The Collar360

Computer hardware engineer

Other names

IT hardware specialist, computer hardware technology engineering specialist, engineer of PC hardware, computer hardware engineering consultant, computer hardware engineering expert, computer network and hardware engineer, computer hardware and network engineer, computer hardware technology engineering consultant, hardware engineer, computer hardware technology engineer, PC hardware engineer, engineer of IT hardware

Electrical and electronic engineering

They design computer parts like circuit boards and printers, draw plans, build and test models, and check that they work well.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Update knowledge and skills to keep up with rapid advancements in computer technology.

  2. 2

    Design and develop computer hardware and support peripherals, including central processing units (CPUs), support logic, microprocessors, custom integrated circuits, and printers and disk drives.

  3. 3

    Confer with engineering staff and consult specifications to evaluate interface between hardware and software and operational and performance requirements of overall system.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
ingénieur en matériel informatique/ingénieure en matériel informatique
español
ingeniero especializado en equipos informáticos/ingeniera especializada en equipos informáticos
العربية
مهندس أجهزة الكمبيوتر / مهندسة أجهزة الكمبيوتر
português
Engenheiro de hardware/Engenheira de hardware
Deutsch
Ingenieur Computer-Hardware/Ingenieurin Computer-Hardware
italiano
ingegnere progettista hardware

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