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