Occupation Biomedical engineering technicians assist in the design and development of medical devices such as, patient monitors, CT scanners, dialysis machines, incubators, x-ray machines, magnetic resonance imagers, and defibrillators. Within a healthcare facility, they install, calibrate, and maintain the devices in working order. They also train healthcare facility personnel in how to use the devices.
Some technicians assist in conducting experiments and procedures.
Careers in Health Care. In 1996 there were 18,750 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians and Technologists employed in Texas.