Biomedical Engineer

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

Job summary

University of Utah Health is seeking an entry-level Biomedical Engineer to assist in designing and evaluating biomedical devices and systems. You will support innovation and quality in healthcare technologies, applying foundational engineering principles under supervision to deliver effective biomedical solutions.

Tasks may include clinical and preclinical assessments. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field, emphasizes reliability and safety, and involves close

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field; equivalency accepted.
• Experience with CAD and prototyping to fabrication-ready drawings.
• Knowledge of ISO 14971 risk management and regulatory approaches.

Responsibilities

• Develop unmet needs and voice of the customer requirements; create design inputs.
• Concept development and design development for biomedical devices.
• Create specifications, test methods, processes, and manufacturing methods.
• Develop test protocols including benchtop, in vitro, and in vivo testing and write reports.
• Apply analytic methods to evaluate concepts and designs and ensure compliant documentation.
• Conduct risk analyses per applicable standards and maintain design controls.
• Collaborate with physicians, researchers, manufacturers, and project partners.
• Support regulatory submissions and participate in design reviews.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree or equivalent

Tools

SolidWorks

Fusion 360

AutoCAD

Python

3D printing

Circuit testing

Job description

Details

• Open Date 09/17/2026
• Requisition Number PRN46233B
• Job Title Biomedical Engineers
• Working Title Biomedical Engineer
• Career Progression Track P00
• Track Level P1 - Entry Level Pro
• FLSA Code Professional
• Patient Sensitive Job Code? No
• Standard Hours per Week 40
• Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
• Shift Day
• VP Area U of U Health - Academics
• Department 00283 - Molecular Pharmaceutics
• Location Campus
• City Salt Lake City, UT
• Type of Recruitment External Posting
• Pay Rate Range $48,000 to $55,000
• Close Date 12/15/2026
• Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

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 engineering principles to deliver effective solutions for the biomedical field. May perform clinical and preclinical assessments. Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, or related scientific field. Requires basic skill set and proficiency. Conducts work assignments as directed. Closely supervised with little 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 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

Minimum Qualifications

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

Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:

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

Preferences

Preferred Qualifications

• Computer-aided design in SolidWorks, Fusion 360 or AutoCAD, through to drawings ready for fabrication.
• Experience with 3D printing, laser cutting, machining, microfluidic device fabrication.
• Hands-on experience prototyping and bench testing laboratory instrumentation.
• Experience building and bench testing electronic circuits for sensors, data acquisition or microcontrollers.
• Experience bringing optics, electronics, fluidics and software together into one working instrument.
• Experience with instrument control, laboratory automation, or scientific data analysis in Python.
• Experience performing risk management to ISO 14971, including hazard identification, risk analysis and verification of risk controls.
• Clear technical writing, demonstrated through reports, protocols or standard operating procedures.
• Experience keeping records and drawings under document control on a team project.

Type

Benefited Staff

Additional Information

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