Being an Engineer
Aaron Moncur
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S1E05 From Genetics to Mechanical Engineering | Rafael Testai
Being an Engineer
05/11/20 • 21 min
Rafael Testai graduated with an honors degree in Molecular Biology, Genetics. After graduation, he sold three companies, and ultimately realized that his true calling was mechanical engineering. In this episode, Rafael shares advice on how he successfully switched careers and now has two years of experience as a mechanical designer. You can find Rafael on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/testai/ .
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About Being An Engineer
The Being An Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technologies, people resources, and opportunities. We feature successful mechanical engineers and interview engineers who are passionate about their work and who made a great impact on the engineering community.
The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.teampipeline.us
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S5E50 Roopinder Tara | Timing, FEA, & the Beginning of CAD
Being an Engineer
12/13/24 • 41 min
In this episode, Roopinder shares his fascinating journey into engineering and publishing. He discusses his early struggles with math, the serendipitous path that led him to become an engineer, and his transition into the world of technical journalism. Roopinder provides insights into the evolution of CAD technology, the challenges of integrating AI into design tools, and the power and responsibility of journalism in shaping the engineering industry.
Join us as we delve into Roopinder’s insights on content creation, engineering trends, and his journey in becoming a pivotal voice in the engineering community.
Main Topics:
- Roopinder's background and journey into engineering
- His experiences in the publishing industry and the differences between engineering and publishing
- The history and advancements of CAD technology
- Roopinder's vision for the future of CAD and the role of AI in engineering design
- The influence of journalism on the engineering industry
About the guest: Roopinder Tara is a trailblazer in engineering publishing and content management with over two decades of experience shaping how engineers engage with technology and industry trends. Currently serving as Editor in Chief at EngTechnica, Roopinder has a proven record of launching innovative platforms, including EngineersRule.com, and growing audiences to unprecedented levels. He’s an expert in building editorial teams, connecting industry experts, and driving content strategies that balance business needs with editorial integrity.
Roopinder’s background spans leadership roles at engineering.com, TenLinks, and IMSI, where his strategies boosted revenues, readership, and brand recognition. He’s also a former professor of design and engineering, who tripled class engagement during his tenure. With degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University and Penn State, Roopinder bridges the technical and creative worlds with precision and passion.
Links:
Roopinder Tara - LinkedIn
EngTechnica Website
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About Being An Engineer
The Being An Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technologies, people resources, and opportunities. We feature successful mechanical engineers and interview engineers who are passionate about their work and who made a great impact on the engineering community.
The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.teampipeline.us
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S6E9 Noah Burk | Asking Good Questions, RCM, & Macros
Being an Engineer
02/28/25 • 48 min
In this episode, Aaron Moncur sits down with Noah Burke, a certified SolidWorks professional and mechanical engineer, to explore the nuances of product design, engineering creativity, and the importance of asking the right questions. Noah shares insights from his journey at Pipeline and Colson Group, offering valuable advice for aspiring engineers.
Main Topics:
- Transitioning from hands-on assembly to product design
- The art of asking effective engineering questions
- Importance of SolidWorks certification
- Troubleshooting design challenges
- Emerging trends in 3D printing and product development
- Personal motivation and engineering passion
About the guest: Noah Burk is an experienced engineer with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a Minor in Manufacturing, along with a Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP) credential. He began his career at AccuBilt Automated Systems, where he contributed to drawing packages, design projects, and machine assembly. In 2022, he joined Pipeline Design & Engineering, developing advanced manufacturing processes, custom fixtures, and automated machines. Now, as a Product Design Engineer at Colson Group USA, Noah designs mobility solutions, ensuring performance, quality, and aesthetic standards. His career reflects a commitment to excellence, continuous learning, and adaptability.
Links:
Noah Burk - LinkedIn
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About Being An Engineer
The Being An Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technologies, people resources, and opportunities. We feature successful mechanical engineers and interview engineers who are passionate about their work and who made a great impact on the engineering community.
The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.teampipeline.us
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S5E20 Francis Lacoste | Vulnerability, Psychological Safety, & Befriending Uncertainty
Being an Engineer
05/17/24 • 49 min
Francis shares his journey from software engineer to engineering manager to coach. He discusses strategies for balancing product development and organizational growth when scaling teams quickly. Listeners will greatly benefit from Francis's insights on accelerating their careers, enhancing productivity, and adopting best technical and leadership practices. Join us as we delve into the wisdom and experiences of a coach who has been instrumental in shaping the success of numerous engineering leaders and teams across the industry.
Main Topics:
- Defining and onboarding new team members to a strong engineering culture to prevent cultural dilution when scaling.
