Biomedical Engineers

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

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.

• 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
• 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

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).

Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience or a master’s (or equivalency) degree.

• 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 Summary

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  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  or  or University Human Resource Management at  if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules. This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen. The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.

Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities. Consistent with state and federal law, the University of Utah does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy‑related conditions, genetic information, or…