Computer Engineering
Computer engineers:
- Design new computer hardware, creating blueprints of computer equipment to be built.
- Test the completed models of the computer hardware they design.
- Analyze the test results and modify the design as needed.
- Update existing computer equipment so that it will work with new software.
- Oversee the manufacturing process for computer hardware.
- Most entry-level computer hardware engineers have a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, although a degree in electrical engineering generally is acceptable.
- Employment of computer hardware engineers is expected to increase 9 percent from 2010 to 2020.