- Maintaining high performance through accountability and focus on results.
- Fostering a collaborative and supportive culture.
About the guest: Francis Lacoste, a distinguished VPE and CTO coach, known for his exceptional ability to guide engineering leaders and teams toward achieving remarkable growth, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture. With a wealth of experience in addressing the unique challenges faced by fast-scaling tech startups, Francis has mastered the art of balancing product development with organizational development, all while maintaining a strong focus on emotional intelligence and effective leadership.
Links:
Francis Lacoste - LinkedIn
VPE and CTO coach Website
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📅 October 21-22, 2025
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Click here to learn more about simulation solutions from Simutech Group.
About Being An Engineer
The Being An Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technologies, people resources, and opportunities. We feature successful mechanical engineers and interview engineers who are passionate about their work and who made a great impact on the engineering community.
The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.teampipeline.us
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10/11/24 • 45 min
In the fifth episode of How to Accelerate the Speed of Engineering, host Aaron Moncur interviews Jim Gabriel. Jim shares his insights on overcoming common bottlenecks, effective decision-making, fostering psychological safety, cross-functional collaboration, data-driven performance improvement, and lessons learned from attempts to expedite engineering processes.
Main Topics:
- Identifying and addressing bottlenecks in engineering projects
- Empowering teams to make effective decisions
- Balancing autonomy and guidance for engineers
- Failing fast and failing cheap to drive innovation
- The role of leadership in creating a culture of acceleration
- Strategies for enhancing cross-functional collaboration
- Leveraging data and metrics to improve team performance
- Introducing new technologies and tools to streamline engineering
- Unconventional approaches to expedite engineering
- Enhancing communication and meeting effectiveness
- Lessons learned from attempts to accelerate engineering
About the guest: Jim Gabriel is a seasoned engineering leader whose most recent expertise lies in the medical device industry. As the Associate Director of Engineering at Abiomed, he played a crucial role in leading teams focused on the development of cutting-edge heart pump technologies that save lives. Jim holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering from Western Michigan University and a Master’s degree in Engineering Management from Northeastern University.
Links:
Jim Gabriel - LinkedIn
Archangel Operations Website
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📅 October 21-22, 2025
📍 Mesa Convention Center, AZ
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Click here to learn more about simulation solutions from Simutech Group.
About Being An Engineer
The Being An Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technologies, people resources, and opportunities. We feature successful mechanical engineers and interview engineers who are passionate about their work and who made a great impact on the engineering community.
The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.teampipeline.us
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09/13/24 • 62 min
In this third episode of the special series on Accelerating the Speed of Engineering, Joe Moak discusses key bottlenecks like changing requirements, development failures, and design challenges. He also covers strategies for managing scope changes, balancing problem-solving with team development, using tools to fail fast and cheaply, implementing checklists for success, and fostering psychological safety. Joe shares unconventional methods to expedite engineering, along with guiding principles and behaviors for teams.
Main Topics:
- Engineering acceleration challenges
- Managing scope changes and team dynamics
- Tools for rapid, inexpensive testing
- Checklists for engineering success
- Importance of psychological safety
- Unconventional methods to fast-track engineering
- Governing principles and behaviors in engineering
About the guest: Joe Moak is a seasoned mechanical engineer and product architect with a deep commitment to creating sustainable, user-centric products. Currently, he serves as a Senior Product Architect at Meta, where he focuses on introducing new technologies and developing product architectures. Joe is also the Founder and Chief Engineer at Maestro PD, a design engineering firm dedicated to helping clients bring high-quality hardware products to market. His extensive experience includes leadership roles at companies like Apple, Sonos, and NeuroPace, where he has driven innovation across various product lines.
Links:
Joe Moak - LinkedIn
Maestro PD Website
🚀 Join Us at PDX 2025! 🚀
PDX 2025 is the Product Development Expo designed for engineers who want hands-on training from industry experts. PDX focuses on practical skill-building, cutting-edge tools, and real-world solutions.
📅 October 21-22, 2025
📍 Mesa Convention Center, AZ
🔗 https://reg.eventmobi.com/product-development-expo-2025
Click here to learn more about simulation solutions from Simutech Group.
About Being An Engineer
The Being An Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technologies, people resources, and opportunities. We feature successful mechanical engineers and interview engineers who are passionate about their work and who made a great impact on the engineering community.
