Send us Fan Mail Etienne Nichols holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and has worked in a variety of industries from aerospace to gear manufacturing to medical devices. Etienne currently works as a community manager for Greenlight Guru, where they make software for managing quality systems and medical device design controls. Join our conversation and learn how Etienne made the transition from aerospace engineering to MedTech, and about his 5 suggestions for how others looking for ...
Mar 24, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Send us Fan Mail In this series of mini podcast episodes, founder of Pipeline Design & Engineering Aaron Moncur explores a variety of principles he has learned and developed over the last 13 years to grow himself and the engineers on his team. Today’s episode is focused on time management. Did you know there are a few simple principles that, when followed, will automatically make you manage your time more efficiently? They’re not hard, and anyone can do it, you just need to know what these p...
Mar 17, 2023•10 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Send us Fan Mail In our discussion with Daniel Servansky he shares the one thing he would change about how engineering companies operate, a wonderfully educational example of the engineering process that is root cause analysis, as well as how to get started learning electronics as a mechanical engineer. Daniel is an electromechanical system engineer with over 12 years of experience focusing on the design, prototyping and development of complex and technology-rich medical devices. He has rich wor...
Mar 10, 2023•53 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Send us Fan Mail Bob Ferris started his entertainment virtual reality company in the 90s, then pivoted following 9-11 to VirTra where his team helps prepare law enforcement & military personnel for real-life incidents through state of the art simulators and surreal scenarios. Join us as Bob shares the traits he finds in the best engineers, discusses the amazing hardware and software technology behind their simulated training, and explains what it means to him to find joy as an engineer. Bob ...
Mar 03, 2023•55 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Send us Fan Mail In this series of mini podcast episodes, founder of Pipeline Design & Engineering Aaron Moncur explores a variety of principles he has learned and developed over the last 13 years to grow himself and the engineers on his team. Today’s episode is focused on the achievement of goals. To set a goal is not enough. The accomplishment of goals often requires a system for doing so. Learn how to create simple systems to help accomplish your goals, and how to evaluate whether a syste...
Feb 24, 2023•9 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Send us Fan Mail Who is Russ Angold? Russ Angold holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Cal Poly and is the co-founder of Ethereal Matter, as well as other hardware startups. Join us as we discuss best practices for starting a hardware startup, and explore the early days of exoskeleton to enhance human mobility. Aaron Moncur, host We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast. Help us rank as the #1 engineering podcast on Apple and Spotify by leaving a review for us. Y...
Feb 17, 2023•52 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Send us Fan Mail Founder of both Solidworks and more recently Onshape, Jon Hirschtick is a legend in the CAD industry. In our conversation you’ll hear about how Solidworks was started, how it grew, and how it led to Jon’s decision to found Onshape. Listeners will also learn about how Onshape is making CAD design faster and more collaborative through its suite of innovative features and native cloud platform. Jon is Chief Evangelist at PTC , where he focuses on Onshape, the world's first and only...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Send us Fan Mail In this series of mini podcast episodes, founder of Pipeline Design & Engineering Aaron Moncur explores a variety of principles he has learned and developed over the last 13 years to grow himself and the engineers on his team. Today’s episode is focused on helping those you lead grow, and specifically about how using “goldilocks challenges” (not too hard, not too easy, but juuust right) can be an effective tool for doing so. Learn how to set and evaluate the degree of diffic...
Feb 03, 2023•8 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Send us Fan Mail Yonatan Cohen holds bachelors, masters, and PhD degrees in physics, and is co-founder and CTO at Quantum Machines where their team of quantum physicists, software and systems engineers, and chip designers are on a mission to advance the world of quantum computing. Aaron Moncur, host We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast. Help us rank as the #1 engineering podcast on Apple and Spotify by leaving a review for us. You can find us under the category: mech...
Jan 27, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Send us Fan Mail Jon Rennie is the Co-Founder, President & CEO of Peak Demand Inc., a premier manufacturer of critical components for electrical utilities. Jon is also a former U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Officer who made seven deployments during the end of the Cold War. Prior to starting Peak Demand, Jon led eight manufacturing businesses for three global companies. He is the author of three best-selling leadership books and is the host of the Deep Leadership podcast. https://jonsrennie.com...
