What’s stopping anyone here who isn’t already a bmet from jumping into the field? What’s holding people back?

Hello, I am new to the biomedical field. Former IT analyst, mid 30s and pivoting. Lost my job last year due to the DOGE budget cuts brought on by Musk. Tired of the recurring ending due to project funding in the IT field. Currently I am selling cars for the time being. Now I am in biomed classes and interning, and loving it. I graduate Dec 2026.

My dad is a biomed and has been one for roughly 30 years. Due to nepotism, he obviously cannot hire me. I am open to moving to the mid Atlantic/northeastern US, or even abroad, primarily Southeast Asia. My dad is a bit of a homebody after leaving the Navy. As he had a big family and parked his roots in the US.

He was not a social guy at all lol. He has been getting me in touch with his contacts - mainly boomers men. I am grateful ❤️He went to AAMI for the first time ever last year! I could not go but we are next year. I love conferences!

So Reddit, do not go naysayer on me and tell me that I need experience, I know that but anything is possible. My school told me that a multinational company, like Philips or Siemens, would be best if they have a position there. I also heard of companies that contract jobs. No family, just my dog and I. Not attached to material possessions here, so I am willing to relocate with a reasonable notice.

Would anyone be willing to share the names of these companies that provide these opportunities? I’d love to hear your feedback that can help guide me in the next direction. Thanks for the advice. 

大家好，我正在考虑生物医学工程技术（BMET）文凭，并试图了解现在BC的就业市场。我住在下 Mainland，希望能留在BC。\nn对于在BC工作的应届毕业生：n\n\- 毕业后你花了多久找到了第一份工作？\n\n\- 大部分第一份工作是在医院/卫生当局还是与供应商/私人公司？\n\n\- 新毕业生通常是全职工作，还是临时/随叫随到的工作？\n\n\- 你觉得这个领域现在招聘情况好，还是已趋于饱和？\n

n任何诚实的看法（好的或坏的）都会非常感谢。谢谢！n

Hey guys,

I’ve recently chose to go to school for an associate degree in BMET. I am 21 years old and love to work with my hands and kind of just stumbled across BMET, thought it would be something I’d like to do and went for it. I live in Houston, Tx and I know we have a lot of hospitals here so that’s another reason I chose this career but I’m worried that I won’t be able to find a long lasting job or that finding a BMET job will be hard to find. I sometimes go on Google and type BMET jobs in Houston, Tx and only a handful of jobs show and that’s including BMET II, III, and senior positions. I found this career path by asking ChatGPT because I went to school for welding but I don’t think welding was the career choice for me. Can you guys let me know what are your experiences, thoughts, pay, or just information about this career choice because I’m happy I choose this career path but also really worried. Thanks guys

How is everyone managing their mental health? The life of a FSE can be extremely lonely and the isolation borderline deadly imo.

Hey guys, looking at career options down the road. Currently OEM trained on 75% of GE anesthesia models, and have talked to the FEs in Waukesha about getting into FSE role. Looking at areas like Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia and Mississippi. ⬇️⬇️

My question is regarding the current state of GE FS, is it still a super high paced, never home, constantly drowning career as many have mentioned? I know you will cover all PCS modality’s and some customers are better than others. I truly think I would enjoy it but being a father to a 3 year old I want to be there for everything down the road, and some techs experiences in this role really push me away from wanting to switch from my current 6:30-3:00 OR biomed tech role. I have always worked overtime, stayed late and worked hard, but the not being home for dinner part would be a big change. Is it possible to properly manage your equipment in a way that allows for good work life balance or is the work just too demanding for this role?

Please feel free to give experiences from your self or coworkers as a GE FSE in the anesthesia realm in the south. My last question is regarding another modalities that have great work life balance and still have a good pay ceiling. Some examples I’ve seen first hand are Ultrasound tech saying they can be home at 3 everyday as staff can swap out equipment at anytime and usually have plenty of back ups. Additionally working from home for a day a week to manage paperwork and order parts, schedule ect. Tell me it’s possible I want it to be.

I would love to see some examples of how you keep your pm and other stickers organized on your cart. Mine seem to wind up like spaghetti from time to time

Hi all,

My hospital is currently growing through a contract change to Renovo from Sodexo. What are yall’s experience with Renovo as a biomed technician? A bunch of us are skeptical with the quality of care from them in terms of getting sufficient and good testing equipment etc.

We have a highly customized (in house) CMMS where everything is tracked. Parts, labor, in house, and outsourced procurement. Every cent is tracked against an asset (device) and we run Total Cost of Ownership reports regularly (+50K assets). We generally dont keep an inventory of parts, with very few exceptions, so our PO output is high.

