Also called: Medical Robotics Engineer
Designs and improves robots that help surgeons operate with superhuman precision.
Writes control software for robotic arms, tests new instruments on simulated tissue, and watches real surgeries to see where surgeons struggle. Works at companies building the next generation of robot-assisted surgery.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in engineering; a master's or PhD is common for R&D roles.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science.
Growing much faster than average. Fast-growing area of medical devices.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI speeds coding, simulation and design work; building and safety-testing physical robots for the OR still needs engineers, with fewer junior coding roles.
Classes: AP Physics, AP Calculus, Robotics or engineering CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2199.
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