Gas flow control systems
- Microcontrollers
- Skinfold calipers
- Microvalves
- Maskless photolithography equipment
- Microelectrodes
- Pressure sensors
- Biomagnetic imaging scanners
- Pacemaker testing devices
- Multimeters
- Ultrasound transducers
- Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
- Finger joint flexure testers
- Microplating equipment
- Microplate readers
- Scanning probe microscopes SPM
- Single photon emission computed tomography SPECT scanners
- Multi-photon microscopes
- Neural network modeling software
- Mathsoft Mathcad
- Force sensitive applications FSA software
- Systems analysis programs for hands on integrated reliability evaluation software SAPHIRE
- Criticality analysis software
- Root cause analysis software
- Calibration software
- C++
- Mentor Graphics
- Gait analysis software
- Diagramming software
- Dyadem FMEA Pro-6
- Rapid prototyping software
- Requirements management software
- Microsoft Project
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR software
- Schematic design entry software
- Stratasys FDM MedModeler
- Preventive maintenance software
- Computational modeling software
- Zuken
- Functional modeling software
- Instrument control software
- Stochastic modeling software
- Fault modeling software
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Charting software
- Medical imaging software
- Equipment compliance testing software
- Image analysis software
- Motion analysis software
- Human modeling software
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Technis BETAPLUS
- Unified modeling language UML
- Virtual instrument software
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Mean time between failures MBTF software
- System testing software
- Biomechanical modeling software
- Cadence Allegro Design Entry Capture and Capture CIS
- Electronic design automation EDA software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Rapid application development RAD software
- Minitab
- Extensible markup language XML
- ANSYS
- R
- Project estimation software
- Embedded systems testing software
- Verilog
- C
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- Circuit simulation software
- Hardware description language HDL
- Advanced computer simulation language ACSL
- Reliability centered maintenance RCM software
- Three-dimensional motion capture software
- Numerical analysis software
- OrCAD Capture
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- JavaScript
- Cadence Encounter Test
- IBM Rational ClearCase
- Defect tracking software
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- IBM Rational ClearQuest
- SNOINO RCM Pro
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Common cause failure assessment software
- Materials testing software
- Failure rate data in perspective FARADIP software
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Hierarchical simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis HSPICE
- Failure rate database software
- SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
- Finite element method FEM software
- Test automation software
- Microsoft Office
- Calculating optimum maintenance parameters COMPARE
- Medical information software
- ERP software
- IBM Rational RequisitePro
- Electromechanical testing analysis software
- Force platform software
- Instrument validation software
- Electromyograph analysis software
- Simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis SPICE
- SNOINO Ttree
- Fault tree analysis FTA software
- Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA software
- PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire
- Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Molecular simulation software