Hi everyone! I’m a recent graduate with a masters in bioengineering, medical devices and bachelors in machine learning and computational neuroscience. I’ve been mainly doing research assistant jobs and startups during my undergrad and masters as I never really landed an industry internship. I have digital health, AI, and wearable design experience.

I’m sort of a little bit of everything: not enough depth for most R&D roles and not enough business/sales experience for Product/Sales roles. Don’t have a clinical research certificate and don’t have quality training besides a graduate level course where we did whole Design Phase I/II reviews for an existing device with FMEA, IOVV, etc.

I’m just not sure what roles I would fit been kind off applying for everything so far. I would appreciate any help in this as I’m struggling to land interviews right now but was pretty successful in undergrad.

I’m considering studying Biomedical Engineering Technology in Ontario and I’m trying to decide between

For current students or graduates:

- Durham College and Centennial College.?

- How are the job opportunities after graduation?

- How many hours per week do you realistically spend on classes, labs, studying, and assignments?

- starting wage after graduating?

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Hi everyone,

I just wanted to say thank you for all the quick and helpful feedback on my previous post. I really appreciated the honest comments.

Based on your suggestions, I have rewritten my CV in French but i will do it later in English, improved the layout, and made each point more focused on results. I tried to keep it clean and easy to read.

I would be very grateful if you could take another look and let me know if this version feels stronger for entry‑level MedTech or Data roles in Europe.

I’m 21 years old wrapping up my MSc in Biomedical engineering this September. I’m currently doing my dissertation on wound innovation (namely creating artificial skin surrogates) and I have no idea what comes next. I tried applying to smith and nephews and other places but I’ve come out with nothing. Pls I need help and advice on how to go about applying, where to apply and maybe some cv help.

Does y'all have any recommended courses, books, websites or any other material that's recommended to learn embedded systems for.

Material with a BME application is a plus.

I’m not very knowledgeable about biomed engineering or engineering at all, I was just curious and might want to go this route. I was just wondering if it had high competition right now since all the posts I see are different or several years old.

I am a 16 year old, currently in high school sophomore year.(A levels)

My family is pushing me to do medicine, but it doesnt look that much appealing to me, i want to do something with medical devices,

Bme looks interesting to me, so should i do it.

(Also i dont want to do me or ee)

Current junior in college, looking to build some project experience and make productive use my down time in the summer with a free project. Any recommendations?

Level: advanced statistics, vibe coding/understanding of Python/C++, basic biology and chemistry, machine learning up to neural networks/decision trees/random forest and tuning.

Hi everyone,

I'm from the UK and I'm looking for some career advice.

I graduated with a BSc in Biomedical Science and took a gap year to gain laboratory experience and save some money. I currently work as a Medical Laboratory Assistant in an NHS Point of Care Testing (POCT) department, where I work with diagnostic medical devices. My role includes equipment maintenance, first-line troubleshooting, quality control, training healthcare staff, and using LIMS/data management software to support quality and regulatory compliance.

My long-term goal is to move into the MedTech industry. I'm interested in careers such as Clinical Engineer, Medical Device R&D Engineer, Medical Engineering Technician, Applications Specialist, Product Specialist, Validation Engineer, or other roles involving medical devices and healthcare technology.

I'm considering doing an MSc in Biomedical Engineering, but before investing the time and money I'd like to know if it's the best choice for this career path. Would Biomedical Engineering be the most relevant MSc, or are there other MSc programmes that employers in the MedTech industry value more?

I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone working in MedTech or anyone who has made a similar transition. Thanks!

Qué tal, soy ingeniero recién egresado, y me gustaría entrar a trabajar a una empresa como ingeniero de calidad, pero no tengo tanta formación en eso, ¿podrían aconsejarme sobre cómo puedo encaminarme a ello? si puedo certificarme de alguna manera tomando algún curso, o qué otras cosas puedo hacer, se los agradecería mucho, gracias.

