computer hardware engineering technician

Computer hardware engineering technicians collaborate with computer hardware engineers in the development of computer hardware, such as motherboards, routers, and microprocessors. Computer hardware engineering technicians are responsible for building, testing, monitoring, and maintaining the developed computer technology.

Alternative Labels

IT hardware engineering technician

technician in IT hardware

IT engineering technician

PC hardware technician

computer hardware engineering technician

technician in computer hardware engineering

computer hardware technician

PC hardware engineering technician

technician in computer hardware

computer engineering technician

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

adjust engineering designs prepare production prototypes test hardware liaise with engineers assist scientific research align components inspect quality of products fasten components assemble hardware components meet deadlines read engineering drawings record test data read assembly drawings

Essential Knowledge

hardware materials hardware architectures hardware testing methods design drawings computer technology hardware components circuit diagrams computer engineering electronics hardware platforms

Optional Skills and Competences

resolve equipment malfunctions install operating system integrate new products in manufacturing use CAD software maintain computer hardware program a CNC controller write technical reports remove computer virus or malware from a computer keep records of work progress use CAM software apply technical communication skills replace machines implement anti-virus software customise software for drive system program firmware install software align software with system architectures

Optional Knowledge

Swift (computer programming) Scala Perl Prolog (computer programming) ML (computer programming) Groovy MATLAB SAS language PHP electrical engineering TypeScript CAD software ASP.NET Visual Studio .NET quality standards firmware C++ SAP R3 Smalltalk (computer programming) computer programming Microsoft Visual C++ Pascal (computer programming) Scratch (computer programming) Haskell Ruby (computer programming) COBOL VBScript OpenEdge Advanced Business Language Java (computer programming) mathematics CoffeeScript C# Assembly (computer programming) ABAP Objective-C Lisp Erlang Python (computer programming) Common Lisp R AJAX JavaScript APL

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/38a7f453-a7f0-45d2-a74d-5b92506e4a21

Status

released

Occupations