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HARDWARE ENGINEER [15 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2025-08-19

Record 1, English

Record 1, Subject field(s)

Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

computer hardware engineer 1, record 1, English, computer%20hardware%20engineer
correct

hardware engineer 1, record 1, English, hardware%20engineer
correct

Record 1, French

Record 1, Domaine(s)

Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

ingénieur en matériel informatique 1, record 1, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20mat%C3%A9riel%20informatique
correct, masculine noun

ingénieure en matériel informatique 1, record 1, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20en%20mat%C3%A9riel%20informatique
correct, feminine noun

Record 1, Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2025-08-19

Record 2, English

Record 2, Subject field(s)

Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

hardware development engineer 1, record 2, English, hardware%20development%20engineer
correct

Record 2, French

Record 2, Domaine(s)

Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

architecte de systèmes de réseaux 1, record 2, French, architecte%20de%20syst%C3%A8mes%20de%20r%C3%A9seaux
correct, masculine and feminine noun

ingénieur en développement du matériel 1, record 2, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20d%C3%A9veloppement%20du%20mat%C3%A9riel
correct, masculine noun
ingénieure en développement du matériel 1, record 2, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20en%20d%C3%A9veloppement%20du%20mat%C3%A9riel
correct, feminine noun

Record 2, Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2025-08-19

Record 3, English

Record 3, Subject field(s)

Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

optical communications engineer 1, record 3, English, optical%20communications%20engineer
correct

optical communications hardware engineer 1, record 3, English, optical%20communications%20hardware%20engineer
correct

Record 3, Key term(s)

optical communication engineer
optical communication hardware engineer

Record 3, French

Record 3, Domaine(s)

Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

ingénieur en communications optiques 1, record 3, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20communications%20optiques
correct, masculine noun

ingénieure en communications optiques 1, record 3, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20en%20communications%20optiques
correct, feminine noun

Record 3, Key term(s)

ingénieur en communication optique
ingénieure en communication optique

Record 3, Spanish

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Record 4 - external organization data 2025-08-19

Record 4, English

Record 4, Subject field(s)

Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

telecommunications hardware engineer 1, record 4, English, telecommunications%20hardware%20engineer
correct

Record 4, Key term(s)

telecommunication hardware engineer

Record 4, French

Record 4, Domaine(s)

Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

ingénieur en matériel de télécommunications 1, record 4, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20mat%C3%A9riel%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9communications
correct, masculine noun

ingénieure en matériel de télécommunications 1, record 4, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20en%20mat%C3%A9riel%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9communications
correct, feminine noun

Record 4, Key term(s)

ingénieur en matériel de télécommunication
ingénieure en matériel de télécommunication

Record 4, Spanish

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Record 5 - external organization data 2025-08-19

Record 5, English

Record 5, Subject field(s)

Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

network engineer-communication hardware 1, record 5, English, network%20engineer%2Dcommunication%20hardware
correct

Record 5, Key term(s)

communication hardware network engineer

Record 5, French

Record 5, Domaine(s)

Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

ingénieur de réseaux - matériel de communication 1, record 5, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20de%20r%C3%A9seaux%20%2D%20mat%C3%A9riel%20de%20communication
correct, masculine noun

ingénieure de réseaux - matériel de communication 1, record 5, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20de%20r%C3%A9seaux%20%2D%20mat%C3%A9riel%20de%20communication
correct, feminine noun

Record 5, Key term(s)

ingénieur de réseaux de matériel de communication
ingénieure de réseaux de matériel de communication

Record 5, Spanish

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Record 6 - external organization data 2025-08-19

Record 6, English

Record 6, Subject field(s)

Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

hardware design engineer 1, record 6, English, hardware%20design%20engineer
correct

Record 6, French

Record 6, Domaine(s)

Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

ingénieur en conception de matériel 1, record 6, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20conception%20de%20mat%C3%A9riel
correct, masculine noun

ingénieure en conception de matériel 1, record 6, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20en%20conception%20de%20mat%C3%A9riel
correct, feminine noun

Record 6, Spanish

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Record 7 - internal organization data 2024-02-21

Record 7, English

Record 7, Subject field(s)

Occupation Names (General)
Engineering
Life Cycle (Informatics)

hardware design engineer 1, record 7, English, hardware%20design%20engineer
correct

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Hardware design engineers create and design computer hardware components, including circuit boards, microchips, and scanners. They draft different designs and make prototypes to test for accuracy. 2, record 7, English, - hardware%20design%20engineer

Record 7, French

Record 7, Domaine(s)

Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
Ingénierie
Cycle de vie (Informatique)

ingénieur en conception de matériel 1, record 7, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20conception%20de%20mat%C3%A9riel
correct, masculine noun

ingénieure en conception de matériel 2, record 7, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20en%20conception%20de%20mat%C3%A9riel
correct, feminine noun

Record 7, Spanish

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Record 8 - external organization data 2023-01-12

Record 8, English

Record 8, Subject field(s)

Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

forensic hardware engineer 1, record 8, English, forensic%20hardware%20engineer

Record 8, French

Record 8, Domaine(s)

Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)

ingénieur en matériel judiciaire 1, record 8, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20mat%C3%A9riel%20judiciaire
masculine noun

ingénieure en matériel judiciaire 1, record 8, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20en%20mat%C3%A9riel%20judiciaire
feminine noun
ingénieur en analyse judiciaire du matériel informatique 1, record 8, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20analyse%20judiciaire%20du%20mat%C3%A9riel%20informatique
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
ingénieure en analyse judiciaire du matériel informatique 1, record 8, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20en%20analyse%20judiciaire%20du%20mat%C3%A9riel%20informatique
avoid, see observation, feminine noun

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS

ingénieur en analyse judiciaire du matériel informatique; ingénieure en analyse judiciaire du matériel informatique : titres à éviter, car le terme «analyse judiciaire» est plutôt l'équivalent de «forensic analysis». 1, record 8, French, - ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20mat%C3%A9riel%20judiciaire

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Record 9 - external organization data 2022-10-18

Record 9, English

Record 9, Subject field(s)

Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Senior Forensic Hardware Engineer 1, record 9, English, Senior%20Forensic%20Hardware%20Engineer

Record 9, French

Record 9, Domaine(s)

Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)

ingénieur principal en matériel judiciaire 1, record 9, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20principal%20en%20mat%C3%A9riel%20judiciaire
masculine noun

ingénieure principale en matériel judiciaire 1, record 9, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20principale%20en%20mat%C3%A9riel%20judiciaire
feminine noun
ingénieur principal en analyse judiciaire du matériel informatique 1, record 9, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20principal%20en%20analyse%20judiciaire%20du%20mat%C3%A9riel%20informatique
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
ingénieure principale en analyse judiciaire du matériel informatique 1, record 9, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20principale%20en%20analyse%20judiciaire%20du%20mat%C3%A9riel%20informatique
avoid, see observation, feminine noun

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS

ingénieur principal en analyse judiciaire du matériel informatique; ingénieure principale en analyse judiciaire du matériel informatique : titres à éviter, car le terme «analyse judiciaire» est plutôt l'équivalent de «forensic analysis». 1, record 9, French, - ing%C3%A9nieur%20principal%20en%20mat%C3%A9riel%20judiciaire

Record 9, Spanish

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Record 10 - internal organization data 2019-01-31

Record 10, English

Record 10, Subject field(s)

Occupation Names (General)
Engineering
Telecommunications

telecommunications engineer 1, record 10, English, telecommunications%20engineer
correct

telecoms engineer 2, record 10, English, telecoms%20engineer
correct

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT

A telecommunications engineer solves problems regarding telecommunications equipment, hardware, and services. It's the job of a telecommunications engineer to understand how the systems work, and to come up with solutions when problems arise. 3, record 10, English, - telecommunications%20engineer

Record 10, Key term(s)

telecommunication engineer
telecom engineer

Record 10, French

Record 10, Domaine(s)

Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
Ingénierie
Télécommunications

ingénieur en télécommunications 1, record 10, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9communications
correct, masculine noun

ingénieure en télécommunications 2, record 10, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20en%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9communications
correct, feminine noun
ingénieur en télécommunication 3, record 10, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9communication
correct, masculine noun
ingénieure en télécommunication 4, record 10, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20en%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9communication
correct, feminine noun

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Personne qui effectue et dirige des recherches en matière de faisabilité, de conception, d'exploitation et de performance des systèmes électroniques de communication utilisés pour transmettre des sons, des images et des données numériques à travers des câbles de cuivre, des fibres optiques ou des satellites 5, record 10, French, - ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9communications

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Record 11 - internal organization data 2019-01-24

Record 11, English

Record 11, Subject field(s)

Occupation Names (General)
Engineering
Life Cycle (Informatics)

hardware development engineer 1, record 11, English, hardware%20development%20engineer
correct

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Hardware development engineers analyze product requirements and develop and test prototypes while taking cost and specifications into consideration. They also modify and improve existing products and oversee the work of others on the team. 2, record 11, English, - hardware%20development%20engineer

Record 11, French

Record 11, Domaine(s)

Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
Ingénierie
Cycle de vie (Informatique)

ingénieur en développement du matériel 1, record 11, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20d%C3%A9veloppement%20du%20mat%C3%A9riel
correct, masculine noun

ingénieure en développement du matériel 1, record 11, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20en%20d%C3%A9veloppement%20du%20mat%C3%A9riel
correct, feminine noun

Record 11, Spanish

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Record 12 - internal organization data 2019-01-17

Record 12, English

Record 12, Subject field(s)

Occupation Names (General)
Engineering
Computer Hardware

computer hardware engineer 1, record 12, English, computer%20hardware%20engineer
correct

hardware engineer 1, record 12, English, hardware%20engineer
correct

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT

A computer hardware engineer oversees the manufacture, installation, and testing of computer systems, servers, chips, and circuit boards. In addition, he or she works with peripherals including keyboards, routers, and printers. 2, record 12, English, - computer%20hardware%20engineer

