NOC 2147 – Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)

National Occupational Classification (NOC) code 2147 is for Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)

NOC skill type/level: Skill Level A

Employment requirements

• Computer engineers require a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, electrical or electronics engineering, engineering physics or computer science.
• A master’s or doctoral degree in a related engineering discipline may be required.
• Licensing by a provincial or territorial association of professional engineers is required to approve engineering drawings and reports and to practise as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.).
• Engineers are eligible for registration following graduation from an accredited educational program, three or four years of supervised work experience in engineering and passing a professional practice examination.

List of Job Titles for NOC 2147 – Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)

• application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) design engineer
• capacity planning analyst
• computer engineer
• computer engineer (except software)
• computer hardware engineer
• computer systems engineer
• computer telecommunications specialist
• data communications specialist
• fibre-optic network designer
• hardware circuit board designer
• hardware design engineer
• hardware development engineer
• hardware engineer
• hardware technical architect
• infrastructure architect – information technology (IT)
• microprocessor designer and application engineer
• microwave systems engineer
• microwave transmission systems engineer
• network architect – computer systems
• network designer – computer systems
• network engineer – communication hardware
• network specialist – computer systems
• network systems engineer
• network test engineer
• optical communications engineer
• optical communications hardware engineer
• optical systems engineer – telecommunications
• radio systems engineer
• satellite data transmission engineer
• spacecraft electronics engineer – hardware
• systems designer – hardware
• technical architect – hardware
• telecommunications engineer
• telecommunications hardware engineer
• telecommunications hardware specialist
• telecommunications specialist – computer systems
• telecommunications systems specialist
• wireless communications network engineer