Biomedical Design & Test Engineer - Entry Level

University of Utah Health Research; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Utah Health Research seeks a Biomedical Engineer to assist in designing and evaluating biomedical devices and systems, supporting innovation and quality in healthcare technologies. Contribute to project development with an emphasis on reliability, safety and compliance.

Learn foundational engineering principles to deliver effective solutions for the biomedical field, with possible clinical and preclinical assessments.

Qualifications

• Equivalency: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience.
• Bachelor's degree required; master's preferred for advanced roles.
• Master's degree in biomedical engineering or related field is advantageous.
• Experience with medical device design controls is a plus.
• Experience performing risk management per ISO 14971 is preferred.
• Strong technical writing and design documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Development of unmet needs / voice of the customer requirements / design inputs.
• Ideation and concept development.
• Development of designs / specifications / test methods / processes / manufacturing methods.
• Test protocol development, benchtop / in vitro / in vivo testing, and report writing.
• Employing analytic methods to evaluate concepts and designs.
• Ensuring thorough and compliant design documentation.
• Conducting risk analyses per applicable standards.
• Conducting biomedical product / process / system / prior art benchmarking.
• Developing cost of goods or cost of service models.
• Participating in design review meetings.
• Support regulatory approval processes and submissions.
• Working with cross functional project teams, including physicians, researchers, manufacturers, and other related experts or project partners.
• Contributing to new intellectual property via lab notebook documentation, invention disclosures, reduction to practice, and patent application reviews.

Skills

Design inputs from VOC

Concept development

Test protocol development

Analytical methods

Technical documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Master's degree in biomedical engineering or related field

Job description

The University of Utah Health Research seeks a Biomedical Engineer to assist in designing and evaluating biomedical devices and systems, supporting innovation and quality in healthcare technologies. Contribute to project development with an emphasis on reliability, safety and compliance.

Learn foundational engineering principles to deliver effective solutions for the biomedical field, with possible clinical and preclinical assessments.