Skills Microprocessor Designer And Application Engineer near Vancouver (BC)

Find out what skills you typically need to work as a microprocessor designer and application engineer in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) (NOC 2147).

Skills and knowledge

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery

Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.
  • Debugging and Reprogramming Technical Systems
    • Modifying technical systems through upgrading, amending procedures, or correcting faults.
  • Installing and Setting-Up Technical Infrastructure
    • Coordinating the installation and integration of interconnected computer-based systems.

Management

Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.
  • Co-ordinating and Organizing
    • Organizing and co-ordinating the activities of groups and individuals to align their activities with organizational objectives.
  • Supervising
    • Directing and monitoring the performance of others.

Analysis

Examining and evaluating information.
  • Planning
    • Determining phases and steps, defining activities and tasks and establishing schedules to complete objectives on time and within budget.
  • Analyzing Information
    • Examining data or facts to determine appropriate actions or recommendations.
  • Researching and Investigating
    • Conducting studies to increase knowledge and understanding and examining facts to find cause or support for ideas.

Communication

Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.
  • Liaising and Networking
    • Developing alliances, contacts or partnerships, and exchanging information with others.
  • Professional Communicating
    • Preparing and delivering written, oral or visual material for the workplace that presents information.

Information Handling

Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.
  • Managing Information
    • Setting up manual or electronic systems for controlling, selecting, organizing, retrieving, distributing and safeguarding information.

Creative Expression

Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.
  • Designing
    • Producing work based on aesthetic or functional design concepts.

Communications and Transportation

Knowledge related to the provision and transmission of systems of communication and entertainment and the delivery of consumer goods or services.
  • Telecommunications
    • Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control and operations of telecommunication systems.

Engineering and Technology

Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.
  • Computer and Information Systems
    • Knowledge of computer programming, hardware and software.
  • Electricity (Electrical and Electronics)
    • Knowledge of the design, techniques and tools applied in electronic and electrical applications.
  • Design
    • Knowledge of principles, techniques and tools applied in the development of precision technical plans, drawings and working models.
  • Engineering and Applied Technologies
    • Knowledge of engineering principles and the techniques used in the planning, development and application of technology for specific goods and services.

Mathematics and Science

Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.
  • Physics
    • Knowledge of the principles and laws governing matter, energy, force, and motion, the way they relate to each other and their applications.
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