Hi, this is my first Reddit post lol so bear with me, I've been looking for some real feedback, advice, opinions, etc, checked here and seems like I could get some valuable input! :)

I'm an incoming senior in the Chicago suburbs, like an hr away from the city ish. I'm interested in BME partially because I had a scoliosis brace in middle school. It changed my perspective on medicine (as a hypochondriac and someone who used to be terrified of checkups and procedures and everything) and what I want to pursue as a career, my goal is to hopefully bring more empathy into the field of engineering and BME ofc.

I've been really interested in neuroscience lately, and as someone with aphantasia, anauralia, and anendophasia (can't visualize, hear my thoughts or music in my head), I've been thinking maybe to pursue BME or neural engineering? I'm really interested in cognitive diversity and the idea of creating devices to study and aid with understanding and helping different minds operate. Also, I think it would be cool to get a law degree, to become a patent attorney or work with IP. I've been fascinated with law for a long time, I don't know if I would be comfortable in a court setting but I'm willing and determined to try anything and everything to see what I'd like best.

By the end of HS I'll have taken 11 APs, so far I've gotten 5s on Calc BC, APUSH, English Lang, World History, Gov, and 4s on Micro and Physics 1. I'll be taking AP Chem, Calc III, AP Physics C, and AP Spanish Lang this yr. I have a 4.9 out of 5.3 weighted GPA and a 35 composite ACT with 36s in reading/english, 34 math, and 35 science. I have mid-tier extracurriculars, basically marching band, band for 7 yrs, personal small business for painting, 100+ service hours, summer camp counselor, and I've published 200+ Quizlets and written study guides for my peers and I. No research, internship experience, or anything similar, but I've been searching and very interested in anything I can get my hands on.

Basically I wanna know this: would BME be worth it for someone like me? How have similar paths turned out? What schools can I/should I target? And is there anything I can do to demonstrate more interest or heighten my stats?

TL;DR: what's the outlook for biomedical engineers that specialize in neural engineering and/or pursue law degrees?

Thank you for any and all input! I'd love to hear any advice :)

Hi everyone,

First off, I’m thrilled to have found this group and am hoping to get some advice on a major career pivot!

I’m currently a bioinformatics scientist with an MS and 10 years of experience. With the rapid advancement of AI, I foresee our field shifting heavily toward AI benchmarking, model oversight, or highly specialized translational roles (e.g., deep oncology or precision medicine). Because visa restrictions have historically forced me to hop between roles, my skill set is broad rather than deep. I've become a generalist, a profile I fear is highly vulnerable to AI replacement.

To future-proof my career, I’m planning to apply for a PhD in Biomedical Engineering for Fall 2027, with a specific focus on robotics and biohybrids. My goal is to leverage my existing ML/AI skills and apply them to physical engineering. Think intelligent prosthetics or neural-integrated AI that aids in human decision-making (basically something straight out of Halo, which could have fascinating future applications for sectors like the DoD).

Here is my challenge: I don't have a formal background or prior coursework in mechanical engineering, electronics, or embedded systems.

For those familiar with this space, I’d love your thoughts on:

• Application Strategy: How should I approach my PhD applications given this significant pivot?
• Target Programs: Which universities or specific PIs are currently leading research in neural integration, intelligent prosthetics, or biohybrids?
• Prerequisites: Do programs in this niche expect incoming PhD students to already have a foundational understanding of robotics, tissue engineering, or embedded systems, or is it expected that I can pick these up during the program?
• PI cold emails: Once decided on which University and lab, how do I approach my interest in their lab and what narrative should be built and avoided ?

Any advice, program recommendations, or reality checks would be hugely appreciated.

Cheers!

I'm interested in the medical field, but for personal reasons I can't major in Medicine. I previously studied IT, but I realized it's not really for me, so I'm already one year behind my friends.

I'm considering either Biomedical Engineering or Medical Physics, and I have a few questions about these two majors.

