What kind of companies are the best places for biomedical engineers to work in?
I'm a senior in high school and interested in Biomedical Engineering. I am also very interested in following a guideline to becoming a seasoned and well respected Biomedical Engineer.
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Mark’s Answer
I have always liked working for medical device companies designing medical products. While Biomedical engineers can and do get jobs running equipment in hospitals it if far more exciting to me to be the ones making the equipment, rather than running it.
I’ve been able to design spinal implants and components for deep brain stimulation. I have had to cross disciplines to do so and learn the tools used by mechanical engineers at times and others electrical engineers.
Getting your first position as a medical device designer can be hard because the people you are likely hiring you come from either a mechanical or electrical engineering background so doing research and internships can give you a real leg up on the competition.
The most fun position that I ever had was as a rehabilitation engineer designing one of a kind devices for people with disabilities. I was getting paid to play!
if you are interested in going into business for yourself, you might consider furthering your career in biomedical engineering by becoming a prosthetist where you make and fit prosthetic limbs for people.
PAUL’s Answer
Think Of all the hospitals in your area or the US if your willing to travel. Each hospital can have as few as 4 Biomeds or big hospitals might have 10 or more with some being working managers or lead Biomeds. There are Companies out there providing service small and large ( GE, Aramark, Phillips ) etc but the best place too start and gain experience will be a hospital
the answer lies within you how successful you are .... a biomedical engineer is a person who repairs medical Equipment. Very sick people and nurses depend on you to do a good job, be detail oriented, have integrity even when no one is watching.
There are plenty of bad biomeds in hospitals but if you can be passionate about repair and maintenance of much needed equipment instead of counting the minutes till lunch and be depended on to do a good job correctly then you will move up in this field eventually. There is lots of equipment to cover and they are always looking for good men to send to school on specialty areas like Dialysis,radiology, surgical equipment ... hope this helps
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Sara’s Answer
Abbott and Medtronic
Vikram reddy’s Answer
Skill & passion for learning are important in field of bio medical
Ken’s Answer
The best way to get an answer to this question is to contact a biomedical engineer and ask the question in person. A good way to do this is to locate the local professional association to which biomedical engineers belong in your area to phone the local contact person for an in person conversation and possibly arrange to attend a meeting, so that you can meet professionals and get to know them and their area more fully. Here is a link that will allow you to locate your local professional association to which pathologists belong in your area: ##
https://www.careeronestop.org/BusinessCenter/Toolkit/find-professional-associations.aspx?&frd=true
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Roaa’s Answer
Actually every company has a strong line . From my point of view SIEMENS accompany are strong in RADIOLOGY. I guess to be able to train with them is great because the company has an excellent foundation.
NIDEK from Japan is strong in Ophthalmology.
Regarding the Ultrasound I say PHILIPS and GE.
I took service training with SIEMENS.It was so good.
Abid’s Answer
In pakistan Biomedical engineers works both in hospitals and in medical firms including Multinational companies and Distributors. Biomedical Engineer works in medical companies as a Sales or Service Engineers. As a Service Engineer Biomedical Engineer responsible for Installations of new medical devices, Inspection (pre and post installations), Troubleshooting, Maintenance (Planned preventive maintenance, Corrective Maintenance), Calibrations and also give training to users.
Biomedical Engineer can work in different companies like Siemens, Philips, Mediso Medical Imaging, Fresenius Medical Care, GE, Leica Biosystems etc. Biomedical Engineer should have strong knowledge of electronics and applications of medical equipment.
Muhammad Zahid’s Answer
Hospital, medical devices companies, clinic or laboratories
khaleed mansoor
khaleed’s Answer
wayne state univesity
ABDELOUAHAB’s Answer
hello,
for biomedical engineers, the best company to work are:
ge healthcare, simens and phylips
Mohamad’s Answer
for hospitals, medical companies, labs and/or in any location where doctors work.
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osama’s Answer
The best place is to work in manufacture or quality control areas, there where you can apply the scientific knowledge which gained. On the other hand, you can participate in improving the technology of the medical products.
Vinish’s Answer
Biomedical Engineer career is diversified into four major sectors:-Companies Manufacturing Medical Devices,Healthcare or Hospitals ,R &D and Teaching Jobs.
Each area has its own benefits and demerits we have to choose from analysing our core strength and knowledge.
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sojoud’s Answer
Biomedical Engineer can work in different companies and hospitals as Philips , Toshiba , and fresenius and hospitals like Mary Washington hospital , Inova hospitals and much more.
Shawn’s Answer
Great question and glad to hear of your interest in BME (biomedical engineering). I'm currently finishing up the last year of my PhD in BME and being that I am now applying for jobs, I believe your question is very relevant to me.
BME is such a vast discipline of study as it incorporates engineering principles with the natural sciences. So, there are many directions you can go with it. If I was to categorize the different subdisciplines of BME, I would break it down to 5 categories: Biomaterials Engineering, Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, Biosensor Development, and Medical Device Design. Finding a job in any one of these subdisciplines is not difficult, but you will need experience in 1 or more of these areas. Typically, a well-rounded undergraduate BME program will provide you with opportunities to receive lab training based on your area(s) of interest. There, you may get hands-on experience 3-D printing new materials that are compatible with living tissue, OR optimize devices for imaging tissues/organs within the body OR assist in the development of a sensor that can lead to early diagnosis of a particular disease/condition. But the possible project ideas currently out there, are endless!
When it comes to your job search, you may refer to LinkedIn or other job sites to get an idea of the different BME jobs being offered and the qualifications/skill-sets that are required. This may allow you to tailor your learning to a particular job/area that you are interested in. As my colleagues and I often discuss, certifications in programming is certainly a plus for BME job applicants. MATLAB, Python and LabVIEW are the most common in BME applications, by which you can go Online and receive certs in each, or take courses in these programming softwares at your university. 3-D illustrators are also good for BME applicants to know, such as SolidWorks or AutoCAD/AutoDesk. Again, take a look at job postings and this will greatly assist you in determining what you should know in regards to the types of jobs out there and the skills you need to know.
I hope this helps as I wish you luck in discovering your career in BME!
Jen’s Answer
With a career in biomedical engineering you can follow many paths. You can choose to work for a large medical device company (Philips, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, etc) small companies and startups working on a specific application, consumer companies (Apple, Fitbit, Google, Samsung) working on wearable/health applications or even in hospital