From medical device engineering technician to medical device engineer
13 of the 40 essential skills of a medical device engineer are already essential for a medical device engineering technician — about 33% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from medical device engineering technician in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 13
- skills carry over
- 27
- would be new
- 33%
- of the target job covered
- 40
- essential skills of a medical device engineer
What a medical device engineer does
Medical device engineers design and develop medical-technical systems, installations, and equipment such as pacemakers, MRI scanners, and X-ray machines. They monitor the whole manufacturing process from concept design to product implementation. activities undertaken include, among others, designing product improvements, developing methods and techniques to evaluate design suitability, coordinating initial production, developing test procedures, and designing manufacturing diagrams.
What carries over
13 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
27 skillsEssential for a medical device engineer and not for a medical device engineering technician. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- analytical methods in biomedical sciences
- approve engineering design
- biomedical science
- biomedical techniques
- conduct literature research
- conduct quality control analysis
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- design medical devices
- design prototypes
- develop medical device test procedures
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mathematics
- model medical devices
- operate open source software
- perform data analysis
- perform scientific research
- physics
- quality standards
- report analysis results
- synthesise information
- technical drawings
- think abstractly
- use technical drawing software
Other moves from medical device engineering technician
2 roles- electromechanical engineering technician12 skills in common
- heating and ventilation service installer12 skills in common
← medical device engineering technicianmedical device engineer →The other way round
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