![]() ![]() ![]() Those are all important and legit career paths, but some golks really have their hearts set on R&D. If you're ok to do something other than R&D like Product Management (marketing), Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Process or Manufacturing, then the job market opens up a lot. Preclinical engineering is something any BME should look into as it's definitely the closest fit to actual BME, where BME majors would do better than ME or EE or other traditional engineering disciplines. 4 years of homework and a couple of lab/project classes won't cut it. You'll only get that job if you have previous internships or research experience that shows you can be useful from Day 1. BS BME and MS BME works too, I'd you get good experience (that's what I did).īut, we hire "Engineer 1” roles at 85-100k in the SF Bay Area. If you do an ME undergrad and MS BME you'll be a much stronger candidate. I struggle to comment on the ratio/rate of graduating BME students Vs the rate the industry hires. I'm an R&D manager in med devices, we hire BME BSs pretty regularly. Hope this helps! Feel free to dm me if you have any other questions :) I know classmates who did specializations in different areas and have totally different career paths (i.e. Salary straight out of school was about 170k and it was not difficult finding a job at all! (Again, likely due to the high demand for software engineers). I could search up “software engineer” and choose biomed/health tech companies to still put me in the area that I’m interested in. However, what I am doing today is totally what I imaged BMEs would do! It’s really a combination of software, hardware, mechanical, and even chemistry at times - with application in the biomed/health space.īecause I chose to have a more software focus in BME, that essentially led me to more job opportunities. But I still had a few BME courses :) Some of my classmates decided to focus on neuroscience, exercise science, etc.įast forward, graduated three years ago and no regrets! I initially found employment and now working at an awesome biomed startup in the Bay Area! I do have to say that because I decided to specialize on software eng, it did lead me towards a career as a “software engineer”, not a “biomedical engineer”. That means most of my courses in my 3rd and 4th year were in software/computer engineering. I chose to specialize in computer/software engineering after completing a few internships at health tech startups. If your program allows for a “specialization,” I would recommend. I ended up choosing to study BME because I thought it would give me the foundations for an engineering career with applications in health/medicine. I’ve always loved biology and the sciences, even wanted to become a doctor at one point. You should seriously consider getting a degree in that instead if you want better initial job opportunities and a greater overall understanding of an engineering field than the equivalent BME student. Before you consider a BME degree, consider what form of traditional engineering you'd want to work in under BME. BME jobs are really just mechanical, chemical, electrical, etc engineering jobs in the context of the medical field. I imagine this is no different in other countries.ĭon't be under the illusion that BME is some sort of "special" engineering or there's "special" BME jobs. If you don't live in the northeast, west coast, or select states that have production, you're going to have to move. This is mostly due to B.S BME degrees teaching a wide amount of information with very little depth.įurthermore, the jobs are heavily regional, at least in the U.S. National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringĮmployment definitely exists for those with a B.S in biomedical engineering in the U.S, but it's not nearly as plentiful compared to those with a masters or a B.S in a traditional engineering field. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society No posting for personal gain (money or otherwise).ĭo not post personal information, whether it belongs to you or someone else. A place for experts, engineers, students, and anyone interested in all things bioengineering/biomedical engineering. ![]()
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