Biomedical Engineer

Position Number: 9803928
Location: Salt Lake City, United States
Position Type: Engineering - Other Engineering

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 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
* Master of Science in biomedical engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline.
* Formal training in medical device design controls.
* Experience performing risk management to ISO 14971, including hazard identification, risk analysis and verification of risk controls.
* Experience building and maintaining a Design History File, or an equivalent controlled design record.
* Hands-on experience prototyping and bench testing laboratory instrumentation.
* Experience supporting day to day operations of a research laboratory.
* Clear technical writing, demonstrated through reports, protocols or standard operating procedures.

Special Instructions

Requisition Number: PRN46116B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Work Schedule Summary:
Department: 00283 - Molecular Pharmaceutics
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: $48,000 to $55,000
Close Date: 11/01/2026
Open Until Filled:

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