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- - - - Computer hardware engineers research, design, develop, and test computer systems and components such as processors, circuit boards, memory devices, networks, and routers. These engineers discover new directions in computer hardware, which generate rapid advances in computer technology.
      - Requirements
        
        Degrees
        
        Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering
        
        Skills/ Qualities
        
        Analytical skills. Computer hardware engineers use computer programming tools to analyze the digital circuits in hardware to determine the best design.
        Creativity. Computer hardware engineers design new types of information technology devices.
        Critical-thinking skills. These engineers use logic and reasoning to clarify goals, examine assumptions, and identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to problems.
        Problem-solving skills. Computer hardware engineers identify complex problems in computer hardware, develop and evaluate possible solutions, and figure out the best way to implement them.
        Speaking skills. Engineers often work on teams and must be able to communicate with other types of engineers as well as with nontechnical team members.
      - Job Working Enviroment
        
        Computer hardware engineers usually work in research laboratories that build and test various types of computer models. Most work in high-tech manufacturing firms.
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        77,700
    - - The median annual wage for computer hardware engineers was $111,730 in May 2015.