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