Nature of Work
Biomedical engineering is an area of life sciences that combines engineering techniques with biology and finds extensive application in the healthcare sector. It is an interdisciplinary field that cuts across medicine, health, biology, and traditional engineering fields. Biomedical engineers or BMEs, as they are called, work to design, create and improve medical devices such as prosthetics, artificial organs, MRI machines along with the microscopic machines used in surgery.
The study of biomedical engineering involves a broad array of diagnostic and therapeutic applications. This branch of engineering is a fascinating multidisciplinary area of study that entails the application of engineering techniques in order to assist practitioners like doctors and physicians in their healthcare practices. The study of this branch also helps them in the rehabilitation of disabled patients.
Essential Skills and Qualities
Biomedical engineering is a niche field which requires aptitude or interest science, engineering and medicine in order to work with tools and machines for making or fixing practical things. One needs to have a mind set of research and investigation as an essential quality. Analytical, communication, listening, problem solving skills are important to become a successful Biomedical engineer
Work Opportunities
Biomedical engineers have opportunities to work in diverse teams such as with scientists, healthcare workers, or other engineers. They can find opportunities in various fields like
- Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing
- Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences
- Education sectors such as Colleges, universities, and professional schools
- Navigational, measuring, electro-medical, and control instruments manufacturing
- Healthcare and social assistance
Biomedical engineers likely will see employment growth because of increasing possibilities brought by new technologies and increasing applications to medical equipment and devices. Smartphone technology and three-dimensional printing are examples of technology being applied to biomedical advances. As senior generation lives longer and stays active, the demand for biomedical devices and procedures, such as hip and knee replacements, is expected to increase. In addition, as the public continues to become more aware of medical advances, increasing numbers of people will seek biomedical solutions to their health problems from their physicians.
Siemens Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson, GE Healthcare, Medtronic, Philips Healthcare, Samsung Healthcare are some of the top recruiting companies for positions such as Bio-medical Engineer, Instrument Engineer, Installation Engineer, Researcher, Maintenance Engineer etc.
