What is the role of a Biomedical Engineer?
Biomedical engineers play an instrumental role in ensuring the safety and effectiveness of medical equipment, devices, and systems. They are responsible for designing, testing, and maintaining medical technology, as well as collaborating with healthcare professionals to address specific needs and challenges. Their expertise is essential in advancing medical technology while adhering to strict safety regulations and industry standards.
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Principal Process Engineer III
Location: Houston, TX
Branche: Conventional Energy
Expertise: Production & Manufacturing
Experience: 5 years
As a Process Engineer, you'll be responsible for providing process engineering support to the International Operations facilities. Provide technical leadership in process engineering across topsides equipment, subsea flowline and onshore storage and offtake equipment to the operations and maintenance teams. Foster effective relationships with both office and site-based teams. Subsea flowline and topsides equipment process engineering support to Operations Develop process solutions to ensure safe and reliable operations which may include additional new or temporary equipment. Lead or participate as a member of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) teams as required. Manage the design, detailed engineering, and work management planning of facilities process modifications using an MOC process. Participate in HAZOPs, HAZIDs, LOPAs, other risk assessments and Design Reviews. Provides governance and oversight to ensure engineering practices are carried out in accordance with the required technical standards, processes, and procedures while operating in compliance with local regulations and corporate standards. Own and continually improve the process surveillance tools and KPIs across the operated facilities.
Project Engineer
Location: Denver
Branche: Mining
Expertise: Planning & Testing
Experience: 3 years
If not local, this can be a 4x1 rotational position with 4 weeks working at site. Hired candidate will provide technical expertise, guidance and leadership for a variety of designated engineering projects and programs at assigned project under general supervision. The position will support the Tailing Storage Facility (TSF) Engineering Manager and a project team to manage the consultant developing the TSF detailed engineering phase and the engineering field support. Essential Functions: Reviews, investigates and develops appropriate recommendations regarding assigned engineering projects. Serves as technical expert on a wide range of small to medium site construction, expansion or modification projects. Evaluates and administers contracts with vendors for the provision of services and equipment. Provides guidance and counsel to the site management team on applicable processes, practices, and existing/proposed local, state and federal regulations. May contribute to site strategic planning and budgeting efforts for designated engineering areas. May represent the site on company sponsored steering teams, such as PDMC Mill Operations, Refinery Operations, etc. Performs other duties as required. Job Scope Nature of work: Works on moderately complex issues, implements solutions through individual effort but may delegate more routine tasks to others. Level of interaction: Collaborates mostly with peers in the same functional area, and/or department and has moderate external interaction. Autonomy/decision making: Works under frequent supervision and has limited latitude to set objectives, priorities and timelines impacting the individual assigned area of work. Budgetary responsibility: Assists with budget preparation and monitoring. Managerial responsibility: Does not manage people, function, projects or programs.
Project Engineer
Location: Bagdad
Branche: Mining
Expertise: Quality Management
Experience: 2 years
Reviews, investigates, and develops appropriate recommendations regarding assigned engineering projects. Serves as technical expert on a wide range of small to medium site construction, expansion, or modification projects. Evaluates and administers contracts with vendors for the provision of services and equipment. Provides guidance and counsel to the site management team on applicable processes, practices, and existing/proposed local, state, and federal regulations. May contribute to site strategic planning and budgeting efforts for designated engineering areas. May represent the site on company sponsored steering teams, such as PDMC Mill Operations, Refinery Operations, etc. Performs other duties as required.
Instrumentation & Electrical Engineer - Construction
Location: Texas Gulf Coast
Branche: Conventional Energy
Expertise: HSEQ
Experience: 5 years
As an I&E Engineer, you'll be a key technical presence in the field, ensuring flawless execution of complex instrumentation and electrical systems. You'll work alongside EPC contractors, vendors, and commissioning teams to uphold safety, quality, and performance standards on one of North America's most ambitious LNG projects. Oversee construction of instrumentation, control systems, and electrical installations - from conduit routing to loop checks and SATs. Collaborate with EPC contractors, QA/QC, and internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with design specifications, industry codes, and safety requirements. Review I&E work packs, drawings, datasheets, and test procedures for constructability and accuracy. Troubleshoot technical issues, support pre-commissioning, and ensure smooth handover to commissioning teams. Participate in inspections, punch list resolution, and system walkdowns. Monitor construction progress and resource alignment, reporting to project leadership. Ensure adherence to standards such as NFPA, NEC, API, IEC, and internal project specifications.
