computer hardware engineer
Computer hardware engineers design and develop computer hardware systems and components, such as circuit boards, modems, and printers. They draught blueprints and assembly drawings, develop and test the prototypes, and supervise the production process.
Also called: computer hardware technology engineering adviser, engineer of IT hardware, computer hardware engineering specialist, engineer in computer hardware, computer hardware technology engineering consultant, PC hardware engineer, computer hardware engineering consultant, computer hardware engineering expert
- 63
- essential skills
- 69
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2152
- ISCO-08 group
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Essential skills
63- abide by regulations on banned materials
- adjust engineering designs
- analyse test data
- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- approve engineering design
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- computer engineering
- computer technology
- conduct literature research
- conduct quality control analysis
- conduct research across disciplines
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- design drawings
- design hardware
- design prototypes
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- electricity
- electricity principles
- electronics
- engineering principles
- environmental legislation
- environmental threats
- evaluate research activities
- hardware architectures
- hardware components
- hardware materials
- hardware platforms
- hardware testing methods
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- integrate gender dimension in research
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage open publications
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mathematics
- mentor individuals
- model hardware
- network standards
- operate open source software
- operate scientific measuring equipment
- perform data analysis
- perform project management
- perform scientific research
- prepare production prototypes
- printed circuit boards
- promote open innovation in research
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- promote the transfer of knowledge
- publish academic research
- read engineering drawings
- record test data
- report analysis results
- speak different languages
- synthesise information
- test hardware
- think abstractly
- use technical drawing software
- write scientific publications
Optional skills
69- ABAP
- AJAX
- align software with system architectures
- APL
- apply blended learning
- apply technical communication skills
- ASP.NET
- assemble hardware components
- Assembly (computer programming)
- build business relationships
- C#
- C++
- CAE software
- COBOL
- CoffeeScript
- Common Lisp
- communicate with customers
- computer programming
- coordinate engineering teams
- create technical plans
- define manufacturing quality criteria
- design firmware
- develop product design
- draft bill of materials
- electrical engineering
- Erlang
- firmware
- Groovy
- Haskell
- implement anti-virus software
- install operating system
- install software
- Java (computer programming)
- JavaScript
- Lisp
- maintain safe engineering watches
- MATLAB
- mechatronics
- microelectronics
- Microsoft Visual C++
- ML (computer programming)
- Objective-C
- OpenEdge Advanced Business Language
- Pascal (computer programming)
- perform resource planning
- perform test run
- Perl
- PHP
- process customer orders
- program firmware
- Prolog (computer programming)
- Python (computer programming)
- quality standards
- R
- Ruby (computer programming)
- SAP R3
- SAS language
- Scala
- scientific computing
- Scratch (computer programming)
- Smalltalk (computer programming)
- Swift (computer programming)
- teach in academic or vocational contexts
- train employees
- TypeScript
- use CAD software
- use CAM software
- VBScript
- Visual Basic
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