Will “Principal Engineer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
3.7% Chance of Automation
“Principal Engineer” 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
- 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 and assist in the application of instrumentation in clinical environments.
- Develop models or computer simulations of human biobehavioral systems to obtain data for measuring or controlling life processes.
- Analyze new medical procedures to forecast likely outcomes.
- Adapt or design computer hardware or software for medical science uses.
- Manage teams of engineers by creating schedules, tracking inventory, creating and using budgets, and overseeing contract obligations and deadlines.
- Keep documentation of service histories on all biomedical equipment.
- Conduct preventative maintenance on equipment.
- Diagnose and interpret bioelectric data, using signal processing techniques.
- Install, adjust, maintain, repair, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.
- Research new materials to be used for products, such as implanted artificial organs.
- Design and deliver technology to assist people with disabilities.
- Teach biomedical engineering or disseminate knowledge about the field through writing or consulting.
- Advise hospital administrators on the planning, acquisition, and use of medical equipment.
- Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
- 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.
- 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 new applications for energy sources, such as using nuclear power for biomedical implants.
Related Technology & Tools
- 3T scanners
- Electrical particle detectors
- X ray machines
- Ultra high speed magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanner machines
- Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems
- Posturographic measurement systems
- Plasma excitation chambers
- Spirometers
- Acousto-optic modulators
- Optical particle detectors
- Dissolved oxygen polarographic measurement devices
- Multi-photon microscopes
- Spectrofluorimeters
- Pressure sensors
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI scanners
- Polymer matrices
- Microplate washers
- Multi-axis kinematic knee simulators
- Fluorescence microscopes
- Frequency shifters
- Bio-sensors
- Patient monitoring testing devices
- Insole sensors
- Strain gauge conditioners
- Rapid toxicity testing systems
- Grass stimulators
- Acoustic measurement systems
- Strain gauges
- Microvalves
- Cone-plate viscometers
- Endovascular stent-graft testing instruments
- Spinal disk implant wear testers
- Cardiovascular prosthetic device testers
- Bioreactors
- Radio frequency amplifiers
- Positron emission tomography PET scanners
- Medical radiation dosimeters
- Polymer scaffolds
- Force platforms
- Non-invasive blood pressure monitor analyzers
- Bio-signal amplifiers
- Superconducting quantum interference devices SQUID
- Glass micromolds
- Load sensors
- Defibrillator testing devices
- Piezoelectric ceramic transducers
- Servopneumatic actuators
- Impact testers
- Immuno-sensors
- Microelectrodes
- Servopneumatic axial test instruments
- Circuit analyzers
- Microplating equipment
- Two-point discriminators
- Micromolding lithography equipment
- Electrosurgery testing devices
- Torsiometers
- Milling machines
- Axial-torsional testing systems
- Microfluidic networks
- Ultrasound imaging scanners
- Oscilloscopes
- Flow control devices
- Physical conditioning treadmill exercisers
- Isolators
- Basic stamp microcontrollers
- Ultrasonic testing apparatus
- Deflectors
- Optical coherence tomography OCT scanners
- Bio-signal simulators
- Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
- Biomagnetic imaging scanners
- Motion actuators
- Footswitch sensors
- Opto-electronic electrogoniometers
- Maskless photolithography equipment
- Sublimation printers
- Piezoelectric sensors
- Electroplating apparatus
- Material tension/compression testing devices
- Skinfold calipers
- Scanning probe microscopes SPM
- Material fatigue and dynamics characterization devices
- Soft materials in-vitro simulation system
- Electromyographs EMG
- Microplate readers
- Electroencephalography EEG equipment
- Multimeters
- Microcontrollers
- Ventilator performance analyzers
- Polygraph recorders
- Pacemaker testing devices
- Quantum-based switching applications Q-switch electron waveguides
- Molecular cytosensors
- Laser ablation machines
- Pressure and temperature measurement devices
- Incubator performance analyzers
- Prosthetic limb testers
- Ultrasound transducers
- Finger joint flexure testers
- Molecular vacuum pumps
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
- Sterilization-in-place equipment
- Optical tomographic imaging scanners
- Pulsating bubble surfactometers PBS
- Plastic injection molding machines
- Electrode pullers
- Micromanipulation microrheology microscopes
- Environmental conditions measurement devices
- Bacteria-based biosensors
- Pacemaker analyzers
- Desktop computers
- Grip dynamometers
- Ultrasound wattmeters
- Optical traps
- Arbitrary waveform generators
- Ultrasound indention probes
- Anthropometers
- Digital sonomicrometers
- Incubators
- Radiation compliance testing devices
- Laptop computers
- Pinch gauges
- Centrifuges
- High-speed digital cameras
- Spine simulators
- Eye tracking devices
- X ray lithography equipment
- Accelerometers
- Intravenous IV pump analyzers
- Dynamometers
- Pressure transducers
- Micropumps
- Biosafety cabinets
- Biomimetic robots
- Activity monitoring devices
- Biomedical device electrical safety testers
- Electrode bevelers
- Gas flow control systems
- Single photon emission computed tomography SPECT scanners
- Pulse oximeters
- Hardness testing devices
- Force sensitive applications FSA software
- ANSYS
- Microsoft Project
- Materials testing software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Computational modeling software
- Medical information software
- Molecular simulation software
- IBM Rational ClearCase
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- OrCAD Capture
- Fault modeling software
- Medical imaging software
- Functional modeling software
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Microsoft Excel
- Simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis SPICE
- Reliability centered maintenance RCM software
- Cadence Allegro Design Entry Capture and Capture CIS
- Systems analysis programs for hands on integrated reliability evaluation software SAPHIRE
- Schematic design entry software
- System testing software
- Microsoft Word
- Electromyograph analysis software
- Common cause failure assessment software
- Instrument control software
- Microsoft Office
- Project estimation software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Mean time between failures MBTF software
- ERP software
- JavaScript
- Neural network modeling software
- Advanced computer simulation language ACSL
- Numerical analysis software
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- SNOINO RCM Pro
- Virtual instrument software
- Dyadem FMEA Pro-6
- Technis BETAPLUS
- Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
- Verilog
- C++
- Three-dimensional motion capture software
- Calculating optimum maintenance parameters COMPARE
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Test automation software
- Fault tree analysis FTA software
- Hierarchical simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis HSPICE
- Force platform software
- C
- Root cause analysis software
- Criticality analysis software
- Embedded systems testing software
- SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
- Failure rate data in perspective FARADIP software
- Electronic design automation EDA software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Equipment compliance testing software
- Image analysis software
- Minitab
- Calibration software
- Hardware description language HDL
- Rapid prototyping software
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR software
- Human modeling software
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- Motion analysis software
- PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire
- Cadence Encounter Test
- Mathsoft Mathcad
- Defect tracking software
- Diagramming software
- Stochastic modeling software
- IBM Rational ClearQuest
- SNOINO Ttree
- Electromechanical testing analysis software
- Extensible markup language XML
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Zuken
- R
- IBM Rational RequisitePro
- Mentor Graphics
- Rapid application development RAD software
- Stratasys FDM MedModeler
- Biomechanical modeling software
- Charting software
- Circuit simulation software
- Unified modeling language UML
- Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA software
- Preventive maintenance software
- Instrument validation software
- Failure rate database software
- Finite element method FEM software
- Gait analysis software
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Requirements management software