Career Details

Computer Hardware Engineers
Research, design, develop, and test computer systems and components such as processors, circuit boards, memory devices, networks, and routers.

Overview

Research, design, develop, and test computer systems and components such as processors, circuit boards, memory devices, networks, and routers.

What you'll do

  • Design new computer hardware, creating blueprints of computer equipment to be built
  • Test the completed models of the computer hardware they design
  • Update existing computer equipment so that it will work with new software
  • Oversee the manufacturing process for computer hardware

Abilities you'll need

Attention SpanCategorizationComprehensionDependabilityGood CommunicationsOriginalityProblem RecognitionProblem SolvingReasoning

Knowledge you'll gain

Computers and ElectronicsDesignEngineering and TechnologyMathematics

Skills

CommunicationComputersCritical ThinkingDependabilityMonitoringProblem SolvingSystems EvaluationTeamworkTime Management

Technology

Computer Aided Design (CAD) SoftwareComputersMicrosoft Office Software