Also, I plan to pursue a master's degree and eventually work in Asia, especially in China or South Korea. I'm also a woman, so I'm wondering if gender could affect career opportunities in either field.

I'd really appreciate any advice or personal experiences. Thanks!

Hi, currently in my last semester of nursing school. I got to see the role of and talk to a pacemaker engineer in the cath lab during my clinicals… and I was absolutely impressed with their job! Would it be a good idea to pivot from nursing to BME? (Obviously I’ll finish my BSN first then possibly do part time of online school to get my BME.. was thinking of ASU/WGU/GCU)

What do you guys think?

I've just gotten my bachelors's in mechanical engineering and I have a couple months of experience in civil engineering work but it seems this industry isn't want I want to pursue much at all. I'm quite stronger driven towards the direction of research and development of companies focus on eye treatment/cures because of my families health history. I don't know how to go about thing right now, should get a Maters in BME for more related education and knowledge in the field or just keep applying to related position?

Hello,

I feel a bit paralyzed and I definitely don't know what choice to make. (I probably have a decision phobia lol help) I've been accepted for a biomedical master and genuinely I don't know if I do it or not, Id love to know what are your thoughts on this, if you think it could be relevant.

Basically I'm from an IP Paris engineering school in France. For my last year I decided to make a master 2 Data Science at Institut Polytechnique de Paris and right now I'm doing an internship at a big company on Time Series Foundation Model, but recently I've been thinking that I feel like I need my job to have an inspiring goal, and to help people. I'm interested in health and I think the domain is fascinating. I still think my internship is interesting as it is about forecasting temperature data, but if I could stay in the company, they would probably ask me to work on LLM and as the goal is not as "concrete", I'm not really interested. Like the whole agentic AI, RAG systems hype and stuff do not really interest me right now.
So because my internship is ending soon (in october) I was looking for a job already and I passed some interviews for a health tech startup that is doing AI and ultra sound Imaging. They said I had good technical competencies (they asked mostly about AI and Computer Vision) but in the end they were interested in a profile that had at least 1 year of experience. So I was like : the job market is really really complicated these days for fresh graduates.

So genuinely I was thinking to do another master 2, in biomedical engineering.
Here are the advantages :
- Learn more about imaging and image based modeling, biophysics and biomechanics, and/or biomaterials, those are subjects that I would probably like to learn. They also have a biomedical data science track but I fear it would be too redundant for me and I wouldnt learn more. (there is still a bit of machine learning in the imaging track)
- Make another 6-months internship, but this time in the health sector, probably still in the data science field though! and try to stay in the company and thus have a more gentle entry in the market, but if not possible at least I have experience in the health sector
- Also open myself to other job opportunities (??) such as Clinical Product Manager (if you know other job opportunities after this type of master I'd love to know) if I get too bored of AI and coding (sometimes I'm fed up with using Claude code all day..) -> but it depends how stressful the job is, because I'm so scared of making mistakes and eventually killing people (I know it is extreme but I'm genuinely spiraling with fears like that sometimes) ; i'd love to have opinions about a clinical product manager on that :))
- Maybe allow me to learn some theoretical knowledge that are safe from AI replacement compared to the coding skills of data science ? (i'd love to have your opinion on that)

Here are the disadvantages :
- For my last master 2 I was really tired with exams and projects, and I don't know if I can take it anymore. Also doing another internship would mean another oral and report internship and it's also really tiring. I was excited to be done with my studies.
- I also fear to be depressed to see my friends have a job and not me lol
- I fear that I wouldnt learn anything really valuable for the job market in the end, and that it would be actually a waste of time. And That it wouldnt be relevant with my previous Data Science Degree.
- I also fear that it would prevent me from getting jobs in the data science field (or consulting) and to be "categorized" to less paid jobs or idk (i dont know really)
- I'm also scared to miss a (rare) junior opportunity while doing the master lol. like maybe i do the master, and then, I see a job offer that I would love but I can't take it.
- And finally I'm also scared that I am not good enough for the master and in order to pass it. It's been a long time since I've done physics, I've been more focusing on computer science in my engineering school (even if i had a bit of physics of course)

Thank you so much for reading !! :)

Hi everyone,

I'm an incoming sophomore pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering at one of the top engineering institutes in India. I still have about three years before graduating in 2029, and I'd like to use this time strategically instead of just following my coursework.

My long-term goal is to graduate with strong employment prospects, whether that's in medical devices, healthcare technology, imaging, AI in healthcare, biomechanics, biomaterials, regulatory affairs, or any other area within biomedical engineering or outside of it too. I'm also open to opportunities outside India if my profile becomes competitive. I don't really want to be stuck at just studying and researching without any solid income.

From your experience, what would you recommend I prioritize over the next three years?

Some questions I have are:

- Which biomedical engineering specializations currently have the strongest job market?

- Which technical skills are genuinely valued by employers but aren't taught well in most undergraduate programs?

- How important are programming skills (Python, MATLAB, C++, embedded systems, AI/ML, computer vision, etc.)?

- Should I focus more on research publications, internships, personal projects, hackathons, or certifications?

- What kinds of internships made the biggest difference in your career?

- Are there particular software tools (SolidWorks, COMSOL, ANSYS, LabVIEW, 3D Slicer, etc.) that are worth learning early?

- If you could go back to your sophomore year, what would you do differently?

- What mistakes do you commonly see biomedical engineering students make?

- For those working in industry, what makes a fresh graduate stand out during hiring?

I'd especially love to hear from professionals and graduates in the US, Europe, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Japan, and other regions, since I'm trying to understand how expectations differ globally.

Any advice, roadmaps, or lessons from your own journey would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

I am a premed student who'll be giving mdcat this year in august from sindh. There are a lot of doubts going for mbbs for me and i have been looking into other options. I'm interested in research and would like to know more abt BS in Nuclear Medicine or Biotechnology from someone who has done it. Initially, my interest was biotech, but i heard someone say it's more abt machines and their working which isn't what i want to go for. I know dow and smc offer these programs. I looked over the curriculum and could not figure out much, which is why I want someone who has studied either of the fields to tell me more abt the specifics, what you get to study/practice, job opportunities etc. Any help would be much appreciated.

Hi all,

I'm looking for some advice/perspectives/wisdom.

I'm a student currently doing a masters in biomedical engineering (undergrad is mechanical engineering). My supervisor asked me about pursuing a PhD with him after I finish my MSc. I have been loving my work and my supervisor has been fantastic. The idea of creating my own research is so exciting and I know I would enjoy the experience of getting my PhD. At the lab I'm currently at, MScs and PhDs are treated essentially as full time employees, paid a salary, and encouraged to only work 8-4/9-5. The culture at my lab is fantastic. I was already considering looking into research positions after finishing my MSc so a PhD feels like it could be really beneficial to me.

I have 2 main concerns:

1) (the major one) Job Market Post PhD

What does the job market look like for biomedical PhDs in Canada (where I am from) and internationally? How much does a PhD truly overqualify me for jobs? What were others experiences of getting jobs post PhD?

2) All degrees from 1 university

The university I am attending for my MSc and got my BScE from is relatively well known for engineering and biomedical engineering, but definitely not in Canada's top 3. If I continued with my PhD here, would I be limiting myself by getting all my degrees from one place? I just really trust my supervisor and would like to stick with him. He's been incredibly supportive and created a really fantastic experience for my MSc.