Record 12, French

Record 12, Domaine(s)

Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
Ingénierie
Matériel informatique

ingénieur en matériel informatique 1, record 12, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20mat%C3%A9riel%20informatique
correct, masculine noun

ingénieure en matériel informatique 2, record 12, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20en%20mat%C3%A9riel%20informatique
correct, feminine noun

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT

[Les] ingénieurs en matériel informatique sont spécialisés dans la conception et les essais de composants et de systèmes électroniques, y compris les processeurs, les cartes de circuits imprimés et les périphériques de mémoire. 3, record 12, French, - ing%C3%A9nieur%20en%20mat%C3%A9riel%20informatique

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Record 13 - internal organization data 2017-01-11

Record 13, English

Record 13, Subject field(s)

Field Engineering (Military)

engineer materials 1, record 13, English, engineer%20materials
correct

Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Materials normally consumed in engineer tasks which may be recoverable, but which will usually be left in place. These were formally known as engineer stores, and include such items as culverts, lumber, construction hardware, sand, gravel, and asphalt. 1, record 13, English, - engineer%20materials

Record 13, French

Record 13, Domaine(s)

Génie (Militaire)

matériels du génie 1, record 13, French, mat%C3%A9riels%20du%20g%C3%A9nie
correct, masculine noun, plural, officially approved

Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Matériel normalement utilisé dans les tâches de génie, qui peut être récupéré, mais qu'on laisse généralement sur place. Ce matériel était anciennement désigné sous le nom de «fourniture du génie» et comprend des articles comme les ponceaux, le bois d'œuvre, le matériel de construction, le sable, le gravier et l'asphalte. 1, record 13, French, - mat%C3%A9riels%20du%20g%C3%A9nie

Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS

matériels du génie : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 2, record 13, French, - mat%C3%A9riels%20du%20g%C3%A9nie

Record 13, Key term(s)

matériel du génie

Record 13, Spanish

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Record 14 - internal organization data 2004-02-20

Record 14, English

Record 14, Subject field(s)

Information Processing (Informatics)
Computer Programs and Programming

performance application programming interface 1, record 14, English, performance%20application%20programming%20interface
correct

PAPI 1, record 14, English, PAPI
correct

Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 DEF

... a machine independent set of callable routines that provide access to the performance counters on most modern processors. 2, record 14, English, - performance%20application%20programming%20interface

Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Performance Application Programming Interface. PAPI aims to provide the tool designer and application engineer with a consistent interface and methodology for use of the performance counter hardware found in most major microprocessors. PAPI enables software engineers to see, in near real time, the relation between software performance and processor events. 3, record 14, English, - performance%20application%20programming%20interface

Record number: 14, Textual support number: 2 CONT

The Performance Application Programming Interface (PAPI) is a project originating from the Innovative Computing Laboratory, Computer Science Department, University of Tennessee, U.S.A. ... The PAPI provides two levels of application programming interfaces as well as some visualization tools. 4, record 14, English, - performance%20application%20programming%20interface

Record 14, French

Record 14, Domaine(s)

Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Programmes et programmation (Informatique)

interface PAPI 1, record 14, French, interface%20PAPI
feminine noun

interface de programmation de type PAPI 2, record 14, French, interface%20de%20programmation%20de%20type%20PAPI
proposal, feminine noun

Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Implémentation de l'interface PAPI sur la machine Multi-PC. 1, record 14, French, - interface%20PAPI

Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Traitement des signaux [...] Cinq modalités de traitement sont ainsi proposées dans LabStudio : [...] Interface de programmation de type API (Processing API ou PAPI) [...] 3, record 14, French, - interface%20PAPI

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Record 15 - internal organization data 1997-03-24

Record 15, English

Record 15, Subject field(s)

Supply (Military)

engineer stores 1, record 15, English, engineer%20stores
correct

Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Non-explosive materials used in engineer tasks which may be recoverable but usually left in place such as : culverting; expedient roadway material; building material such as bricks, structured steel, cement, lumber and hardware; and roadmaking material such as sand, gravel and asphalt. 1, record 15, English, - engineer%20stores

Record 15, French

Record 15, Domaine(s)

Approvisionnement (Militaire)

matériel du génie 1, record 15, French, mat%C3%A9riel%20du%20g%C3%A9nie
correct, masculine noun, officially approved

Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Matériel non explosif pour les tâches du Génie, récupérable, mais qu'on laisse habituellement sur place. Comprend le matériel pour ouvrage de drainage; le matériel pour la construction de routes de fortune; des matériaux de construction, comme des briques, de l'acier profilé, du ciment, des planches et de la quincaillerie; et du matériel de pavage, comme du sable, de la pierre et de l'asphalte. 1, record 15, French, - mat%C3%A9riel%20du%20g%C3%A9nie

Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS

matériel du génie : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du soutien au combat. 2, record 15, French, - mat%C3%A9riel%20du%20g%C3%A9nie

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HARDWARE ENGINEER [15 records]

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Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT

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