Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
Career Snapshot
Biomedical engineers are individuals who create technologies that aid in the saving of lives. They merge biology, medicine, and engineering with mechanics and mechanics. It's an incredible combo that produces incredible outcomes. Biomedical engineers create imaging systems that allow surgeons to view within a patient's organs, artificial limbs, organs, and joints, and surgical lasers.
A biomedical engineering degree is available at many institutions and universities. Genetic engineering, medical imaging, rehabilitative engineering, biomaterials, biomechanics, and bioinstrumentation are some of the specialties.
The majority of positions are in research laboratories, which are frequently run by a medical manufacturing firm, a university, or the government. Expect to work on a project for many hours, if not years, researching, developing, failing, and trying again.
Patience, problem-solving skills, and the capacity to manage complex mathematics are among the characteristics required. A desire to make a patient's life longer or easier is also essential.