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Medical device engineer

Other names

medical-technical device engineer, medical device developer, medical technology engineer, orthopaedic engineer, engineer of medical instruments, medical-technical equipment engineer, engineer of medical devices, medical-technical test engineer, clinical engineer, audiology engineer, engineer of medical technology, biomedical systems engineer

Electrical and electronic engineering

They design and develop medical machines like pacemakers and X-ray machines, and they watch over how these are made.

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    Design medical machines such as pacemakers and scanners.

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    Develop medical equipment and systems.

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    Watch the whole making process from first idea to finished product.

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

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Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
ingénieur biomédical/ingénieure biomédicale
español
ingeniero especializado en productos sanitarios/ingeniera especializada en productos sanitarios
العربية
مهندس الأجهزة الطبية / مهندسة الأجهزة الطبية
português
Engenheiro de eletromedicina/Engenheira de eletromedicina
Deutsch
Ingenieur Medizintechnik/Ingenieurin Medizintechnik
italiano
ingegnere clinico esperto in dispositivi medici

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