Computer Hardware Engineers

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What are Computer Hardware Engineers

Research, design, develop, or test computer or computer-related equipment for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use. May supervise the manufacturing and installation of computer or computer-related equipment and components.

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Common Job Titles

Hardware Engineer

Hardware Design Engineer

FPGA Engineer (Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer)

Computer Hardware Designer

Computer Hardware Developer

Entry Level Hardware Engineer

Computer Hardware Engineers

Senior Computer Hardware Engineers

Core Microarchitect

Digital Hardware Engineer

Graphics Hardware Engineer

Hardware Engineer Intern

Personality & Work Styles

Attention to Detail

Innovation

Dependability

Intellectual Curiosity

Achievement Orientation

Adaptability

Cautiousness

Integrity

Perseverance

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Work Activities

Working with Computers

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Analyzing Data or Information

Getting Information

Thinking Creatively

Processing Information

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information

Work Environment

E-Mail

Spend Time Sitting

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

Freedom to Make Decisions

Telephone Conversations

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

Contact With Others

Skills You Will Receive

Critical Thinking

Reading Comprehension

Active Listening

Speaking

Writing

Active Learning

Mathematics

Monitoring

Learning Strategies

Science

Other Attributes Important To Know

Oral Comprehension

Written Comprehension

Oral Expression

Written Expression

Fluency of Ideas

Originality

Problem Sensitivity

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Information Ordering

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Technology/Tools Used

File versioning software

Analytical or scientific software

Computer aided design CAD software

Pattern design software

Development environment software

Object or component oriented development software

Compiler and decompiler software

Operating system software

Data base user interface and query software

Desktop communications software

Work Values

Working Conditions

Achievement

Independence

Recognition

Support

Relationships

Knowledge You Will Receive

Administration and Management

Administrative

Economics and Accounting

Sales and Marketing

Customer and Personal Service

Personnel and Human Resources

Production and Processing

Food Production

Computers and Electronics

Engineering and Technology

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree

Job Zone 4

Tasks Associated with This Career

Update knowledge and skills to keep up with rapid advancements in computer technology.

Design and develop computer hardware and support peripherals, including central processing units (CPUs), support logic, microprocessors, custom integrated circuits, and printers and disk drives.

Confer with engineering staff and consult specifications to evaluate interface between hardware and software and operational and performance requirements of overall system.

Build, test, and modify product prototypes, using working models or theoretical models constructed with computer simulation.

Write detailed functional specifications that document the hardware development process and support hardware introduction.

Test and verify hardware and support peripherals to ensure that they meet specifications and requirements, by recording and analyzing test data.

Direct technicians, engineering designers or other technical support personnel as needed.

Provide technical support to designers, marketing and sales departments, suppliers, engineers and other team members throughout the product development and implementation process.

Select hardware and material, assuring compliance with specifications and product requirements.

Store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements.