Free Hardware Engineer Course (1year Diploma Course)

Hardware Engineer in the IT-ITeS Industry is also known as a Component Engineer, Design Engineer, Layout Engineers, Component Design Engineers, Analog Design Engineers

Brief Job Description: -Professionals in this role are responsible for design, development and testing of product hardware, including computer systems, and circuit boards

Personal Attributes:- This job requires the individual to work collaboratively with diverse teams. The individual should be able to hold interest in technology changes; demonstrate strong technical expertise and possess good oral and written communications skills. The individual should also be comfortable working with deadlines and budgets Hardware Engineer Course.

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Design electronic circuits Hardware Engineer Course:-

To be competent, you must be able to:

 PC1. establish your role and responsibilities in designing electronic circuits

 PC2. establish design requirements and constraints

PC3. identify any issues with design requirements or constraints and clarify these with appropriate people

PC4. access reusable components, relevant best practices and design standards from your organization’s knowledge base

 PC5. use standard tools to simulate, analyze and synthesize design options for electronic circuits

 PC6. select design options that comply with design requirements and constraints Hardware Engineer Course.

 PC7. review design options with appropriate people and =incorporate their inputs

 PC8. document designs using standard templates and tools

 PC9. update your organization’s knowledge base with new designs

 PC10. obtain advice and guidance on designing electronic circuits from appropriate people, where required

 PC11. comply with your organization’s policies, procedures and guidelines when designing electronic circuits

 PC12. understand the firmware, load and use it

Design electronic logic Hardware Engineer Course:- To be competent, you must be able to:

PC1. establish your role and responsibilities in designing electronic logic Hardware Engineer Course.

PC2. establish design requirements and constraints

 PC3. identify any issues with design requirements or constraints and clarify these with appropriate people

PC4. access reusable components, relevant best practices and design standards from your organization’s knowledge base

 PC5. use standard tools to simulate, analyze and synthesize design options for electronic logic

 PC6. select design options that comply with design requirements and constraints

PC7. review design options with appropriate people and incorporate their inputs

 PC8. document designs using standard templates and tools

 PC9. update your organization’s knowledge base with new designs

 PC10. obtain advice and guidance on designing electronic logic from appropriate people, where required

 PC11. comply with your organization’s policies, procedures and guidelines when designing electronic logic

Design firmware:- To be competent, you must be able to:

 PC1. establish your role and responsibilities in designing firmware Hardware Engineer Course.

 PC2. establish firmware requirements and constraints

 PC3. identify any issues with firmware requirements or constraints and clarify these with appropriate people

 PC4. access reusable components, relevant best practices and design standards from your organization’s knowledge base

 PC5. create design options that comply with firmware requirements and constraints

 PC6. review design options with appropriate people and incorporate their inputs

 PC7. document designs using standard templates and tools

 PC8. update your organization’s knowledge base with new designs

PC9. obtain advice and guidance on designing firmware from appropriate people, where required

 PC10. comply with your organization’s policies, procedures and guidelines when designing firmware

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Design printed circuit boards (PCBs) Hardware Engineer Course:- To be competent, you must be able to:

PC1. establish your role and responsibilities in designing PCBs

 PC2. establish design requirements and constraints Hardware Engineer Course.

 PC3. identify any issues with design requirements or constraints and clarify these with appropriate people

 PC4. access reusable components, relevant best practices and design standards from your organization’s knowledge base

PC5. use standard tools to simulate, analyze and synthesize design options for PCBs

 PC6. select design options that comply with design requirements and constraints

 PC7. review design options with appropriate people and incorporate their inputs

 PC8. document designs using standard templates and tools

 PC9. update your organization’s knowledge base with new designs

PC10. obtain advice and guidance on designing PCBs from appropriate people, where required

PC11. comply with your organization’s policies, procedures and guidelines when designing PCBs


Validate electronic designs Hardware Engineer Course:-

To be competent, you must be able to:

 PC1. establish clearly your role and responsibilities within Design Validation Testing (DVT) plans

 PC2. identify any issues in DVT plans and clarify these with appropriate people

PC3. carry out tests as per DVT plans using standard validation tools and probes Hardware Engineer Course.

