Hi, I’m thinking about going into Biomed and I’m a a little worried about getting a job afterwards. How much experience is usually needed to get a job? Is there a lot of on the job training?

In any engineering field, there is approximately two years of on-the-job training before an engineer can undertake and/or lead major projects. But gaining experience is part of becoming a good engineer. As for jobs in biomedical, it depends what level of education you have (B. Eng., Master's, or PhD). The best for getting a job seems to be the Master's degree. These days, a simple B. Eng in any discipline resembles a technology degree. The Master's gives you an added value.

Jobs are normally in industry and hospitals for the Master's level and Universities, research in industry or government labs for the PhD level.

Hope that helps. I have never been bored in my biomed jobs (Master's level in hospitals and the University at PhD level). Every day was new and exciting.