Computer Hardware Engineer

[Guff1988]

I would really love to do this for a living when i get older. If anyone here is one or can offer any insight i would greatly appriciate it. TY

 

[Mr_Threepwood]

Well I dont do it for a living or anything, but I can tell you this. While you're young get a few certifications, you might as well.

The A+ certification is a good place to start, it took me a while of studying the books and practicing stuff but I passed it no problem.

If you can get these before college/university then you're in good shape.

 

[raross]

Well I dont do it for a living or anything, but I can tell you this. While you're young get a few certifications, you might as well.

The A+ certification is a good place to start, it took me a while of studying the books and practicing stuff but I passed it no problem.

If you can get these before college/university then you're in good shape.

No offense but a hardware engineer would have no use for these certifications. Computer hardware engineering is mostly electrical engineering with a few computer science(software engineering) classes thrown in to the bunch.

 

[Guff1988]

No offense but a hardware engineer would have no use for these certifications. Computer hardware engineering is mostly electrical engineering with a few computer science(software engineering) classes thrown in to the bunch.

i agree it isnt super important for the field but it couldn't hurt and i had planned on it anyway.

 

[jaeusm]

I would really love to do this for a living when i get older. If anyone here is one or can offer any insight i would greatly appriciate it. TY

Just curious, but how do you define the term "computer hardware engineer"? I find that most people inquiring about computer related fields throw these terms around without understanding what they really mean. And that's fine, since you're trying to learn about it.

Some people call IT support technicians engineers. Some people think computer engineers build computers for a living. So what do you mean by hardware engineer?

 

[raross]

I agree, it does seem this way

 

[Guff1988]

Re: Re: Computer Hardware Engineer

Just curious, but how do you define the term "computer hardware engineer"? I find that most people inquiring about computer related fields throw these terms around without understanding what they really mean. And that's fine, since you're trying to learn about it.

Some people call IT support technicians engineers. Some people think computer engineers build computers for a living. So what do you mean by hardware engineer?

Designing Custom PC and Network computer components such as Micro-Processors, Hard Drives, Optical Drives, Motherboars, GFX Cards, Or even peripherals such as printers and keyboards.

 

[jaeusm]

Re: Re: Re: Computer Hardware Engineer

Designing Custom PC and Network computer components such as Micro-Processors, Hard Drives, Optical Drives, Motherboars, GFX Cards, Or even peripherals such as printers and keyboards.

So maybe you should pursue a degree in electrical engineering.

 

[Guff1988]

http://www.myplan.com/careers/db/1.php?onet=17-2061.00

If you scroll down it breaks them down into the Top Ten Industries

I would like to be in the Computer Systems Design and Related Services field or the Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing field.

 

[kirab]

A quick question - does a computer engineer know as much about electricity as an electrical engineer? Just wanted to know because if computer engineers were ever out of jobs, would they be able to do the same stuff that an electrical eng. can do? (so that they aren't jobless)