Biomedical engineering major Logan Goodbred spent the last year interning at Siemens Healthineers.
Senior Biomedical Engineering student Logan Goodbred is committed to developing the next generation of innovative healthcare solutions to ensure that patients and physicians alike have access to all necessary resources to achieve the highest standards of care possible. This year, Logan made that possible by working alongside the team at Siemens Healthineers in their Systems Engineering team. During this experience, he had the unique opportunity of working with the team responsible for the development of the newly revealed Biograph Trinion PET/CT scanner.
As part of the team, Goodbred was responsible for troubleshooting and maintaining the power subsystems of the PET/CT scanners at the Knoxville R&D facility. One of his core projects was to analyze the power draw of each component in the PET system. This allowed him to accurately model the overall power draw and find flaws that could be used to make the current and future systems more energy efficient.
Logan also played a key role in developing requirements and tests to ensure that the systems met rigorous quality standards. “I believe quality should be at the forefront of everything a company creates. It is clear how important quality is to Siemens as they continuously strive to improve their products and repeatedly show how effective their products are,” he said.
The Molecular Imaging division at Siemens Healthineers is driven by the dream to pioneer the next generation of PET/CT and SPECT/CT systems. They answer the clinical needs in oncology, neurology, cardiology, orthopedics, and radiology by helping clinicians diagnose, treat, and monitor disease confidently.
“I am proud to say that I had the privilege of contributing to the Siemens Healthineers product portfolio while honing a wide range of vital engineering skills,” Goodbred said. He elaborated, “Having a co-op was a unique opportunity. It gave me the chance to work a longer term job which gave me more experience and allowed me to have a deeper involvement in the company”.
This experience helped Logan recognize the many needs that the medical community has when it comes to Diagnostic Imaging. Logan graduates in May of 2025 and hopes to continue his passion for helping others through creating lifesaving medical devices.