Computer Hardware Engineers

Research, design, develop, test, and oversee the manufacture and installation of computer hardware. Hardware includes computer chips, circuit boards, computer systems, and related equipment such as keyboards, modems, and printers.
(Couputer software —often simply called computer engineers—design and develop the software systems that control computers. These workers are covered elsewhere in the Handbook.) File and store completed documents on computer hard drive or disk, and/or maintain a computer filing system to store, retrieve, update and delete documents.
The work of computer hardware engineers is very similar to that of electronics engineers in that they may design and test circuits and other electronic components, but computer hardware engineers do that work only as it relates to computers and computerrelated equipment.
The rapid advances in computer technology are largely a result of the research, development, and design efforts of these engineers. May supervise the manufacturing and installation of computer or computerrelated equipment and components. Install and configure complex hardware and/or software in a network environment.