Software engineers and designers

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21231

research, design, evaluate, integrate and maintain software applications, technical environments, operating systems, embedded software, information warehouses and telecommunications software.

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Software engineers and designers research, design, evaluate, integrate and maintain software applications, technical environments, operating systems, embedded software, information warehouses and telecommunications software. They are employed in information technology consulting firms, information technology research and development firms, and information technology units throughout the private and public sectors, or they may be self-employed.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Collect and document users' requirements and develop logical and physical specifications

Research, evaluate and synthesize technical information to design, develop and test computer-based systems including mobile applications

Develop data, process and network models to optimize architecture and to evaluate the performance and reliability of designs

Plan, design and coordinate the development, installation, integration and operation of computer-based systems including mobile applications

Assess, test, troubleshoot, document, upgrade and develop maintenance procedures for operating systems, communications environments and applications software

May lead and coordinate teams of information systems professionals in the development of software and integrated information systems, process control software and other embedded software control systems.

Also Known As

application architect
computer software engineer
embedded software designer
embedded software engineer
software architect

software design engineer

software design verification engineer

software designer

software testing engineer

telecommunications software engineer

Requirements

Employment Requirements

A bachelor's degree, usually in computer science, computer systems engineering, software engineering or mathematics or Completion of a college program in computer science is usually required.

A master's or doctoral degree in a related 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.

Experience as a computer programmer is usually required.

Provincial Regulation

Provincially Regulated: Yes

Regulation Body

Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick

Employment by Sex

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16.4%

Female

83.6%

Male

Employment by age

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9.5%

15-24

29.1%

25-34

34.8%

35-44

19.6%

45-54

7.0%

55-64

0.0%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

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0.0%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

11.9%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

0.0%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

21.6%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

66.5%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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65.8%

Professional, scientific and technical services

10.1%

Information and cultural industries

5.1%

Finance and insurance

19.0%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

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3.80%

Northeast

27.20%

Southeast

25.30%

Southwest

42.40%

Central

N/A

Northwest

Economic Regions

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Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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$85,000

Northeast

$86,000

Southeast

$121,000

Southwest

$90,000

Central

N/A

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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