Description
Apply mechanics, materials science, and human physiology to design, analyze, and evaluate musculoskeletal devices and human-motion systems—such as orthopedic implants, prosthetics, orthoses, exoskeletons, sports and rehabilitation instrumentation, and injury-prevention systems—to ensure performance, safety, and clinical efficacy.
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Fluency of Ideas
- • Originality
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Quantitative Abilities
- • Mathematical Reasoning
- • Number Facility
Perceptual Abilities
- • Flexibility of Closure
- • Perceptual Speed
Spatial Abilities
- • Visualization
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administration and Management
Engineering and Technology
- • Computers and Electronics
- • Engineering and Technology
- • Design
Mathematics and Science
- • Mathematics
- • Physics
- • Chemistry
- • Biology
Health Services
- • Medicine and Dentistry
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Writing
- • Speaking
- • Mathematics
- • Science
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Learning Strategies
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Coordination
- • Instructing
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Technical Skills
- • Operations Analysis
- • Technology Design
- • Programming
- • Quality Control Analysis
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
- • Systems Analysis
- • Systems Evaluation
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
- • Management of Personnel Resources
Related specializations
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Related Pathways
Advanced Manufacturing
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
