What is computer engineering? and what does a computer engineer do?

1. Software development. 2. Computer parts design and improvement like chips, memory, motherboards, processors, etc.

I havn't graduated yet but Im in this major and have done a ton of searching to find out just what it is. Basically, computer engineering is meant to be roughly 1/2 software and 1/2 digital circuitry...in other words 1/2 computer science(without most of the theory) and 1/2 electrical engineering(but mostly only the digital part...very little analog unless you take those for you electives.) Computer Engineers can design digital systems of all kinds(to put in just about anything, cars(think anti-lock braking, parking assist etc), jets, appliances.......better to think about anything hi tech that doesn't have a chip in it, good luck). Some of those systems are all circuit others use processors with memory and so you learn to program those two....... most of the programming you will do will be at a lower level closer to the hardware. You can also try to get into processor design but that is hard to get into i believe......... you take some high level classes that the CS guys take as well so you are in pretty good shape if you want to go and do some straight up CS type of higher software development job like at Google or something but Computer Engineers are more meant to specialize in the embedded systems and software side of things.......basically programming more for devices and not so much desktops like the CS guys............i love to just make apps but to write programs that actually control physical sounds ............you can also go into robotics......... I probably got some of the details wrong but in the general sense i think it's pretty accurate. ........it's broad

1. Software development. 2. Computer parts design and improvement like chips, memory, motherboards, processors, etc.