Biomedical Engineers
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Job description
These individuals design and develop methods, processes, and equipment related to health care services. They ensure the functionality of medical equipment. They work mainly in hospitals.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Design and develop methods, equipment, and instruments to refine medical diagnostics.
- Design prostheses for the disabled.
- Advise on the use of medical equipment.
- Identify the devices to be replaced by new technologies.
- Install or modify equipment.
- Work in collaboration with Physicians, Nurses, administrative staff, and Managers.
- Conduct medical research as required.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to senior or supervisory positions.
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
University
Biological or biomedical engineering
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 76.5%
23.5% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 50%
50% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Membership in the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ [Quebec Order of Engineers]) to practise as an Engineer and carry out activities that are reserved for them.
Sometimes required
- A Doctoral or Master’s degree in a related engineering discipline may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Critical thought
- Active listening
- Reading comprehension
- Judgment and decision-making
- Solving complex problems
- Oral expression
- Science
- System analysis
- Operation analysis
- Result evaluation
- Written expression
- Mathematics
- Active learning
- Technological design
- Coordination
- Teaching
- Time management
- Quality control analysis
- Human resource management
- Learning strategies
- Negotiation
- Service oriented
- Social perception
- Persuasion
- Programing
Abilities
- Written comprehension
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Awareness of issues
- Oral comprehension
- Written expression
- Verbal skills
- Mathematical reasoning
- Near vision
- Originality
- Classification
- Information organization
- Processing flexibility
- Speech recognition
- Visualization
- Idea generation
- Basic numeracy
- Speech clarity
- Selective attention
- Perception speed
- Distance vision
Knowledge and attributes
- Critical thinking
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Capacity to delegate
- Knowledge of mathematics
- Rigour
- Creativity
- Desire to upgrade one’s competencies
- Knowledge of engineering and technology
- Knowledge of biology
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Work with numbers
- Create, design
- Carry out research
- Make technical plans and drawings
- Conduct tests and trials, control processes
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Appellation d’emploi liée (à traduire)
Other professional engineers (CNP 21399)
Skill type
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
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Last update: January 29, 2026