Jan 20, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Send us Fan Mail Reade Harpham learned early on in his career how to communicate with engineers (hint: use numbers). This skill has allowed him to earn the respect of engineering teams. Reade owes this to his ability to communicate in a way that allows engineering teams to fully understand and appreciate the value his human factors team brings to the table. He has also helped develop and foster an incredible work environment at Priority Designs (check out their website – it’s an impressive firm)...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Send us Fan Mail Erin Thorp holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and spent many years working in that industry as a project engineer and project manager before pivoting her career into leadership mentoring. Erin’s career these days is focused on professional speaking and leadership development coaching. She is also the author of “Inside Out Empathy”, a book she wrote about exploring the underestimated superpower essential for building, developing, and inspiring a rock-solid team. https...
Jan 06, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Send us Fan Mail After years of, in her words, corporate engineer drudgery, Erin abruptly quit her job and jumped headfirst into finding a way to make it on her own. Seven years later, she has built an optical engineering consultancy, and grown a network of talented, independent hardware engineers, many of whom she coached to help them find the tools and mindset needed to survive on their own. Aaron Moncur, host We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast. Help us rank as t...
Dec 30, 2022•56 min•Season 3Ep. 50
Send us Fan Mail A rerun of one of our most popular episodes! David is the former flight director for the Mars Curiosity rover and shares some of his experiences working for NASA. David Oh is the former flight director for the Mars Curiosity rover, and current systems engineering manager and system architect at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for the upcoming Psyche launch. On this episode, David shares his insights and experience working with large engineering teams on mission-critical s...
Dec 23, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 49
Send us Fan Mail Chris Denney has a degree in electronics engineering and is CTO at Worthington Assembly Inc , where they specialize in small volume prototype and production runs of highly complex printed circuit boards, or PCBs. Chris is also cohost at the Pick, Place, Podcast where they discuss the pcb assembly process and design tips that will make your manufacturer love you. https://circuithub.com/ Aaron Moncur, host We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast. Help us ...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 48
Send us Fan Mail John White holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees as well as a Ph.D in industrial engineering. John’s career has spanned over 50 years, the vast majority of that being spent in academics. He has held titles over the years including, but not limited to, Dean of Engineering at Georgia Tech, Chancellor at the University of Arkansas, and assistant director for engineering at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. Aaron Moncur, host https://johnawhitejr.com/ We hope you e...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 47
Send us Fan Mail Scott Summit is a senior industrial designer with decades of experience in innovation, design, and entrepreneurship. Scott started a company doing 3D printing for exoskeletal fixation that was ultimately acquired by 3D Systems, where he then ran a skunkworks style team exploring just how far the industry can push 3D printing. http://www.summitid.com/ Aaron Moncur, host We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast. Help us rank as the #1 engineering podcast o...
Dec 02, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 46
Send us Fan Mail Glenn Hickman is a technology executive with Arizona farmer roots focused on producing results in integrated hardware-software ecosystems. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering, a Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, and an MBA. Wrap.com Aaron Moncur, host We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast. Help us rank as the #1 engineering podcast on Apple and Spotify by leaving a review for us. You can find us under the category: mechanic...
Nov 25, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 45
Send us Fan Mail Darragh Hudson holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and has been designing and building products, teams and organizations in China since 2005. Darragh’s experience includes consumer, medical and domestic product design and manufacturing, and he is the founder at KD Product Development where one of their specialties is setting up supply chains for new product introductions. darragh.hudson@kdproductdev.com Aaron Moncur, host We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Eng...
Nov 18, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 44
Send us Fan Mail Ryan Kircher holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Colorado School of Mines in Metallurgical Engineering. He has been working in the Additive Manufacturing industry for many years and has experience in Medical Devices, Process Validation, Process Improvement, Risk Analysis, Failure Analysis, and Design for Additive and Manufacturing Engineering. https://www.kircherconsulting.com/ Aaron Moncur, host We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast. ...
