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