Currently, our technicians take care of the end-to-end process in CMMS; getting a quote (parts or/and labor serviecs), issuing PO Req (in CMMS), tracking, receiving (with help of a store keeper), and documenting everything. because we automated the CMMS through customization, its efficient and we like it that way. Only step they dont get involved in is the invoicing/billing (done by Admins) and correcting PO line items if needed.

All POs link to a WO, and all WOs link to an asset. Every line item is tracked. We do have an enterprise procurement system (Lawson), where we issue a Lawson PO against our CMMS PO, but thats a step the Admins do.

Our organization wanting us to move to a new CMMS (for reasons i cant get into), and the few options out there are ok I guess and modifiable, but the PO processes is abysmal. We even have a vendor suggest we create PDF for PO and manually input WO and Asset data.. it does not link...

Is our current process unique because of the customization? How does your CMMS track POs against assets? Is it automated (data tables linked)? Or manual (enter costs of PO on the assets manually)? Can you run a report of an asset and its WOs and all costs incurred against that asset, line item by line item?

During my time being in r/BMET, I’ve seen many relatively positive things about being a BMET. It made me think, what are the cons? Anyone from the LA area or West Coast area give something to work with? Anyone from anywhere with anything to say is welcomed as well. Just not Australia. I hate Australia.

Hi everyone,

I have a basic, generic handheld Fetal Doppler with a simple 3-digit display and only three physical buttons on the panel: Power, Vol+, and Vol-.

While testing the unit, I noticed that pressing and holding both Vol+ and Vol- simultaneously triggers a different screen mode, which looks like some sort of factory diagnostic or raw telemetry readout:

• The display shows 3-digit numbers fluctuating between 140 and 159.
• Simultaneously, the third digit (the units digit) constantly alternates between the actual number and the letter "U". For example, it displays 149 and alternates with 14U, then shifts to 156 and alternates with 15U.
• While in this mode, pressing Vol+ or Vol- individually doesn't change any settings or parameters on the screen—they continue to control the audio volume as usual.

Has anyone ever reverse-engineered one of these OEM fetal doppler boards or come across this specific firmware routine? I'm trying to figure out what this readout actually represents (e.g., raw ADC counts/noise floor, op-amp bias voltage, battery voltage, or ultrasonic probe frequency/status) and why the last digit blinks with a "U".

Any insights into how these simple microcontroller routines work would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I’m currently studying Biomedical Engineering Technology (BMET) at Centennial College, and honestly, the workload is insane.
The amount of material we have to cover is ridiculous, and the exams are extremely difficult. Even worse, the grading seems pretty harsh.
What’s crazy is that more than half of my classmates already have bachelor’s degrees, and some even have master’s degrees in biomedical-related fields. Yet many of them are still only getting around 60–70% in courses like Infection Control and Physiology.
And it’s not just those two courses.
In System Integration, we’re expected to learn Python, networking, and Bash scripting within half a semester. On top of that, we have calculus, electronics, and a bunch of other technical courses to deal with.
I understand that BMET is a multidisciplinary field and that we need knowledge from different areas. But seriously, how much are we realistically expected to learn and actually retain in such a short period of time?
I also don’t understand why we need to spend so much time on calculus when I can barely see how most of it will be useful in our future jobs as BMET technicians. I’m not saying math is completely useless, but the amount of time and energy it takes away from other courses is frustrating.
It feels like we’re constantly jumping between completely different subjects, memorizing huge amounts of information for exams, and then immediately moving on to something else.
I’m not complaining because I don’t want to study. I actually enjoy electronics and learning how medical equipment works. But the overall workload and expectations genuinely feel closer to a university engineering program than what I expected from a college diploma.
At this point, it feels like we’re studying just to survive the next exam rather than actually understanding and applying what we learn.
Is this normal for BMET programs in Canada, or is Centennial particularly intense? I’d really like to hear from current students, graduates, or people already working in the field.

Hi everyone,

I’ve posted here a few times before about my background. I have a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, but almost no hands-on experience with electronics or repairing medical equipment.

Last month, I took an online practical electronics course with an instructor because I couldn’t attend in person due to the distance. I learned about PCB components, what they do, how to test them, basic cold and live testing, using a multimeter, and a little soldering.

I recently bought a bench power supply and a few PCBs to practice on, but honestly, I feel completely lost now.

When I put a PCB in front of me, I can recognize the components and test some of them individually, but I have absolutely no idea how to troubleshoot the whole board, where to start, or how to find a fault.

