Encouraging scope

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Updated on Jan 21, 2010 10:48 IST

Syed Amir Ali Hashmi interviews Partho Banerjee, business development manager, Johnson & Johnson Medical, Cordis (Biosense Webster).

If a student is interested in biomedical engineering, where should s/he go for information?

There are recognised engineering institutes in the country where biomedical engineering is offered as a specialisation.

What do biomechanical engineers do?

Biomedical engineers are essential for maintenance, troubleshooting and servicing of sophisticated medical, diagnostic, analytical /bioanalytical equipment and devices.

Some of the analytical equipment is used in the research and development centres of pharma companies, and for quality control analysis in process industries like (steel, minerals and metallurgy, oil refineries, etc).

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Does a biomechanical engineer have to go out in the field and assess how well the products perform?

Yes, they need to make field visits and inspection to assess the performance of the systems at customer locations, which are usually under maintenance / service contract.

How has your work profile changed over time?

You may start your career as a service engineer and, over time, you may go on to head the service department, and then move on to become a business unit head in the organisation.

What kind of people does a biomechanical engineer come in contact with in course of work?

That depends on the industry. It varies from a lab technician to a physician, from a fellow biomedical engineer in a hospital to an R&D manager in a pharma company.

What is the future for biomedical engineers?

Today, the healthcare industry in India is in the growth phase and it is expected to touch about $40 billion by 2012. So, the potential opportunities for a biomechanical engineer in this sector are immense and very encouraging.

Author: HT Horizons

Date: 21st Jan., 2010

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Anurag Sahrma

2010-02-03 19:52:19

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Is there is job after B.Tech from biomedical engineering and after M.B.A what type of job will be there ?

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Priya Saxena

2010-02-20 15:02:04

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Hi Anurag, There is a huge scope in the field of Bio Medical, you can see the following link: https://www.shiksha.com/getArticleDetail/1190/Engineered-To-Cure After completing your MBA you can seek managerial positions in companies which deal with this aspect. Also in this career field you may try

aishwarya kalathur

2010-02-02 17:21:08

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could you please tell me whether aerospace engineering has an encouraging scope? and i also want to know the income s/he gets.

Reply to aishwarya kalathur

2010-02-22 11:47:51

thank you!

2010-02-20 15:04:52

Yes Aishwarya, These days aeronautical engineering has a huge scope in the aviation industry (mainly) and also in the Defense (IAF). The Income cannot be confirmed as it depends on the various factors all together like the company to join, designation, work experience and many more. All the Best!

ARUNKUMAR.N

2010-01-28 20:07:32

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can you give info about marine engineering

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Priya Saxena

2010-02-20 15:06:11

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Hi Arun Kumar, Kindly specify the nature of information you are inquiring about. Also you can check the following link: http://tinyurl.com/yase4y7 http://tinyurl.com/yh8ct8t All the best!

Revathy

2010-01-25 10:58:03

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Its absolutly false statement....Now a days freshers in Bio medical engineering are not getting any jobs......Companies are simply saying that they have postponed their recruitment

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Priya Saxena

2010-02-20 15:08:26

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Hi Revathy, may be you have faced this problem or your near ones but then this does not ends the career scope of this field. All I can say is that you can upload your resume on the various job portals and seek for some relevant response. All the Best!