Career Prospects

Bachelor of Engineering in Medical Engineering (Biomedical Engineering)

Medical engineering is a challenging and highly exciting profession.  Since biomedical engineering industry is booming internationally, there is a fast-growing demand for graduates well-versed in engineering and life sciences.

BEng(MedE) graduates can

  • work as scientists and engineers in hospitals and research institutions;
  • work as R&D/service/sales engineers specializing in medical, healthcare or sports equipment;
  • work as electronic/electrical or mechanical engineers; or
  • join numerous local and overseas research programmes in medical engineering or related areas.
BEng(MedE) Graduates
Commerce and Industry
  • Assistant Pedorthist (Pedorthic Technology Ltd.)
  • Assurance Associate (PriceWaterhouseCoopers Ltd)
  • BME Engineer (Automatic Manufacturing Ltd.)
  • Business Manager (Red Stone Global Investment Limited)
  • Engineer (Vastec Medical Ltd.)
  • Field Clinical Engineer (St. Jude Medical)
  • Financial Planner (Goldman Sachs Hong Kong)
  • Marketing Executive (Johnson & Johnson Co. Ltd.)
  • Marketing Officer (Health Care & Co)
  • Medical Graduate Intern (Pfizer Corporation Hong Kong Limited)
  • Medical Representative (Janssen Pharmaceutica)
  • Pilot (Cathy Pacific Airways Ltd. & Singapore Airlines Ltd.)
  • Product Specialist (Shun On Healthcare Ltd.)
  • Project Engineer (MediConcepts Ltd. & Medu-Scientific Ltd.)
  • Sales Engineer (Deltason Medical Ltd.)
  • Sales Specialist (GSK, Medtronic International Ltd, Synthes (Hong Kong) Limited, Medisource Supply (Asia) Company Limited)
  • Service Engineer (Roche Diagnostics, Associated Medical Supplies Co. Ltd, Becton Dickinson Asia Ltd.)
  • Service Technician (Bio-Asia Diagnostics Co. Ltd.)
  • System Developer (Rectitech Group Limited/Fuji Xerox Hong Kong Limited)
Community, Social & Personal Services
  • Biomedical Technician (Hong Kong Adventist & St. Paul's Hospitals)
  • Facilities Management Officer (Hospital Authority)
  • Research Assistant (The University of Hong Kong)
  • Senior Research Assistant (Prince of Wales Hospital)
Civil Service
  • Assistant Officer II (Correctional Services Department)
  • Assistant Project Officer (Hong Kong Productivity Council)
  • Biomedical Engineering Graduate (EMSD)
  • Cadet Engineer (Hong Kong Productivity Council)
  • Engineering Graduate (Hospital Authority)
  • Trainee Consultant (Hong Kong Productivity Council)
Further Studies
  • Medical Schools (Imperial College, UK & The University of Notre Dame, Australia)
  • TPG/MPhil/PhD, The University of Hong Kong
  • PhD, National University of Singapore
  • TPG, Australian National University

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