计算机工程师设计和测试新的计算机技术，并开发用于现代生活的创新，从医疗设备和汽车到手持式设备和视频游戏，再到电网和通信系统。为了准备在该领域的职业，您将建立电气工程和计算机科学方面的技能。您不仅将学习计算技术的软件方面，而且还将学习计算机芯片，电路板，控制系统和其他电子硬件的设计。您将学习运用您广泛的知识和技术技能来开发用于仪表，控制，通信和电源转换系统的计算技术。
Computer engineers design and test new computer technologies and develop innovations for modern-day life, from medical equipment and automobiles, to hand-held devices and video games, to power grids and communication systems.<br><br>To prepare for a career in this field, you will build skills in both electrical engineering and computer science. You will learn not only about the software side of computing technology, but also about the design of computer chips, circuit boards, control systems, and other electronic hardware. You will learn to apply your broad-based knowledge and technical skills to develop computing technology for instrumentation, control, communication and power-conversion systems.