PC4. record testing processes and results accurately using standard tools and templates

PC5. analyze test results, where you are competent and required to do so

 PC6. present test results clearly to appropriate people, using standard tools and templates

 PC7. obtain feedback from appropriate people to finalize designs

PC8. communicate test results and required changes clearly to the design team

 PC9. obtain advice and guidance on validating electronic designs from appropriate people, where required

PC10. comply with your organization’s policies, standards, procedures and guidelines when validating electronic designs

Create documents for knowledge sharing Hardware Engineer Course:- To be competent, you must be able to:

PC1. establish with appropriate people the purpose, scope, formats and target audience for the documents

 PC2. access existing documents, language standards, templates and documentation tools from your organization’s knowledge base

 PC3. liaise with appropriate people to obtain and verify the information required for the documents PC4. confirm the content and structure of the documents with appropriate people

 PC5. create documents using standard templates and agreed language standards Hardware Engineer Course.

PC6. review documents with appropriate people and incorporate their inputs

 PC7. submit documents for approval by appropriate people

 PC8. publish documents in agreed formats

 PC9. update your organization’s knowledge base with the documents

 PC10. comply with your organization’s policies, procedures and guidelines when creating documents for knowledge sharing

Manage your work to meet requirements:- To be competent on the job, you must be able to:

PC1. establish and agree your work requirements with appropriate people

 PC2. keep your immediate work area clean and tidy

PC3. utilize your time effectively

 PC4. use resources correctly and efficiently

PC5. treat confidential information correctly

PC6. work in line with your organization’s policies and procedures

PC7. work within the limits of your job role

PC8. obtain guidance from appropriate people, where necessary Hardware Engineer Course.

 PC9. ensure your work meets the agreed requirements

Work effectively with colleagues:-

To be competent, you must be able to:

PC1. communicate with colleagues clearly, concisely and accurately

 PC2. work with colleagues to integrate your work effectively with them

PC3. pass on essential information to colleagues in line with organizational requirements

 PC4. work in ways that show respect for colleagues

 PC5. carry out commitments you have made to colleagues

 PC6. let colleagues know in good time if you cannot carry out your commitments, explaining the reasons

 PC7. identify any problems you have working with colleagues and take the initiative to solve these problems

 PC8. follow the organization’s policies and procedures for working with colleagues

Provide data/information in standard formats:- To be competent, you must be able to:

 PC1. establish and agree with appropriate people the data/information you need to provide, the formats in which you need to provide it, and when you need to provide it

PC2. obtain the data/information from reliable sources

 PC3. check that the data/information is accurate, complete and up-to-date Hardware Engineer Course.

 PC4. obtain advice or guidance from appropriate people where there are problems with the data/information

PC5. carry out rule-based analysis of the data/information, if required PC6. insert the data/information into the agreed formats

PC7. check the accuracy of your work, involving colleagues where required

 PC8. report any unresolved anomalies in the data/information to appropriate people

PC9. provide complete, accurate and up-to-date data/information to the appropriate people in the required formats on time

Develop your knowledge, skills and competence:- To be competent, you must be able to:

 PC1. obtain advice and guidance from appropriate people to develop your knowledge, skills and competence

 PC2. identify accurately the knowledge and skills you need for your job role

 PC3. identify accurately your current level of knowledge, skills and competence and any learning and development needs

PC4. agree with appropriate people a plan of learning and development activities to address your learning needs

PC5. undertake learning and development activities in line with your plan

PC6. apply your new knowledge and skills in the workplace, under supervision

 PC7. obtain feedback from appropriate people on your knowledge and skills and how effectively you apply them

 PC8. review your knowledge, skills and competence regularly and take appropriate Hardware Engineer Course.

Guidelines for Assessment:

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  1. Criteria for assessment for each Qualification Pack (QP) will be created by the Sector Skill Council (SSC). Each performance criteria (PC) will be assigned Theory and Skill/Practical marks proportional to its importance in

NOS. 2. The assessment will be conducted online through assessment providers authorised by

SSC. 3. Format of questions will include a variety of styles suitable to the PC being tested such as multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, situational judgment test, simulation and programming test.

 4. To pass a QP, a trainee should pass each individual NOS. Standard passing criteria for each NOS is 70%. 5. For latest details on the assessment criteria,

(Design electronic circuits):- PC1. establish your role and responsibilities in designing electronic circuits

PC2. establish design requirements and constraints

PC3. identify any issues with design requirements or constraints and clarify these with appropriate people

PC4. access reusable components, relevant best practices and design standards from your organization’s knowledge base

PC5. use standard tools to simulate, analyze and synthesize design options for electronic circuits

PC6. select design options that comply with design requirements and constraints

PC7. review design options with appropriate people and =incorporate their inputs

PC8. document designs using standard templates and tools

PC9. update your organization’s knowledge base with new designs

PC10. obtain advice and guidance on designing electronic circuits from appropriate people, where required

PC11. comply with your organization’s policies, procedures and guidelines when designing electronic circuits

PC12. understand the firmware, load and use it

 (Design electronic logic):- PC1. establish your role and responsibilities in designing electronic logic

PC2. establish design requirements and constraints

PC3. identify any issues with design requirements or constraints and clarify these with appropriate people

PC4. access reusable components, relevant best practices and design standards from your organization’s knowledge base

PC5. use standard tools to simulate, analyze and synthesize design options for electronic logic

PC6. select design options that comply with design requirements and constraints

PC7. review design options with appropriate people and incorporate their inputs

PC8. document designs using standard templates and tools

PC9. update your organization’s knowledge base with new designs

PC10. obtain advice and guidance on designing electronic logic from appropriate people, where required

PC11. comply with your organization’s policies, procedures and guidelines when designing electronic logic

(Design firmware):-

PC1. establish your role and responsibilities in designing firmware

PC2. establish firmware requirements and constraints

PC3. identify any issues with firmware requirements or constraints and clarify these with appropriate people

PC4. access reusable components, relevant best practices and design standards from your organization’s knowledge base

PC5. create design options that comply with firmware requirements and constraints

PC6. review design options with appropriate people and incorporate their inputs

PC7. document designs using standardtemplates and tools

PC8. update your organization’s knowledge base with new designs

PC9. obtain advice and guidance on designing firmware from appropriate people, where required

PC10. comply with your organization’s policies, procedures and guidelines when designing firmware

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(Design printed circuits boards (PCB)):-

PC1. establish your role and responsibilities in designing PCBs

PC2. establish design requirements and constraints

PC3. identify any issues with design requirements or constraints and clarify these with appropriate people

PC4. access reusable components, relevant best practices and design standards from your organization’s knowledge base

PC5. use standard tools to simulate, analyze and synthesize design options for PCBs

PC6. select design options that comply with design requirements and constraints

PC7. review design options with appropriate people and incorporate their inputs

PC8. document designs using standard templates and tools

PC9. update your organization’s knowledge base with new designs

PC10. obtain advice and guidance on designing PCBs from appropriate people, where required

PC11. comply with your organization’s policies, procedures and guidelines when designing PCBs

(Validate electronic designs):- PC1. establish clearly your role and responsibilities within Design Validation Testing (DVT) plans

PC2. identify any issues in DVT plans and clarify these with appropriate people

PC3. carry out tests as per DVT plans using standard validation tools and probes

PC4. record testing processes and results accurately using standard tools and templates

PC5. analyze test results, where you are competent and required to do so

PC6. present test results clearly toappropriate people, using standard tools and templates

PC7. obtain feedback from appropriate people to finalize designs

PC8. communicate test results and required changes clearly to the design team

PC9. obtain advice and guidance on validating electronic designs from appropriate people, where required
PC10. comply with your organization’s policies, standards, procedures and guidelines when validating electronic designs

(Create documents for knowledge sharing):-

PC1. establish with appropriate people the purpose, scope, formats and target audience for the documents

PC2. access existing documents, language standards, templates and documentation tools from your organization’s knowledge base

PC3. liaise with appropriate people to obtain and verify the information required for the documents

PC4. confirm the content and structure of the documents with appropriate people

PC5. create documents using standard templates and agreed language standard

PC6. review documents with appropriate people and incorporate their inputs

PC7. submit documents for approval by appropriate people

PC8. publish documents in agreed formats

PC9. update your organization’s knowledge base with the documents

PC10. comply with your organization’s policies, procedures and guidelines when creating documents for knowledge sharing

(Manage your work to meet requirements):-

PC1. establish and agree your work requirements with appropriate people

PC2. keep your immediate work area clean and tidy

PC3. utilize your time effectively

PC4. use resources correctly and efficiently

PC5. treat confidential information correctly

PC6. work in line with your organization’s policies and procedures

PC7. work within the limits of your job role

PC8. obtain guidance from appropriate people, where necessary

PC9. ensure your work meets the agreed requirements

(Work effectively with colleagues):-

PC1. communicate with colleagues clearly, concisely and accurately

PC2. work with colleagues to integrate your work effectively with theirs

PC3. pass on essential information to colleagues in line with organizational requirements

PC4. work in ways that show respect for colleagues

PC5. carry out commitments you have made to colleagues

PC6. let colleagues know in good time if you cannot carry out your commitments, explaining the reasons

