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Computer Engineer

مهندس حاسوب

Works where hardware meets software: processors, embedded systems, networks, IoT devices and robotics.

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Career overview

What they do

Computer engineering combines electrical engineering and computer science. Graduates design chips and circuit boards, program embedded devices, build networks and work on robotics and smart infrastructure.

Typical responsibilities

  • Design embedded and digital systems
  • Program microcontrollers and firmware
  • Build and secure computer networks
  • Integrate sensors, IoT and robotics
  • Test hardware–software performance

Skills you'll need

Digital logic & electronicsC/C++ and PythonNetworkingMathematicsDebugging hardware and software

How much it relies on

MathematicsHigh
TechnologyHigh
ScienceMedium

Work style

IndependentTeam-based
TheoreticalHands-on
OfficeLaboratory

Advantages

  • Keeps options open in both software and hardware
  • Central to IoT, robotics and smart cities
  • Engineering credentials with strong coding skills

Disadvantages

  • Heavier maths and physics than computer science
  • Hardware design roles are fewer locally than software roles
  • Broad curriculum can feel less specialised

Growth & future opportunities

Editorial view: growing relevance in smart infrastructure, telecoms, defence technology and semiconductor ambitions.

Career content is written by the Masari editorial team. Last reviewed 21 Oct 2026.

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Study in the UAE

Programs at UAE institutions that lead to this career.

Average tuition

AED 68,800 per year on average for bachelor's programmes with published fees (AED 36,000–162,203, 70 programmes).

Master's: around AED 4,063 per credit hour (8 programmes).

From each university's official fee schedule. Yearly figures for per-credit schedules assume a full-time load of 30 credit hours. Excludes housing, books and other fees.

200 programs at 41 institutions

Programs and accreditation come from the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) register of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Tuition and duration appear once verified on the university's own program page; always confirm admission details with the university.

Scholarships for this path

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ADNOC Accelerator Program Scholars

ADNOC · Employer

Partial or discountUAE nationalsIn the UAEBachelor's · Master's

ADNOC support for high-potential Emiratis at approved UAE universities.

Dates not confirmedVerified· 22 Oct 2026
Official page

Emirates Aviation University scholarships

Emirates Aviation University · University

Full tuition onlyUAE nationalsInternational studentsUAE residentsIn the UAEBachelor's · Master'sMinimum 95%

Chancellor's Scholarship of up to 100% tuition, for up to 10 new students a year.

Dates not confirmedVerified· 22 Oct 2026
Official page

UAE job market

Openings collected from connected job sources.

Active openings
11
Government
11
Private sector
0
Government · 100%Private sector · 0%

Openings by emirate

Dubai
11

Salary range from postings

No verified salary data yet.

Employers hiring

  • Dubai Government entity · 11
Counted from11Dubai Careers (Dubai Government)10 open to UAE nationals only

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Job data last updated 25 Oct 2026, 11:02 AM

Skills employers ask for

From the descriptions of 11 current UAE vacancies for this career. Tick the skills you already have to see your gaps.

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Specialist skills

Personal skills

Qualifications & licences

Counted with keyword matching on 11 posting descriptions from the job sources above. A skill appears once per posting. It's a guide to what employers ask for, not a full list.