Tag: engineering-interview
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Why I Fell in Love With Dynamics & Controls
I remember taking linear algebra and differential equations and thinking, when and for what will I ever need to know all of this? Many engineers I had chatted with up to that point had told me they didn’t really use advanced math, physics, or complex engineering concepts in their actual jobs. Most of them mainly…
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What Systems Engineering Actually Looks Like in Real Life
When I was hired as an aerospace engineer intern, the satellite company I had just joined was in the process of building their systems engineering department from a few engineers to triple digits. I was curious as to what was driving that huge hiring ramp up… so I started to dive into systems engineering. Now…
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Career Pyramids
and the rising need for generalists What Is a Career Pyramid? A career pyramid is like a career ladder, except it is wide. Instead of only moving up, you can move up or across. Moving up the pyramid signifies depth in a specific field—say, power electronics—while moving across signifies breadth, such as hardware product development,…
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The Art of Networking
I started networking before I even knew I was networking. I didn’t have connections in the engineering field, so 18-year-old me had to find ways to understand what I was getting myself into. I started off by asking friends and family who they knew so I could chat with them and learn about this very…
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