Hardware engineer

Definitions

A professional who designs, develops, tests, and oversees the manufacturing of computer systems and physical electronic components.

An engineer responsible for the architecture and integration of circuit boards, processors, and peripheral devices within computing hardware.

Examples

The hardware engineer spent weeks designing the circuit board for the new smartphone prototype.

As a hardware engineer, she is responsible for testing the physical components of the server infrastructure.

The company is looking to hire a skilled hardware engineer to oversee the development of their robotic systems.

Synonyms

Computer hardware engineer Electronics engineer Systems engineer Embedded systems engineer Circuit designer Hardware developer Hardware architect

Antonyms

Software engineer Software developer Web developer Application developer Programmer Systems analyst Data scientist