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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.

Currently Employed: 1,351

Yearly Projected Openings: 80

Typical Hourly Wage: $42.77 - $65.30

Typical Annual Salary: $89,000 - $135,800

• 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.
• Test and verify hardware and support peripherals to ensure that they meet specifications and requirements, by recording and analyzing test data.
• Monitor functioning of equipment and make necessary modifications to ensure system operates in conformance with specifications.
• Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan layout, including type of computers and peripheral equipment modifications.
• Build, test, and modify product prototypes using working models or theoretical models constructed with computer simulation.
• Analyze user needs and recommend appropriate hardware.
• 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.
• Select hardware and material, assuring compliance with specifications and product requirements.

• Circuit tester
• Electronic measuring probes
• Low voltage alternating and direct current AC DC panelboards
• Oscilloscopes
• Signal generators

• Analytical or scientific software
• Computer aided design CAD software
• Data base user interface and query software
• Development environment software
• Object or component oriented development software