The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.teampipeline.us
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S2E32 An Engineer Who Sold His Engineering Podcast | Filip Valica
Being an Engineer
07/23/21 • 41 min
Filip Valica is a mechanical engineer, product line manager, and former co-host of another wonderful podcast you should know about called The Product Startup podcast, where they specialize in talking about taking ideas from invention to shelves. Filip no longer co-hosts the podcast, because he sold it, but he shared valuable insights from his personal experiences interviewing dozens of inventors he had on his show. It would be very valuable for us to bring him on our show to ask him questions about trends in R&D, engineering, inventing, and more.
The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.teampipeline.us.
Co-Host, Rafael Testai
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📅 October 21-22, 2025
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About Being An Engineer
The Being An Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technologies, people resources, and opportunities. We feature successful mechanical engineers and interview engineers who are passionate about their work and who made a great impact on the engineering community.
The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.teampipeline.us
S2E11 Building Cars for the Transformers 4 Movie, and Immersing Oneself in Hands-on Work | Nick Bauer
Being an Engineer
05/14/21 • 39 min
S6E19 Stuart Grant | MedTech Innovation
Being an Engineer
05/09/25 • 50 min
Join host Aaron Moncur as he sits down with Dr. Stuart Grant, a seasoned med tech innovator with over 25 years of experience at industry giants like Johnson & Johnson and DePuy. Dr. Grant shares his journey from design engineering to founding his own consultancy, offering invaluable insights into medical device development, regulatory challenges, and the future of medical technology.
Main Topics:
- Career progression in medical device engineering
- Challenges of starting a medical tech consultancy
- Regulatory differences across global markets
- Innovation strategies in medical technology
- Advice for young engineers
- Future trends in surgical robotics and AI
About the guest: Dr. Stuart Grant is a seasoned expert in the MedTech industry with over 20 years of experience at major companies like Johnson & Johnson and DePuy Synthes. In 2023, he founded Archetype MedTech, a consultancy that helps medical device companies achieve market approval through innovation strategy, technical evaluations, and team training. He holds advanced innovation and project management degrees and is a Chartered Engineer with several medical device patents. In addition to his technical work, Stuart lectures on innovation history and is a visual artist. His international experience and multidisciplinary expertise make him a key advisor for MedTech startups and scale-ups.
Links:
The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
Exactly How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
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📅 October 21-22, 2025
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🔗 https://reg.eventmobi.com/product-development-expo-2025
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About Being An Engineer
The Being An Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technologies, people resources, and opportunities. We feature successful mechanical engineers and interview engineers who are passionate about their work and who made a great impact on the engineering community.
The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.teampipeline.us
S5E10 Derek Pietz | Industrial Automation, Losing A Million Dollars, & Successful Startups
Being an Engineer
03/08/24 • 38 min
Derek Pietz shares his journey from engineering student to co-founding a successful automation startup and his current role leading engineering teams at Intuitive. He discusses the challenges of starting a company, lessons learned, and trends in the automation industry.
Main Topics:
- Engineering career path
- Founding and growing a startup
- Challenges and pivots
- Prioritizing work/life balance
- Designing robotic surgery equipment
- Improving team morale
- Communication best practices
- Future of AI and vision systems in automation
About the guest: Our guest today is Derek Pietz, the Director of Automation Equipment and Test Engineering at Intuitive, a trailblazing company at the forefront of robotic-assisted surgery. Prior to his role at Intuitive, Derek has been a part of four start-up ventures including one as a co-founder. He has built and led engineering and operations teams, designed machines, run a P/L, pitched investors, obsessed over supply chain, developed sales strategies, taught robots to make pizza and fixed customer problems.
Links:
Derek Pietz - LinkedIn
Intuitive website
🚀 Join Us at PDX 2025! 🚀
PDX 2025 is the Product Development Expo designed for engineers who want hands-on training from industry experts. PDX focuses on practical skill-building, cutting-edge tools, and real-world solutions.
📅 October 21-22, 2025
📍 Mesa Convention Center, AZ
🔗 https://reg.eventmobi.com/product-development-expo-2025
Click here to learn more about simulation solutions from Simutech Group.
About Being An Engineer
The Being An Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technologies, people resources, and opportunities. We feature successful mechanical engineers and interview engineers who are passionate about their work and who made a great impact on the engineering community.
The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.teampipeline.us
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FAQ
How many episodes does Being an Engineer have?
Being an Engineer currently has 405 episodes available.
What topics does Being an Engineer cover?
The podcast is about Podcasts, Technology, Science and Engineering.
What is the most popular episode on Being an Engineer?
The episode title 'S1E05 From Genetics to Mechanical Engineering | Rafael Testai' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Being an Engineer?
The average episode length on Being an Engineer is 46 minutes.
How often are episodes of Being an Engineer released?
Episodes of Being an Engineer are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Being an Engineer?
The first episode of Being an Engineer was released on Apr 15, 2020.
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