Biomedical Engineer

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

Job summary

University of Utah Biomedical Engineer in Salt Lake City is seeking an engineer to assist in designing and evaluating biomedical devices and systems, with focus on reliability, safety, and compliance. You will learn foundational engineering principles to deliver effective biomedical solutions and may perform clinical/preclinical assessments.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field, with equivalency options; and there is potential for progression to higher levels

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, or related scientific field.
• Equivalency statement: 1 year of higher education can substitute for 1 year of directly related work experience.
• Department may hire at Biomedical Engineer I level with bachelor's (or equivalency) + 2 years related work experience or a master's (or equivalency) degree.
• Master of Science in biomedical engineering or closely related engineering discipline preferred.
• Formal training in medical device design controls preferred.

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.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Master's degree in biomedical engineering or related field

Job description

Biomedical Engineer

Job Summary

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 and apply foundational engineeringprinciples to deliver effective solutions for the biomedical field.May perform clinical and preclinical assessments. Typicallyrequires a bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, orrelated scientific field. Requires basic skill set and proficiency.Conducts work assignments as directed. Closely supervised withlittle latitude for independent judgment.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• 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 vivotesting, and report writing
• Employing analytic methods to evaluate concepts anddesigns
• Ensuring thorough and compliant design documentation
• Conducting risk analyses per applicable standards
• Conducting biomedical product / process / system / prior artbenchmarking
• 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, includingphysicians, researchers, manufacturers, and other related expertsor project partners
• Contributing to new intellectual property via lab notebookdocumentation, invention disclosures, reduction to practice, andpatent application reviews

Minimum Qualifications

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher educationcan be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience(Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related workexperience).

Department may hire employee at one of the following joblevels:

Biomedical Engineer, I: Requires a bachelor's (orequivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience or amaster's (or equivalency) degree.

Preferences

• Master of Science in biomedical engineering, or a closely relatedengineering discipline.
• Formal training in medical device design controls.
• Experience performing risk management to ISO 14971, includinghazard identification, risk analysis and verification of riskcontrols.
• Experience building and maintaining a Design History File, or anequivalent controlled design record.
• Hands-on experience prototyping and bench testing laboratoryinstrumentation.
• Experience supporting day to day operations of a researchlaboratory.
• Clear technical writing, demonstrated through reports, protocolsor standard operating procedures.

Requisition Number: PRN46116B

Full Time or Part Time?: Full Time

Department: 00283 - Molecular Pharmaceutics

Location: Campus

Pay Rate Range: $48,000 to $55,000

Close Date: 11/01/2026