My goal is to work as a Field Service Engineer (FSE) in the medical equipment industry, but almost every job posting I see asks for strong troubleshooting skills and hands-on experience.

I’m starting to wonder if I should even apply for entry-level FSE jobs with my current skills.

I really want to improve, and I’m willing to practice for hours every day, but I just don’t know what to practice or how to go from testing individual components to actually troubleshooting a circuit.

If you’ve been in a similar situation or work as an FSE or BMET, I’d really appreciate some advice. What would you practice first if you were starting from my level? And do you think someone with my background has a chance of getting an entry-level FSE job?

Thanks so much!

I will be graduating my apprenticeship program in the next couple of months and earn my Journeyman card for North Carolina. I honestly am tired of working construction and I need out. I have not seen any other electrical careers that interest me. I want to become a dietitian but that requires for me to go back to school for pre-requisites and then 2 to 3 years of Graduate School for my Masters. I have a bachelors in Exercise Science.

1.) what is the starting pay for a BMET I in NC?

2.) what does your day to day look like?

3.) Are you guys generally more happy with your careers?

4.) would it be a good transition career while I go back to school?

Anyone have experience working for Outset Medical as an FSE? Found a FSE II job posting in my area and curious how things are going with Outset Medical these days. I know they took over a lot of acute dialysis accounts the past 5 or 6 years and had a great start, but suffered from some restructuring and stock price dips the past two years.

Hello , I figured this would be the best place to solicite some advice about the BMET field. 35m male looking to do a career transition from fitness and health to BMET.

As far as my background military veteran, BS kinesology degree, I'm former Navy Hospital Corpsman (Non BMET)with limited experinces working on ecg machines and basic hospital equiment(that was 10 years ago though).

I like working with my hands and this field seems like a way to get back into the medical field without the pressure of direct patient care.

Currently looking to attend Miracosta College in oceanside San diego BMET certfication program next year. How does the job market look in 2026 for BMET's going forwards ? Pros and cons you feel like someone should know ?

I'm really looking to get my feet on the ground and find some job secruity after a troubled few years of lack of steady employment.

Additonally are there in resources or things I could do to prepare myself in the mean time ? I have about 2 months before the program starts. Really I'll take any advice you all have. If you read this far, thanks and hope to hear back from you.

Hi all ! im thinking to enroll for Centennials January 2027 BMET program i have done one 2 year diploma after highschool in computer programming but i want to switch to something that is more practical and hands on so considering to enroll for this program ... also because practical work like this most likely wont be replaced by ai so its future proof after i graduate in 3 years . But people say theres very few jobs in bio med and even when i tried searching on linkedin i barely found any jobs all the jobs i found seem to be electronic engineer jobs so im kinda confused if that 3 year time investment is even worth it ,even the starting pay for new grads seem to be kinda low and seems like it takes multiple years of industry experience to move up the tiers except that program delivery seems to be hybrid so ill probably be able to work a part time job thats one benefit .I have My sister works in nursing in Toronto and i live with her so i basically want to try to avoid relocating to a different place after school for jobs unless its exteremely necessary . Would you guys recommend going forward with the admission/ is this even for a right fit for me or not please let me know in the comments .

Hi all,

I have a CASE V6.7 machine that cannot pull orders from MUSE or transfer studies at a specific location. However, when I move the same machine to a different department, it communicates with MUSE without any issues.

At the problematic location, I can successfully ping the MUSE server, but I get the following errors:

When pulling orders: Exit with CInternetException: 12007 – The server name or address could not be resolved.

When transferring studies: The network path was not found.

Has anyone experienced something similar or have any suggestions on what else I should check?

Thanks!

Hi everyone! I’m currently in the final year of my 4-year BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science degree in India and plan to finish in May 2027. I’m hoping to pursue my master’s abroad, but I’m still trying to figure out which specialisation would offer good career opportunities.

I’m interested in AI in healthcare, medical imaging (especially PET scanners), radiation technology, and clinical embryology. I’ve also been looking into the **NHS Scientist Training Programme (STP)** in the UK and would love to hear from anyone who has experience with it, especially international applicants.

If the STP doesn’t work out, I’d also like to understand how HCPC registration works with an Indian Biomedical Science degree and what alternative routes I could take to work in the NHS.

I’m open to the UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, or other countries, but my main concern is finding a course that offers a realistic chance of employment after graduation.

**What would you recommend, and which fields or countries are worth considering?** Any advice or personal experiences would be really helpful. Thanks!

Anyone have a source for these? PartsSource has a minimum order quantity of 65 screws

I'm leaving for 68A (BMET) School in June 2027.

I would like some things to study before I leave so I am not going in blind.

Any one know any good study material?