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What’s it like to be a Biomedical Engineer?
Biomedical engineers apply engineering and scientific methods to find
solutions to problems in medicine and the life sciences.
Biomedical engineers work in health care and must have a good theoretical and
practical knowledge of engineering, a sound understanding of medical sciences
and the ability to combine the two.
Biomedical engineers usually work in multidisciplinary teams with other
professionals, including anaesthetists, surgeons, physiotherapists,
occupational and speech therapists and other medical specialists.
How much can I expect to earn?
Full-time employed Biomedical Engineer earn an average of $1905 per week. The
[average annual salary for this job is $99060 excluding super.]
Personal requirements
- good communication skills
- able to observe and take accurate measurements
- patient and imaginative
- aptitude for design
- analytical and problem-solving skills.
This job also involves:
Full use of hands/fingers
Use of precision or semi-precision tools or instruments or deft hand movements
are required for these occupations. Included are jobs where poor co-ordination
or incomplete use of hands or fingers may make tasks dangerous or difficult to
undertake.
Good vision for detail
These jobs require you to be able to see clearly to examine items close-up. It
covers jobs where poor vision e.g. tunnel vision, could make the work place
unsafe or the job difficult to undertake, e.g. draftsperson working with
detailed drawings; checkout operator reading dockets; work requiring good
hand-eye co-ordination for working with precision or semi-precision tools.
Mainly indoor work
Workers performing these jobs would usually be expected to spend more than
three-quarters of their day indoors, in an office, factory or other enclosed
area protected from the weather.
Reading or writing
These jobs require moderate or better reading and writing skills. Workers may
be expected to prepare, understand or act on written materials, such as
letters or reports. People may wish to avoid these jobs if their reading or
writing English skills are limited to a small range of words or phrases and
symbols. Jobs remaining may still require very basic reading or writing
skills.
This occupation offers jobs at the following skill levels:
Professional Jobs
Jobs in this group usually require completion of a recognised Bachelor Degree,
or extensive relevant experience. Some jobs also require post-graduate study,
such as a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master Degree.
Study requirements
At school, you can study these subject(s) to get a good foundation for this
occupation:
Biology
School subjects that include some aspect of BIOLOGY provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a biology-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Chemistry
School subjects that include some aspects of CHEMISTRY provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a chemistry-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Mathematics
School subjects that include some aspect of MATHEMATICS provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a mathematics-related subject is a
pre-requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Physics
School subjects that include some aspect of PHYSICS provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a physics-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Duties and tasks of a Biomedical Engineer
Biomedical engineers may perform the following tasks:
- design new medical monitoring, diagnostic and therapeutic equipment
- set up and maintain medical equipment
- specify equipment for particular purposes
- test the safety, efficiency and effectiveness of equipment
- plan data processing services and the development of associated computing programmes
- analyse new medical procedures to forecast likely outcomes
- participate in medical or scientific procedures where biomedical skills are needed
- design and deliver technology to assist people with disability
- analyse and design prosthetic and orthotic devices
- measure and monitor physiological systems
- diagnose and interpret bioelectric data using signal processing techniques
- provide computer analysis of patient-related data.
Specialisations
Rehabilitation Engineer
A rehabilitation engineer deals with systems and devices that improve the
quality of life of people with disability. Rehabilitation engineers complement
the work of other healthcare professionals such as physiotherapists,
occupational therapists and speech pathologists.
Clinical Engineer
A clinical engineer works within a hospital or healthcare facility
researching, developing and building instruments or specifying, tendering,
commissioning and maintaining instruments and equipment to aid clinical staff.
Bio-engineer
A bio-engineer applies engineering principles to the study of biological
systems and processes.