I&E Field Construction Engineer
Location: Houston, TX
Branche: Conventional Energy
Expertise: Quality Management
Experience: 4 years
As an I&E Engineer, you'll be a key technical presence in the field, overseeing the safe, compliant execution of Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) installation, including medium/high voltage loop testing, by the EPC contractor. Supervise E&I field activities, ensuring safety, quality, and schedule compliance. Perform field walks, JSA reviews, attend toolbox meetings, and enforce safety protocols. Verify contractor qualifications, review procedures, monitor installation, and validate punch items. Review and coordinate system turnover packages and drawings. Respond to technical queries and interface with internal and external stakeholders. Support Commissioning and Start-up efforts per turnover and testing plans. Inspect and verify material storage, preservation, and installation compliance. Provide regular progress reports and participate in construction meetings.
Engineering Manager (Tailings, Crushed Leach & Water)
Location: Phoenix
Branche: Mining
Expertise: Quality Management
Experience: 5 years
Achieve consistency in good practice among site Tailings Storage Facilities (TSFs), Crushed Leach (CL), and/or Water Dams (WD) through cross-functional engagement; by providing leadership; by recommending improvements to processes and systems; and through participation in strategic planning. Act as Responsible Tailings Facility Engineer (RTFE) for assigned complex TSF(s). Provide subject matter expertise to support and continuously improve the framework for sustaining stewardship, stability, and risk management for tailings, crushed leach, and/or water dams. Manage and review Engineering designs and construction plans for crushed leach pads, dams, levees, and foundations company-wide and ensure optimization of projects. Serve as technical advisor on geotechnical infrastructure projects and as company resource for geotechnical information and analysis. Responsible for the scope of work and budget requirements for the tailing's facility, including risk management. Responsible for the implementation of the design. Responsible for the establishment of a change management system. Responsible to deliver required documentation. Interfaces routinely with site leadership and Accountable Executive. Lead a team of engineers to support operating site efforts and initiatives related to tailings facility management/engineering. Scope and supervise analysis and engineering projects related to tailings facility management practices ad special projects. Mentor and develop junior staff in the completion of these projects.
Project Planner - Hybrid
Location: Phoenix
Branche: Mining
Expertise: Planning & Testing
Experience: 4 years
This contract position will work both from home and on-site with regular visits to the Arizona sites, including Phoenix, Morenci and Sierrita. Prefer someone local to Arizona. While a hybrid rotation is intended, more time will need to spent on these sites at the beginning (possibly 2/3 full std rotations), until fully up to speed with the sites/projects, our systems and processes About the Role Manages and oversees scheduling function within project controls functional area for moderate to high-risk capital engineering and construction projects. Responsible for project planning and scheduling, monitoring, progress measurement, risk management and reporting. Manages planning team members reporting to the Project Controls Manager. Participates in establishing operating policies to mitigate risk. Provides guidance and consultation for project team members. Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Duties: Guide and direct resolution of project difficulties and complex project control issues. Strong analytical skills required to review all project controls information and ensure accuracy as well as identify issues, concerns, and potential mitigations Interact with the Project Management team and corporate team in the development of the project schedule and participate in regular project meetings. Gather information, conduct analysis, and prepare reports and presentations of information to communicate potential issues and concerns as needed on the project. Integrate multiple schedules into a master project schedule. Identify, determine, and communicate design changes, scope changes, schedule slippages and potential impacts and participate in the identification of mitigations. Ensure trends of cost and schedule are identified, well documented and ensure the change management process is followed and communicate and suggest corrective actions Coordinate with cross functional team in project setting, ensure project controls team members are interfacing with engineering, procurement, contracts and construction on concepts and relationships to the scope of work. Manage project baseline process for schedule and participate in progress measurement as well as forecasting of final schedule throughout the project. Ensure all planning is conducted in accordance with company standards and procedures and that schedule version control processes, policies, and procedures are followed. Analyze critical path and constraints to determine effect of changes to schedule and recommend mitigations and potential workarounds Participate in risk management; this includes identification, documentation, mitigation and tracking of potential risks on the project. In addition, determine potential schedule/progress impacts of potential risks as they are identified Mentor and lead other project planner/scheduling members, ensure project planning team is staffed appropriately, conduct regular staff performance reviews, and manage any staffing issues that may arise Conduct analysis to determine alternative courses of action or recovery on slippages identified in schedule
Site Safety Advisor - LNG
Branche: Conventional Energy
Expertise: HSEQ
Experience: 4 years
As a Safety Advisor, you'll be a vital part of HSE, supporting safety leadership. This is a boots-on-the-ground role where your work will help protect lives and shape the long-term safety culture of a world-class LNG facility. Monitor and enforce compliance across all construction zones and work fronts. Partner closely with contractors, field supervisors, and project engineers to embed safety into every task. Lead and support daily toolbox talks, JSAs, risk assessments, and pre-task planning. Conduct audits, site inspections, and behavior-based safety observations. Support incident investigations and corrective actions. Mentor field teams on OSHA compliance, best practices, and continuous improvement strategies. Help lead site orientation and onboarding for new workers and subcontractors. Serve as a trusted bridge between the safety department and daily field execution