Nov 11, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 43
Send us Fan Mail Ramzi Marjaba holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering as well as a Master’s degree in Engineering Management. He started his career in software development and eventually made his way into the sales engineer world. He is currently a senior sales engineer with Keysight Technologies, and also runs the website WeTheSalesEngineers.com where he helps other sales engineers develop the skills to succeed. https://wethesalesengineers.com/podcasts/ https://wethesalesengineers.com/aaron A...
Nov 04, 2022•55 min•Season 3Ep. 42
Send us Fan Mail Samuel Feller is a Mechanical Engineer and has hopped around quite a bit in his career, from structural to aerospace defense to medical to consumer, Kickstarter campaigns, Amazon, Tulip, consulting and even running his own business selling panic button light switches and writing about engineering best practices. Aaron Moncur, host We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast. Help us rank as the #1 engineering podcast on Apple and Spotify by leaving a review...
Oct 28, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 41
Send us Fan Mail Arne Lang-Ree holds a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a Master’s degree in product design from Stanford University, and has worked within a variety of design areas from toys to sports to premium products. He is the founder and CDO of Spanner Product Development where he and his team develop exquisitely crafted consumer products in the heart of Silicon Valley. Aaron Moncur, host We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast. Help us rank as the...
Oct 21, 2022•50 min•Season 3Ep. 40
Send us Fan Mail Danny Smith is an R&D Manager and Mechanical Engineer with over 20 years of experience specializing in medical device product development, personnel supervision, and project management. Danny leads cross-functional project teams from initial concept through product launch and has deep skills in designing and launching medical devices via design control, establishing quality management system processes, managing engineering staff, and generating intellectual property. Aaron M...
Oct 14, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 39
Send us Fan Mail Ray Kampmeier is an Electrical Engineering consultant & Product Developer. Ray earned his EE degree from the University of Minnesota in 2013 and in 2015 founded his company The Humble Transistor (or THT for short). There, he and his team provide Electrical Engineering and firmware development services spanning from proof-of-concept prototyping to designs for mass production. Aaron Moncur, host We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast. Help us rank as...
Oct 07, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 38
Send us Fan Mail Pradyut Paul holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering, as well as an MBA from Yale. Among other things, he managed several new product programs at Apple including the iPhone 8, 8+, 10s, 10s Max, 11, as well as early development of AirTags. Pradyut says about himself: “I'm not very smart, but I'm smart enough to know that engineers shouldn't be spending most of their time in meetings and sifting through emails. My goal is to enable hardware teams to focus o...
Sep 30, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 37
Send us Fan Mail Mark Hanchett , CEO and founder of Atlis Motor Vehicles , discusses how he started this new EV company with us on the Being An Engineer podcast. Mark is a mechanical engineer and former Director at Axon (formerly Taser). He has the following to say about developing new technologies: “I believe that to change the world we need to build it ourselves. We cannot wait for the government to force it, and we cannot wait for big corporations to innovate. To make this world better, we ne...
Sep 23, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 36
Send us Fan Mail Stan Bentley 's background includes a mix of Electronic Design and Manufacturing. He started Diversified Systems ('72) in his garage after graduating with a EE degree and grew it to nearly 700 people doing electronic Design, PCB Fabrication, and Assembly. In 2010 Stan started DIVSYS doing similar activities but without the heavy manufacturing and eventually sold that business in 2018. Recently Stan started his third company, DIVaero , focusing only on ITAR Electronics. Aaron Mon...
Sep 16, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 35
Send us Fan Mail Holding a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Andre Sotomayor worked at GE for nearly 9 years as a design engineer for gas turbine engines before becoming an operations leader in 2017. He then moved to Johnson and Johnson where he currently works as a principal engineer in their Vision group manufacturing contact lenses. Jocko Willink – Extreme Ownership Aaron Moncur, host We hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast. Help us rank as the #1 engineer...
Sep 09, 2022•59 min•Season 3Ep. 34
Send us Fan Mail Mark Wehde is chair of the Mayo Clinic Division of Engineering, assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, fellow in the Mayo Clinic Academy of Educational Excellence, and associate lecturer for the University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium program. He is the executive leader of a team of engineers, software developers, and project managers providing development and integration of technology solutions across Mayo Clinic. Aaron ...
Sep 02, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 33
