Job Description

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
Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.