Being an Engineer

Send us Fan Mail Rushabh Dhapodkar is a mechanical engineer who has held several R&D roles and is currently working at Leggett & Platt , a furniture and home furnishings manufacturer. Aaron Moncur, host PDX 2026 is October 20-21 in Phoenix, AZ. Attendee tickets are 50% off August 3-7 only. Learn more and register at https://pdexpo.engineer/  Subscribe to the show to get notified so you don...

Send us Fan Mail Roland Schwarz is a mechanical engineer who has held several R&D roles and is currently working at Surfaceink , a product design & development consultancy. Aaron Moncur, host PDX 2026 is October 20-21 in Phoenix, AZ. Attendee tickets are 50% off August 3-7 only. Learn more and register at https://pdexpo.engineer/  Subscribe to the show to get notified so you don't mis...

Send us Fan Mail Dean Jensen received both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from Brigham Young University in 1990 and 1991, respectively, and a Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1994. He has been a Professor at BYU since 1994 and is currently Dean of the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering. He has taught courses in electromag...

Send us Fan Mail James Rogers holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a master’s degree in additive manufacturing, and has substantial experience in both design and production. He is particularly interested in early-stage product development and rapid prototyping technologies, and says that in a perfect world he would spend his career putting humanity on other worlds and out among...

Send us Fan Mail Daniel Campbell is VP of Model-Based Definition at Capvidia . He has more than 20 years of experience in the field of digital metrology, software design, and model-based definition. He is also currently the Chair of the ANSI Working Group, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium. In this episode learn about Model Based Definition (M...

Send us Fan Mail Emma McFadden is a senior engineering technician at a large medical device company in their Sleep Therapy new product development group. Emma holds an associate’s degree in electronics engineering technology, a bachelor’s degree in technical management, and a master’s degree in project management. In this episode Emma shares with us how engineers can most effectively work with tec...

Send us Fan Mail Ray Fikes has worked for over 40 years as a prosthetist at his company Fikes Brace & Limb . With more than 45 patents and patent pending's, he has been engineering solutions to solve the most challenging failed prosthesis cases. In addition to traditional techniques, Ray also has deep experience using cutting edge technology such as 3d printers, laser scanners, and CNC ma...

Send us Fan Mail Sarah Bilger has over 7 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering and holds a Bachelor of Science in Energy Engineering. Some of the tools Sarah has developed over the years include managing multiple complex projects simultaneously, working as part of a team, and time management and organizational skills. She is also passionate about helping others pursue a career in STEM and...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is the chicken soup for the soul of engineering. Without doubt, the most inspirational episode we’ve recorded to date as Andy Wells shares with us how he and his company have helped elevate those in poverty and given their lives purpose and success. Along the way, he shares some very practical info about manufacturing tolerances and growing a manufacturing business, a...

Send us Fan Mail Julie Schulte is co founder and CEO at Chamfr, where their goal is to help make product development faster by connecting engineers with suppliers of medical components. If you are an engineer in the medical device space, this episode is for you. PDX 2026 is October 20-21 in Phoenix, AZ. Attendee tickets are 50% off August 3-7 only. Learn more and register at https://pdexpo.enginee...

Send us Fan Mail From tracking criminals and terrorists on the dark web to creating marketplaces and new authentication systems, Mark Herschberg has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups and Fortune 500s and in academia. He helped to start the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, dubbed MIT’s “career success accelerator,” where he teaches annually. At MIT, he...

Send us Fan Mail Ian Peterman grew up surrounded by design, engineering, and entrepreneurial people. He started his first business at the age of 12, and after working as a designer for over a decade within startups and companies like HP, he started the Peterman Design Firm to help visionaries develop products and businesses. https://www.consciousdesignbook.com/ Aaron Moncur, host We hope you enjoy...

Send us Fan Mail Milan spent over 25 years at Taser as a designer and NPD manager. Milan now works as the VP or R&D at Wrap , where they empower law enforcement officers with innovative training and tools to take individuals safely into custody without having to use force and reducing the risk of injury to subjects and to officers. Join our discussion to learn Milan’s tips on how engineers can...

Send us Fan Mail Axel Bichara is co-Founder and General Partner at Baukunst , a venture capital firm focused on technology and design companies. In the past, Axel has been a first round lead investor/co-founder/or board member at SolidWorks, Onshape, Revit, GrabCAD, Simscale, Vention, Join, Dragon Innovation, Tempo Automation, and Premise. Axel has been an entrepreneur, investor, and company build...

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 tran...

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 yo...

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...

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...

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. L...

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 Po...

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 clou...

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 juu...

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 engineeri...

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...

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...