Occupational Employment Statistics
17-2061 Computer Hardware Engineers
Research, design, develop, or test computer or computer-related equipment for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use. May supervise the manufacturing and installation of computer or computer-related equipment and components. Excludes “Software Developers, Applications" (15-1132) and “Software Developers, Systems Software (15-1133).
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Minnesota
| 560 | 76 | $63.74/hr | $46.26/hr | $52.88/hr | $63.65/hr | $76.14/hr | $78.21/hr |
| Manufacturing | 410 | $63.65/hr |
| Information | 30 | $78.28/hr |
| Financial Activities | N/A | N/A |
| Professional and Business Services | 120 | $61.88/hr |
| Public Administration | N/A | N/A |
- Direct technicians, engineering designers or other technical support personnel as needed.
- Confer with engineering staff and consult specifications to evaluate interface between hardware and software and operational and performance requirements of overall system.
- Provide technical support to designers, marketing and sales departments, suppliers, engineers and other team members throughout the product development and implementation process.
- Store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements.
- Direct technicians, engineering designers or other technical support personnel as needed.
- Test and verify hardware and support peripherals to ensure that they meet specifications and requirements, by recording and analyzing test data.
- Design and develop computer hardware and support peripherals, including central processing units (CPUs), support logic, microprocessors, custom integrated circuits, and printers and disk drives.
- Build, test, and modify product prototypes, using working models or theoretical models constructed with computer simulation.
- Update knowledge and skills to keep up with rapid advancements in computer technology.
- Provide technical support to designers, marketing and sales departments, suppliers, engineers and other team members throughout the product development and implementation process.