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