Computer Hardware Engineers, task by task.

Every activity this job is made of, scored on how much of its output software can produce today and linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job.

SOC code
17-2061.00
Activities scored
6
Handed to agents
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Computer Hardware EngineersSOC 17-2061.00
88% · agent
85% · agent
82% · agent
80% · agent
25% · you keep
20% · you keep
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Technical Documentation Agent
Microsoft Office software · Microsoft Visio · Docs
● No integration needed
Systems Analysis Agent
Python · Microsoft Excel · MATLAB
● No integration needed
Hardware Configuration Agent
Cadence OrCAD software · Microsoft Visio · Sheets
● No integration needed
Test Analysis Agent
Python · Microsoft Excel · SAS
● No integration needed
You keep this
Final approval of hardware designs and specificationsDirect supervision and performance management of technical staffPhysical assembly and hands-on prototype modificationSign-off on system compliance and safety certifications

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.

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The most automatable work in this job, and what actually addresses it. Each one has a page of its own showing every occupation that does it.

Technical documentation and specifications88% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
System analysis and requirements evaluation85% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable
Hardware configuration recommendations82% · routine communication and explanation · partly automatable