Instrument Development Engineer

Open Date 10/19/2026

Requisition Number PRN
46528B

Job Title Biomedical Engineers

Working Title Instrument Development Engineer

Career Progression Track P00

Track Level P5 - Expert, P4 - Advanced, P3 - Career, P2 - Developing

FLSA Code Professional

Patient Sensitive Job Code? No

Standard Hours per Week 40

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Shift Day

Work Schedule Summary

VP Area U of U Health
- Academics

Department 00283 - Molecular Pharmaceutics

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range $60,000 to $100,000

Close Date 01/19/2027

This position is part of the University of Utah team in the ARPA
-H Genetic Medicines and Individualized Manufacturing for Everyone ( GIVE ) program, which aims to make individualized RNA
-based genetic medicines on demand. Our team is developing an all-in-one testing platform for full quality control testing and lot release within as little as one day. More information: https://arpa-h.gov/news-and-events/arpa-h-selects-teams-make-made-order-genetic-medicine-manufacturing-possible.

Develop and optimize biomedical devices, systems, or processes to enhance patient care, and medical outcomes. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to innovate and refine medical technologies while ensuring adherence to regulatory and safety standards. Conduct risk analyses and implement measures to address potential hazards, prioritizing the well-being of patients and end-users. Uphold ethical practices and promote the advancement of reliable, safe biomedical technologies.

May perform clinical and preclinical assessments. Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, or related scientific field.

• 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

NOTE :
All applicants must submit a cover letter describing one thing you built that had not existed before, and what you personally designed, built or tested in it.

Support biomedical engineering projects by contributing to the design and evaluation of medical systems. Collaborate with teams to identify and address performance challenges while ensuring alignment with regulations. Build skills in delivering practical, safe, reliable, and compliant healthcare solutions that advance medical technologies. May perform clinical and preclinical assessments. Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, or related scientific field.

Requires moderate skill set and proficiency in discipline. Conducts work assignments of increasing complexity, under moderate supervision with some latitude for independent judgment.

Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.

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