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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 “Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)”

Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
Keep documentation of service histories on all biomedical equipment.
Teach biomedical engineering or disseminate knowledge about the field through writing or consulting.
Design and develop medical diagnostic and clinical instrumentation, equipment, and procedures, using the principles of engineering and biobehavioral sciences.
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.
Analyze new medical procedures to forecast likely outcomes.
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.
Conduct preventative maintenance on equipment.
Advise hospital administrators on the planning, acquisition, and use of medical equipment.
Advise and assist in the application of instrumentation in clinical environments.
Write documents describing protocols, policies, standards for use, maintenance, and repair of medical equipment.
Diagnose and interpret bioelectric data, using signal processing techniques.
Design and deliver technology to assist people with disabilities.
Research new materials to be used for products, such as implanted artificial organs.
Conduct research, along with life scientists, chemists, and medical scientists, on the engineering aspects of the biological systems of humans and animals.
Develop models or computer simulations of human biobehavioral systems to obtain data for measuring or controlling life processes.
Develop new applications for energy sources, such as using nuclear power for biomedical implants.

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Multi-photon microscopes
Electromyographs EMG
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Optical coherence tomography OCT scanners
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Microplating equipment
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Maskless photolithography equipment
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Microfluidic networks
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Electrosurgery testing devices
Biomagnetic imaging scanners
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Micropumps
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Soft materials in-vitro simulation system
Oscilloscopes
Biosafety cabinets
Arbitrary waveform generators
Microplate readers
Microcontrollers
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Bio-signal simulators
Hardness testing devices
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Dynamometers
X ray lithography equipment
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3T scanners
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Optical traps
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Polymer matrices
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Defibrillator testing devices
Radiation compliance testing devices
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Physical conditioning treadmill exercisers
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Scanning probe microscopes SPM
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Ultrasonic testing apparatus
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Centrifuges
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Microelectrodes
Piezoelectric ceramic transducers
Gas flow control systems
Sublimation printers
Opto-electronic electrogoniometers
Ultrasound indention probes
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