PC7. identify any problems you have working with colleagues and take the initiative to solve these problems

PC8. follow the organization’s policies and procedures for working with colleagues

(Maintain a healthy, safe and secure working environment):-

PC1. comply with your organization’s current health, safety and security policies and procedures

PC2. report any identified breaches in health, safety, and security policies and procedures to the designated person

PC3. identify and correct any hazards that you can deal with safely, competently and within the limits of your authority

PC4. report any hazards that you are not competent to deal with to the relevant person in line with organizational procedures and warn other people who may be affected

PC5. follow your organization’s emergency procedures promptly, calmly, and efficiently

PC6. identify and recommend opportunities for improving health, safety, and security to the designated person

PC7. complete any health and safety records legibly and accurately

 (Provide data/information in standard formats):-

PC1. establish and agree with appropriate people the data/information you need to provide, the formats in which you need to provide it, and when you need to provide it

PC2. obtain the data/information from reliable sources

PC3. check that the data/information is accurate, complete and up-to-date

PC4. obtain advice or guidance from appropriate people where there are problems with the data/information

PC5. carry out rule-based analysis of the data/information, if required

PC6. insert the data/information into the agreed formats

PC7. check the accuracy of your work, involving colleagues where required

PC8. report any unresolved anomalies in the data/information to appropriate people

PC9. provide complete, accurate and up-to-date data/information to the appropriate people in the required formats on time

(Develop your knowledge, skills and competence):-

PC1. obtain advice and guidance from appropriate people to develop your knowledge, skills and competence

PC2. identify accurately the knowledge and skills you need for your job role

PC3. identify accurately your current level of knowledge, skills and competence and any learning and development needs

PC4. agree with appropriate people a plan of learning and development activities to address your learning needs

PC5. undertake learning and development activities in line with your plan

PC6. apply your new knowledge and skills in the workplace, under supervision

PC7. obtain feedback from appropriate people on your knowledge and skills and how effectively you apply them

PC8. review your knowledge, skills and competence regularly and take appropriate action

Organizational Context (Knowledge of the company/ organization and its processes):-

You need to know and understand:

 KA1. your organization’s procedures and guidelines for developing your knowledge, skills and competence and your role and responsibilities in relation to this

 KA2. the importance of developing your knowledge, skills and competence to you and your organization

KA3. different methods used by your organization to review skills and knowledge including:  training

· need analysis

·  skills need analysis

·  performance appraisals

KA4. how to review your knowledge and skills against your job role using different methods and analysis

 KA5. different types of learning and development activities available for your job role and how to access these

KA6. how to produce a plan to address your learning and development needs, who to agree it with and the importance of undertaking the planned activities

KA7. different types of support available to help you plan and undertake learning and development activities and how to access these

 KA8. why it is important to maintain records of your learning and development

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KA9. methods of obtaining and accepting feedback from appropriate people on your knowledge skills and competence

KA10. how to use feedback to develop in your job role

Technical Knowledge:- You need to know and understand:

 KB1. the knowledge and skills required in your job role

 KB2. your current learning and development needs in relation to your job role

KB3. different types of learning styles and methods including those that help you learn best

 KB4. the importance of taking responsibility for your own learning and development

 KB5. to the importance of learning and practicing new concepts, theory and how to apply these in the work environment or on samples.

 KB6. how to explore sample problems and apply solutions

Core Skills/ Generic Skills:-

You need to know and understand how to:

SA1. communicate with colleagues in writing

Reading Skills:-

You need to know and understand how to:

SA2. read instructions, guidelines and procedures

Oral Communication (Listening and Speaking skills):-
You need to know and understand how to:

 SB1. make a decision on a suitable course of action

Plan and Organize:-

You need to know and understand how to:

SB2. plan and organize your work to achieve targets and deadlines

Customer Centricity:-

You need to know and understand how to:

SB3. check that your own work meets customer requirements

Problem Solving:- You need to know and understand how to:

SB4. refer anomalies to the line manager

Analytical Thinking:-

You need to know and understand how to:

 SB5. analyze data and activities

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Critical Thinking:-

You need to know and understand how to:

SB6. apply balanced judgments to different situations

Attention to Detail:-
You need to know and understand how to:

SB7. check your work is complete and free from errors

SB8. get your work checked by peers

Team Working:-

You need to know and understand how to:

 SB9. work effectively in a team environment

Technical Skills :-

You need to know and understand how to:

 SC1. use information technology effectively

SC2. agree objectives and work requirements

 SC3. keep up to date with changes, procedures and practices in your role