Computer Hardware Engineers, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

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SOC code
17-2061.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
17 activities
Activities an agent can take on
5
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Computer Hardware EngineersSOC 17-2061.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
85% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
78% · agentMostly automatable
75% · agentMostly automatable
22% · you keepBarely automatable
The team5 agents · 5 need no setup
Technical Documentation Agent
Microsoft Office software · Microsoft Visio · Docs
● No integration needed
Hardware Analysis Agent
Python · Microsoft Excel · MATLAB
● No integration needed
Hardware Design Agent
Cadence OrCAD software · Autodesk AutoCAD · Python
● No integration needed
Technology Research Agent
Web · Search · Docs
● No integration needed
Specification Planning Agent
Microsoft Excel · Microsoft Visio · Docs
● No integration needed
You keep this
Approve final hardware designs and sign off on production readinessSupervise and direct engineering teams and technical personnelPhysically assemble, test, and validate hardware prototypes in labOwn accountability for product safety, compliance, and performance standards

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Write technical specifications and documentation88% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Analyze hardware requirements and system capabilities85% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable
Design computer hardware and integrated circuits82% · drafting and content production · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 17 detailed work activities O*NET records for Computer Hardware Engineers, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.