Biomedical Engineer

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Biomedical Engineers use engineering principals

to solve health related and medical problems. They do a lot of research in conjunction with life scientists, chemists, and medical professionals to design medical devices like artificial hearts, pacemakers, dialysis machines, and surgical lasers. Some conduct research on biological and other life systems or investigate ways to modernize laboratory and clinical procedures.

Frequently, biomedical engineers supervise biomedical equipment maintenance technicians, investigate medical equipment maintenance technicians, investigate medical equipment failure, and advise hospitals and installing new equipment.

Biomedical engineers work in hospitals, universities, industry, and research laboratories.

Average Salary:$29,000-$600,000

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