As a graduate of the Master’s in Biomedical Engineering with a specialisation in Medical Device Design, you can look forward to an exciting career as a product developer, R&D engineer, or project manager, to name a few examples. Another option is to continue with a PhD- or EngD programme. Or you could become an entrepreneur and start up your own business.
Type of degree
When you have completed this Master's with the specialisation in Medical Device Design, you will receive a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering. Also, you can title yourself Master of Science (MSc). Your specialisation will be mentioned specifically on your diploma supplement, highlighting your specialised knowledge and skills in medical device design.
Job opportunities
As a graduate of this specialisation, you will be perfectly able to go through the entire design process in order to translate clinical needs and wishes into technical requirements and concepts, paving the way for exciting developments and improvements in the design and development of medical devices. Your wide-ranging knowledge in medical device design allows you to bring experts from various disciplines and backgrounds together. This will surely give you an excellent head start on the job market. You could easily find a job as a product developer, R&D engineer or project manager at any medical device company, but you can also pursue a more academic career and work as a scientist within a university or an (academic) hospital or revalidation centre, for example, or you could start a career within consultancy.
Thanks to your strong combination of in-depth knowledge and design skills in the field of biomedical engineering and relevant soft skills (e.g. multidisciplinary teamwork, project management, presentation), you will be a great asset to many (medtech) companies worldwide, specialising in e.g. surgical devices, robotics or prosthetics. Think, for example, of Demcon, Philips, GE Healthcare, Medtronic, Siemens, Movella, or Motek. If you are looking forward to a more research-oriented career, you could also find work within clinical organisations or research centres such as MST, Roessingh Research & Development or TNO.
Start a business
At UT, we highly encourage entrepreneurship. This University is the birthplace of a large number of high-tech spin-off companies that market developed technologies. You could use your research or even inventions stemming from your master’s thesis and/or your PhD research to start up your own innovative company as well! UT has been voted the most entrepreneurial university in the Netherlands four times in a row. We have a unique approach of putting scientific knowledge to practical use and turning our expertise and yours into solutions that people and society actually need. As a catalyst for meaningful entrepreneurship, we offer you the Novel-T foundation and their start-up hub Incubase on campus.
Former students have gone before you. For example, IamFluidics was started up by a BME graduate, just like Lipocoat. Will you be next?
Post-master opportunities
Instead of pursuing a professional career right away after obtaining your Master’s degree, you can also opt for a more academically oriented career, by pursuing a PhD or EngD. An EngD programme is more practically oriented, aligned with the direct problem-solving or design needs of the industry, whereas a PhD programme is more focused on research. You can follow both types of programmes at the Twente Graduate School (TGS).
Continue as a researcher: obtain a PhD
A PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) involves spending four years of in-depth studying and researching in a particular area. You can do this within one of our research groups or in one of our structured PhD programmes. An integral part of a PhD is writing your PhD thesis at the end and then presenting and defending your research in public. Obtaining your PhD earns you the title of Doctor (Dr).
Follow an EngD programme
Other than obtaining a PhD, you can also opt to follow an EngD programme after graduation. Such a programme usually takes two years and is aimed at you becoming a high-level technological designer. Upon successful completion, you will receive a certified diploma and the academic degree title, Engineering Doctorate (EngD).