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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

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Tasks for “Biomedical Engineers”

Keep documentation of service histories on all biomedical equipment.
Manage teams of engineers by creating schedules, tracking inventory, creating and using budgets, and overseeing contract obligations and deadlines.
Design and deliver technology to assist people with disabilities.
Develop models or computer simulations of human biobehavioral systems to obtain data for measuring or controlling life processes.
Analyze new medical procedures to forecast likely outcomes.
Write documents describing protocols, policies, standards for use, maintenance, and repair of medical equipment.
Diagnose and interpret bioelectric data, using signal processing techniques.
Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
Install, adjust, maintain, repair, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.
Teach biomedical engineering or disseminate knowledge about the field through writing or consulting.
Conduct preventative maintenance on equipment.
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.
Advise and assist in the application of instrumentation in clinical environments.
Adapt or design computer hardware or software for medical science uses.
Advise hospital administrators on the planning, acquisition, and use of medical equipment.
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.
Design and develop medical diagnostic and clinical instrumentation, equipment, and procedures, using the principles of engineering and biobehavioral sciences.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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