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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”.

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Tasks for “Project Engineer”

Design and deliver technology to assist people with disabilities.
Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
Conduct preventative maintenance on equipment.
Keep documentation of service histories on all biomedical 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.
Conduct training or in-services to educate clinicians and other personnel on proper use of equipment.
Research new materials to be used for products, such as implanted artificial organs.
Advise and assist in the application of instrumentation in clinical environments.
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.
Diagnose and interpret bioelectric data, using signal processing techniques.
Write documents describing protocols, policies, standards for use, maintenance, and repair of medical equipment.
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.
Teach biomedical engineering or disseminate knowledge about the field through writing or consulting.
Analyze new medical procedures to forecast likely outcomes.
Advise hospital administrators on the planning, acquisition, and use of medical equipment.
Install, adjust, maintain, repair, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

X ray lithography equipment
Multi-axis kinematic knee simulators
Footswitch sensors
Microcontrollers
Pressure transducers
Bioreactors
Grass stimulators
Patient monitoring testing devices
Microvalves
Oscilloscopes
Spectrofluorimeters
Ultrasonic testing apparatus
Grip dynamometers
Spirometers
Piezoelectric sensors
Pacemaker analyzers
Finger joint flexure testers
Biomagnetic imaging scanners
Electrosurgery testing devices
Spinal disk implant wear testers
Ultrasound transducers
Activity monitoring devices
Electroplating apparatus
Defibrillator testing devices
Pinch gauges
Material tension/compression testing devices
Incubator performance analyzers
Pulse oximeters
Ultrasound imaging scanners
Servopneumatic axial test instruments
Radio frequency amplifiers
X ray machines
Deflectors
Material fatigue and dynamics characterization devices
Intravenous IV pump analyzers
Superconducting quantum interference devices SQUID
Biomedical device electrical safety testers
Polymer scaffolds
Environmental conditions measurement devices
Rapid toxicity testing systems
Flow control devices
Medical radiation dosimeters
Bio-sensors
Microelectrodes
Cardiovascular prosthetic device testers
Ultrasound indention probes
Impact testers
Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
Polygraph recorders
Laptop computers
Arbitrary waveform generators
Optical particle detectors
Optical coherence tomography OCT scanners
Bio-signal simulators
Anthropometers
Quantum-based switching applications Q-switch electron waveguides
Electrode pullers
Bacteria-based biosensors
Digital sonomicrometers
Desktop computers
Biomimetic robots
Incubators
Soft materials in-vitro simulation system
Milling machines
Microplate readers
Laser ablation machines
Acousto-optic modulators
Skinfold calipers
Motion actuators
Biosafety cabinets
Multimeters
Bio-signal amplifiers
High-speed digital cameras
Pulsating bubble surfactometers PBS
Sublimation printers
Circuit analyzers
Immuno-sensors
Microplating equipment
Molecular cytosensors
Pressure sensors
Single photon emission computed tomography SPECT scanners
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Micromanipulation microrheology microscopes
Isolators
Gas flow control systems
Positron emission tomography PET scanners
Functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI scanners
Optical traps
Pacemaker testing devices
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Sterilization-in-place equipment
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Electroencephalography EEG equipment
3T scanners
Molecular vacuum pumps
Physical conditioning treadmill exercisers
Posturographic measurement systems
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Optical tomographic imaging scanners
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Multi-photon microscopes
Electrode bevelers
Polymer matrices
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Insole sensors
Centrifuges
Scanning probe microscopes SPM
Ultrasound wattmeters
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Micropumps
Torsiometers
Hardness testing devices
Basic stamp microcontrollers
Cone-plate viscometers
Microplate washers
Spine simulators
Pressure and temperature measurement devices
Fluorescence microscopes
Electromyographs EMG
Servopneumatic actuators
Frequency shifters
Load sensors
Ultra high speed magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanner machines
Micromolding lithography equipment
Plastic injection molding machines
Force platforms
Prosthetic limb testers
Strain gauge conditioners
Microfluidic networks
Dissolved oxygen polarographic measurement devices
Strain gauges
Axial-torsional testing systems
Eye tracking devices
Non-invasive blood pressure monitor analyzers
Accelerometers
Radiation compliance testing devices
Opto-electronic electrogoniometers
Dynamometers
Two-point discriminators
Ventilator performance analyzers
Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems

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