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