Contracts Manager
Location: Safford
Branche: Mining
Expertise: Quality Management
Experience: 4 years
This position manages all contracts for assigned capital projects from conception through execution and completion. Responsible for post contract administration and management of all contract matters relating to the obligations and duties of both parties. Essential Functions: Analyzes all contracts including the conditions, scope, and other Works information to identify requirements and deliverables and to highlight areas of risk such as ambiguities, conflicts, or deviations from the scope of work. Makes recommendations to the Project Managers on the mitigation of these risks. Closely monitors and supports remedial actions and recommends appropriate actions. Develops and manages appropriate mechanisms to monitor compliance with contract terms and conditions. Supervises and provides guidance to other project team members to ensure technical competence and consistency of administration across several contract packages and to ensure that customer-related actions or inactions which could result in constructive contract changes are identified and make recommendations on their resolution. Develops and manages procedures to recognize and identify contract claims as they develop and manage the timely resolution under the changes provisions wherever possible, obtaining claims and legal expertise as appropriate. Maintains a good working relationship with Construction, Engineering, Project Controls, Procurement, Legal, Project Management and Risk Management to facilitate organizational interfaces to support contract administration. Provides the Project Contracts Manager with reviews and analysis of the contract commitment data and payments position and assists Project Controls with the in the development and maintenance of overall cost management. Responsible for adherence to contract insurance provisions and ensures implementation of all requirements. Ensures the requirements of good corporate governance is understood by members of the Project Management team and takes early actions to correct any deviations from good governance practices. Provides reporting, ensures technical competency and consistency across all projects and provides information and guidance to the Project Management team. Job Scope Description: Nature of Work - Works on complex issues and implements solutions mostly through the determination of strategy and delegation to others in a group or functional area. Level of Interaction - Often collaborates with managers and/or functional or site leaders and has some interaction with external colleagues. Autonomy/Decision making - Works under limited supervision and has significant latitude to set objectives, priorities and timelines that may impact a group or functional area within the company. Budgetary responsibility - Prepares budgets for review by others by pulling all components together and making recommendations. Managerial responsibility - Manages supervisors or mid-level professional individual contributors.
Project Controls Manager
Location: Morenci
Branche: Mining
Expertise: Controlling
Experience: 5 years
Brunel is currently searching for a Project Controls Manager for a long-term contract position with our mining client. This position will be on a 4x1 rotation in Morenci, AZ.The contract PCM will oversees project controls functional area for very large, multidisciplinary, high-risk, capital engineering and construction projects from FEED to operations. You will be responsible for project planning and scheduling, cost estimating and monitoring, progress measurement, risk management and reporting. Manage project controls personnel. Responsible for establishing operating policies to mitigate risk. Provides guidance and consultation for project managers and corporate management. Experienced with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. This role will be a 'hands-on' position with the successful applicant undertaking the day-to day cost engineering duties on the owner's team. Essential Functions:* Guide and direct resolution of project difficulties and complex project control issues. Strong analytical skills required to review all project controls information and ensure accuracy as well as identify issues, concerns and potential mitigations. * Interact with the Project Management team and corporate management team and participate in regular project meetings. Gather information and prepare reports and presentations of information as needed on the project.* Identify and communicate design changes, scope changes and schedule slippages and potential impacts and participate in the identification of mitigations. Ensure trends of cost and schedule are identified, manage change management process and communicate and suggest corrective actions.* Coordinate with cross functional team in project setting, ensure project controls team members are interfacing with engineering, procurement, contracts and construction on concepts and relationships to the scope of work and ensure adherence to safety and quality standards.* Oversees project baseline process for cost, schedule and progress and ensure all project systems are implemented according to process and company standards and procedures. * Ensure full implementation of company processes and procedures as well as industry best practices with regards to project controls on the project following the company project stage gate process. * Establish risk management protocol which includes identification, documentation, mitigation and tracking of potential risks on the project. In addition, determine potential cost and schedule/progress impacts of potential risks as they are identified. * Ensure the accuracy of reported progress percentage based on the rules of credit established within the project. Develop progress measurement process for required scopes of work.* Establish and manage project schedule development, review and update processes and to ensure accuracy and alignment with the overall master schedule.* Manage and ensure all project required reporting is pared and submitted as per approved reporting schedule for the project.