April 30, 2015
What makes a design engineer?
A while ago, we talked on the blog about non-engineers use of CAD. And the discussion is still relevant. Defining the roles of design engineers and drafter—or CAD engineer—can be difficult for companies because those roles overlap, especially when it comes to CAD use. At the time, Chad wrote: From my perspective, I don’t think we can reliably determine the …
August 31, 2010
The Hero Work of an Engineer is Knowing Where to Put the X
Now, I like this story. I like it for its happy ending, but I like more because the engineer comes out ahead. One day. $50,000. Ride off into the sunset. Wouldn't that be nice. However, for many engineers, this sort of story isn't some exception with a big payoff. It's just modus operandi: it's just the way things are done on a day to day basis.