Biomedical Engineering

What Can I Do With This Major?

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Internships

The following are examples of locations where students in Biomedical Engineering have completed internships. The data is from the UC Davis Exit Survey, completed by students who have graduated in the past years. If you're a student thinking about participating in an internship, this list is a great place to start your search.

Internship Sponsors
Abbott Laboratories
Agilent Technologies
Center for Biophotonics
City & County of San Francisco
FireEye, Inc.
Lumo Bodytech, Inc.
Roche
UC Davis Biomedical Engineering Department
UC Davis Health
Varian Medical Systems
ZOLL Medical Corporation

Employment

The table below includes examples of organizations and job titles of graduates who entered the workforce. This list is not exhaustive; it is meant to provide basic guidance to upcoming graduates looking to enter the workforce. An organization and job title may appear more than once if multiple graduates have been hired. Check out this diverse list of jobs, and then use it to start your own search.

Companies Position
Abbott Laboratories Quality Engineer
Accenture Consulting Analyst
Accenture Management Consulting Analyst
Apollo Medical Extrusion Technologies R&D Engineer
Applied Medical Process Engineer
Applied Medical Product Development Engineer
ASCENT Service Group contracted to Genentech Research Technician 1
BaseHealth Inc. Software Developer
Becton Dickenson Systems Engineer
Boston Scientific Manufacturing Engineer I
Boston Scientific Quality Compliance Specialist
CA Department of Water Resources Water Resources Engineer
Cepheid Biotech Failure Investigation Intern
Cepheid Supplier Development Engineering Intern
Cepheid Systems Integration Engineer
Genentech Data Analyst
Genentech Engineer 1
Hamilton Company Field Applications Specialist
Intel Corporation Physical Design Engineer
Ligandal, Inc. Research Associate
Medtronic Associate R&D Engineer
Penumbra, Inc. Production Builder
Philips Quality Engineer
Philips Healthcare Development Engineer
Roche Associate QA Engineer
Roche Pharmaceuticals Scientist I
San Francisco VA Health Care System Biomedical Engineer
Stryker Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Sunrise Medical, Inc. Quality Engineer
The Taylor Collaboration Research, Engineering, and Device Development Intern
UC Davis Health Research Assistant
VA Medical System TCF Clinical Engineer
Validation Systems, Inc. Lab Specialist
Vanton Research Laboratory Lab Associate
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Manufacturing software engineer
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Supplier Quality Intern
Verseon Research Associate