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What kind of companies ask for biomedical engineers, and what would be their tasks there?

After college, how would you go about finding work for this field? Would you settle with the medicinal side, the engineering side, or an actual BME job?

Is the only opportunity for a BME worker at a large corporate company? #engineer #biomedical-engineering #entrepreneur #inventor

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Susan’s Answer

Pharmaceutical companies and medical companies hire Biomedical engineers. The engineer would design and develop new medical devices to help deliver medicines, or help repair or replace parts of people.

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I suggest you search for the best schools for biomedical engineering.
I suggest you google 'medical devices' as it will give you an idea of potential products you could design and develop.
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Matthew’s Answer

Biomedical engineering is an umbrella term for an engineer in the medical industry; ranging from devices to pharmaceuticals. What helped me was by researching companies I would like to work for. The great thing about the medical industry, in terms of biotechnology, is that there are huge corporations and small startups. Depending on which route you choose; post grad studies versus professional development at a corporation, might dictate your path. I can tell you that you are not in the wrong place to be by pursuing this field!
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Kunal’s Answer

Biomedical Engineering is a fairly newer discipline in engineering so you will see that roles looking for BME graduates would be related to mechanical, electrical, or chemical engineering but have a medical focus.

Pharmaceutical and medical device companies have departments focused on research and development (R&D), quality, and operations.

Medical device companies have departments in R&D, quality, or design. There are devices ranging from prosthetics heavily reliant on biomechanics principles, diagnostic devices focused on electrical engineering, and many others focused on the delivery of treatments in pharmaceuticals.

Also as engineers, you can make finding your critical thinking skills very applicable to other areas. Engineers get involved in finance/banks if they like mathematical problems and coding. In the business world, consultants with analytics skills are heavily recruited.

There are large companies that are household names but also a huge amount of start-up companies that have a different culture. Stay open to all experiences to find the perfect fit. Yoru career is much longer than just your first job.

Kunal recommends the following next steps:

Look into pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device companies
Explore other disciplines or fields where your skills can be helpful.
Find start ups that could give you a small team feel
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