* Mentor and lead a staff of project controls team members, ensure project is staffed appropriately, conduct regular staff performance reviews and manage any staffing issues that may arise. Job Scope: * Nature of work: Works on highly complex issues and responsible to implement solutions. Leads and directs the work of others. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. * Level of interaction: Leads the department with interaction with external piers in various departments, responsible for cross coordination between groups. * Autonomy/decision making: Works under very limited to no supervision and has latitude to set objectives, priorities and timelines * Budgetary responsibility: Has moderate budgetary responsibility * Managerial responsibility: Leads large multidisciplinary project controls team Qualifications:* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business or related fields and twelve (12) years' experience in Project Management, at least eight (8) years of experience in a leadership role in project controls OR * High School diploma or GED and sixteen (16) years' experience in engineering, construction, project controls or business-related field with at least eight (8) years of experience in a leadership role in project controls * Leadership ability and strong management skills * Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Outlook * Strong communication skills both verbal and written * Strong analytical skills * Ability to multi-task in a high paced project environment * Experience with ERP system, estimating software, SAP and EcoSys is preferred * Understanding of accounting functions and systems * Experience with cost control including project estimating, forecasting and cost management including reporting * Strong understanding of Primavera and with overall planning process and best practice on capital mining projects * Construction experience with an ability to maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety precautions in a construction environment * Experience with mining construction projects* Experience with mega project in excess of $1B.* MUST be eligible to work in the U.S. for any employer without sponsorship.* Must be flexible to travel as needed, and/or revert to on-site rotational position if project requires.
What do Biomedical Engineers do?
Biomedical engineers are tasked with various critical responsibilities. They analyze and assess medical equipment and devices to ensure their compliance with safety standards and regulatory requirements. They collaborate with healthcare providers and other stakeholders to understand their needs and design innovative solutions that enhance patient care and safety.
Biomedical engineers also conduct extensive testing and validation of medical technology to ensure its reliability and accuracy. They troubleshoot and address any issues that arise during testing, making necessary improvements and adjustments to meet the highest safety and quality standards.
In addition, in this role biomedical engineers often need to train other personnel on using equipment safely, conduct research on biological processes, and write reports on protocols and standards.
What are the required skills for a Biomedical Engineer?
To excel in the role of a biomedical engineer, individuals must possess a comprehensive skillset. Strong problem-solving abilities are essential for addressing complex technical challenges. Effective communication skills are necessary for collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, including healthcare professionals, researchers, and technicians.
Moreover, biomedical engineers should have a deep understanding of medical device regulations and compliance procedures to ensure that the technology they develop meets all safety and legal requirements. Analytical skills are crucial for conducting thorough risk assessments and validation tests.
Where do Biomedical Engineers work?
Biomedical engineers find employment opportunities in various healthcare settings, including hospitals, research institutions, medical device manufacturers, and pharmaceutical companies. They may also work with government agencies and organizations dedicated to advancing healthcare technology and improving patient outcomes.
Common Biomedical Engineer responsibilities
- Design, develop, and test medical equipment and devices, ensuring they meet safety standards and regulatory guidelines;
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to understand their needs and requirements, incorporating them into the design process;
- Conduct extensive testing and validation of medical technology, making improvements to enhance safety and efficiency;
- Stay updated with industry advancements and regulations, integrating the latest practices;
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues to maintain the reliability and functionality of medical technology;
- Ensure compliance with relevant safety regulations and industry standards throughout the project lifecycle;
- Communicate effectively with interdisciplinary teams to foster collaboration and achieve project objectives;
- Analyze and assess potential risks associated with medical devices, implementing preventive measures to enhance patient safety;
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to optimize the performance of medical equipment and devices;
- Keep detailed records of design, testing, and validation processes, adhering to documentation standards;
- Support the implementation of new medical technologies in healthcare facilities through training and education.
Qualifications for Biomedical Engineers
To become a biomedical engineer, candidates should possess at least a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering or a related field. Additional certifications in medical device regulations or quality management are advantageous.
Other essential qualifications include:
- 2-4+ years of experience in biomedical engineering or healthcare-related projects;
- Strong knowledge of medical device regulations and safety standards;
- Proficiency in conducting testing and validation procedures for medical technology;
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills;
- Effective verbal and written communication abilities;
- Familiarity with medical terminology and healthcare practices;
- Ability to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams;
- Dedication to ensuring patient safety and improving healthcare outcomes through innovative technology.