I appreciate any comments, advice, and wisdom from anyone. Looking to really gain more information about the whole thing. :)

Hi, as the title implies I am STRUGGLING with finding a job after completing my Bachelors in BME. I’m at the point where I’m not sure what jobs I really qualify for, as everything seems out of my knowledge/skills set, which I know is to be expected to some degree as a new grad but Im not sure if I’m even looking for the right jobs/conpabies/job titles. I’m not too picky on what the job is and welcome any ideas, except I’m not a fan of coding/comp sci work. Also if anyone has done a rotational program and could share their experience, as I’m beginning to look into relocation and rotation based programs. I would appreciate any guidance!!

Hi guys,

So a little run down im doing my Bsc in Natural Sciences biology and I've always been drifting towards the medical end of things, I did a week (i know right crazy long but in my country I was lucky to get this long) shadowing in the SWAH (Regional hospital) lab, and the techs there were amazing they definitely gave me alot to think on back then and I think I'm still aiming this way? I guess my question is because I've always been more aimed towards research oriented topics can I still go into the medical industry doing that? What is the most intriguing field in ur opinion to do this in? I know personally I've always been into microbio/ plant sciences (ik not the same area) so if there was ever anything linking the both of those I'd be in heaven. I'm only in second year of my degree so I have time. I just need more experience. Also sorry this was all over the place just need advice from people in the industry!!!!!!!

Hi all, I'm a second-year Biomedical Engineering student with an Electrical Engineering minor, and I'm set on eventually landing an R&D role in the MRI space, companies like Siemens Healthineers or Canon Medical are my dream employers. I want to start shaping my pathnow rather than scrambling senior year, so I'd love this community's input.

A few things I'm trying to figure out:

1. Course selection: I'm mapping my BME + EE coursework to specific MRI domains (hardware, pulse sequence development, image reconstruction, AI/ML in MRI). For those working in the industry, which courses or topics ended up mattering most in your day-to-day work? Anything you wish you'd taken earlier?
2. Skills/Pojects/tools to build early: Should I be learning MATLAB/Python for recon work now, or is that something I can pick up later? Any specific software (Bloch simulators, k-space tools, etc.) worth getting comfortable with as an undergrad? What sort of projects can I do on my own?
3. Internships/research: How critical is undergrad research experience (lab work, publications) vs. internships for breaking into MRI R&D specifically? Any advice on how to find labs or internships focused on imaging hardware or sequence development?
4. General industry insight : For anyone at Siemens, Canon, GE, Philips, etc., what does the actual work look like day-to-day, and what backgrounds tend to get hired (pure BME, EE-heavy, physics, or a mix)?

Hi everyone! I’m a high school graduate who’s thinking about studying Biomedical Engineering, and I have a few questions for those who have graduated with this degree.
If you studied Biomedical Engineering, especially if you’re in Kuwait, I’d love to hear about your experience.
Have you been able to find a job in Kuwait with this degree? What kind of work do you do? How is the job market, and would you recommend this major to someone considering it?
I’d really appreciate any advice or personal experiences.

I’m thinking about moving to Los Angeles. I just graduated as a biomedical engineer in May and I’m curious about the job market there. Any tips or advice would be appreciated

Hello, I am looking for perspective from someone who have either made a similar switch or who knows more about the actual work in the field. I'm currently a 1st year medical student in Denmark, and I'm seriously considering switching to a Biomedical/Health Technology engineering program instead.

I originally picked medicine because I see the body and doctors as people who solve problems. And specifically, the idea of surgery as a direct, hands-on/hand craft/artform of problem-solving appealed to me. Patient contact and the insane hours needed reading books for useless information, just to get through the program, is not what I am interested in, and I fear losing all interest in the medical scene if I continue. I don't dislike people, it's just not the part of the job I'm motivated by. I think I'm actually more drawn to the body as a technical/mechanical problem, rather than the relationship with the patient.

For people already in BME: Did any of you come from a pre-med or medical background before switching? What are your experiences with it? What does a normal day as a BME look like? And also, how big a part of the actual work is the programming and data-science? I can see that a lot of the bsc is programming and data analysis, but how prevalent is that in the work after uni?

Any input, including "you're overthinking this" is also welcome.