Biomedical Engineering
CAREER EXPLORATION
This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Biomedical Engineering career options by reading about sample Experiential Learning and Job titles as reported and held by current students and alumni, as well as graduate programs where Biomedical Engineering alum have studied.
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SAMPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – POSITION TITLES
(May include but is not limited to: internship, co-op, research, practicum, and clinical experiences)
Clinical Engineering Intern
Engineering Intern
Evaluation Intern
Manufacturing Engineer Intern
Quality Engineering Intern
R&D Engineer
Research Intern
Systems Research and Development Engineering Intern
SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
AbbVie
ABM Healthcare
BAE Systems
Biostage, Inc.
Cirtec Medical
Defibtech
Draper
Healogics, Inc.
Henkel
NASA Glenn Research Center
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
Nestle
New Haven Health
Oxford Performance Materials, Inc
Pain Relief Chiropractic
Pfizer
Pfizer Inc.
Purdue Pharma
Rhode Island Hospital
Siemens Healthineers
Smiths Medical
The Jackson Laboratory
UConn Health Center
UTC
Yale University
SAMPLES OF RECENT UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Zero to five years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Associate LabVIEW Systems Engineer
Associate Manufacturing Engineer
Associate Medical Device Analyst
Associate Product Development Engineer
Associate Research Engineer
Biomaterials Engineer
Field Application Scientist
Materials Analyst
Project Engineer
Project Specialist
Quality Engineer
Regulatory Scientist
Research Assistant
Systems Engineer
SAMPLES OF EXPERIENCED UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Six or more years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Chief Architect
Manufacturing Engineer
Medical Resident
Product Development Engineer
Program Manager
Quality Director
Senior Quality Engineer
Systems Engineering Manager
Usability Engineer
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK
Arthrex
Boston Scientific
Cirtec Medical
Defibtech
Defibtech
Electric Boat
EMSL Analytical, Inc
Epic
Instrumentation Laboratory
Medtronic
Nerac
Philips
Teleflex Medical OEM
The OAK Group, Inc
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED
Master's of Engineering, Bioinstrumentation
Master's of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
PhD Pharmaceutical Science
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Boston University Medical School
Georgetown Medical School
Pittsburgh Medical School
Tufts Medical School
University of Connecticut Medical School
University of Illinois Medical School
Yale Medical School
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