Medical Engineer
A medical engineer is a medical professional who treats and repairs malfunctioning or damaged synthetics. Like doctors and surgeons, medical engineers must undergo training and licensing before being able to practice. Much of the patient care methodology is the same between biological and synthetic doctors, while the equipment and skillsets used obviously differs greatly.
There are several sub-specialisations of medical engineering. Psychiatric engineers are psychiatrists who are able to, with consent, link with a synth’s mind to treat mental health symptoms; while synaptic engineers are equivalents of brain surgeons, the only individuals authorised to perform work on the highly protected SI core of a synthetic for repairs.
Tools
The most important tool in a medical engineer’s arsenal is the SRB, or synthetic repair bench. It is a large table that integrates powerful millimetre wave, x-ray, and electron beam scanners to detect damage, and is connected to a series of robotic manipulators above the table. The bench computer links to the synthetic via the service port, and uses both the synthetic’s own internal diagnostics and its external scanning systems to analyse their health.
Once scanned, the engineer can then define a repair sequence to execute via the bench. Simple faults might be able to be completely automated, while engineers often use a combination of both automated and manual actions to resolve complex issues. High-end modern medical facilities also feature an adaptive reconfiguration system, an extremely high-end version of a SRB that is able to conduct complex repairs using nanobots and is capable of repairing physical damage to a synthetic’s neural substrate.