How do they match: Computer Hardware Engineers

  • Build, test, and modify product prototypes, using working models or theoretical models constructed with computer simulation.
  • Confer with engineering staff and consult specifications to evaluate interface between hardware and software and operational and performance requirements of overall system.
  • Design and develop computer hardware and support peripherals, including central processing units (CPUs), support logic, microprocessors, custom integrated circuits, and printers and disk drives.
  • Monitor functioning of equipment and make necessary modifications to ensure system operates in conformance with specifications.

  • Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
  • Determine operational criteria or specifications.
  • Train personnel on proper operational procedures.