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Biomedical Engineer resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what biomedical engineers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most biomedical engineers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Biomedical engineer with experience designing, testing and maintaining medical devices used in hospital and clinical settings. Comfortable moving between CAD design work, validation testing and regulatory documentation, and used to liaising directly with clinicians and manufacturers to get devices from concept to safe clinical use.
Key skills
- Engineering design and analysis
- CAD and technical drawing (SolidWorks/AutoCAD)
- Regulatory compliance for medical devices
- Software testing and quality assurance
- Risk and internal controls
- MATLAB
- ANSYS simulation software
- Medical device testing equipment
Experience: example bullet points
- Designed and prototyped diagnostic device components in SolidWorks, refining designs against engineering standards and clinician feedback to cut down on rework cycles
- Ran validation and performance testing on biomedical equipment against AS/NZS and ISO 13485 requirements, catching non-conformances before submission for TGA review
- Worked directly with clinicians and manufacturers to translate clinical requirements into device specifications, shortening the time spent going back and forth on scope
- Diagnosed and resolved faults in hospital-based diagnostic and monitoring equipment, restoring devices to service within the same shift where possible to limit disruption to ward staff
- Prepared technical files and risk assessments for medical device submissions, keeping documentation aligned with current TGA and ISO 14971 guidance
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical), accredited by Engineers Australia where possible, with many in the field going on to postgraduate study or clinical engineering specialisation; National Engineering Register (NER) listing supports career progression.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- TGA
- ISO 13485
- ISO 14971
- AS/NZS 3551
- Engineers Australia
- CPEng
- National Engineering Register
- medical device registration
- clinical engineering
- biomedical engineering
- therapeutic goods
- design verification and validation
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.