A View of Engineering in Industry for a New Engineer

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1 A View of Engineering in Industry for a New Engineer Its a about integration.. Mort Pearson, P.E. Design Chief, PW Feow Goba Services Engineering Pratt & Whitney

2 Engineering in industry is.from one view point of a design engineer in industry. Defining or improving a technica or process configuration through anaysis and modeing, and synthesis so that.. a muti-discipinary requirements (such as mfg cost, process capabiity, performance, durabiity, maintainabiity) are integrated in a way that. customer and program requirements for the device or process are met

3 Engineering daiy ife is.. Reqt s Verification Concept Preim Design Detaied Design Vaidate with test artice Service Integration of often conficting requirements, i defined (or not defined), and aways time dependent Interaction requiring a highy deveoped sense of creativity and synergy overaid on a command of technica fundamentas

4 What s a product team? Component Requirements - Performance, Cost, Schedue Technica Discipine Technica Discipine Anaytica Mode coarse quaitative topoogy, Integrated Product Team Design Criteria, product experience, mfg capabiity Mechanica Design Integrate anaytica, program characteristics and product experience to mechanica concepts Configuration meets technica requirements? Manufacturing Engineering Product Definition- Transate mechanica concepts to manufacturing instructions Technica Discipine

5 What s ife ike for the new engineer? A fire hose of information streams.. The oca earning curve.. Two dimensions of professiona ife Technica. we defined, ocay optimized toos, methods, criteria quaity systems / reguatory requirements proficiency eve sef awareness Cost, quaity and speed awareness Administrative Compensation and benefits administration (pay, vacation days, sick days.) Trave Career Management (opportunities, interviews.etc) the boss

6 Career Path Success Characteristics Engineering Design Competencies Abiity to visuaize and frame concepts mentay - in 3 dimensions if needed Communication skis - written, verba and presentation Interpersona skis for integrating the resuts of speciaists soutions that optimize conficting requirements The abiity use fundamenta engineering concepts and cacuations, and sma computer modes to quicky assess the vaidity of design concepts. Fuency within the Mode Driven Process = CAD / anaytica toos mastery

7 Geographic and Cutura Integration Severa add-ins are necessary for interpersona skis needed for smooth communication in different cutures East Hartford, CT North Berwick, ME Lansing, MI Minneapois, MN Rocky Hi, CT Stavanger, Norway Ireand Tusa, OK Ukraine Springdae, AR Japan San Diego, CA Taiwan Grand Prairie, TX Daas, TX San Antonio, TX San Antonio Center Cheshire CT Singapore New Zeaand Coumbus OH

8 Tech Information Systems Integration Produces much better understanding of requirements, but significanty raises the effort required to expoit the information Product Requirements Product Definition Engrg Anaysis Mechanica Design FEA - Ansys Modeing/ Drafting CFD Heat Transfer Secondary Fow UG master mode Fie Archiva UG Fie Visuaization Mfg Engrg/ Tooing MQI Sheets, NC pgms, inst sheets CAPP II Too Design NC Programming MQI Sheets, NC pgms, inst sheets Configuration Management Drawing Archiva Mfg Operations Quaity Product Assy CMM NC/CL Machining Laser Driing Inspection PW Lathe PW Mi Parts, Modues, Visuaizations, Quaity data NC Machining NC Cutting CLM pgms, inst sheets, CMM pgms Kitting Parts, Modues, Quaity data Assy Ops Daiy Sched BOM structure, assy instructions Engines Configuration Management Customer Tech Support Cust Supt Eq Tech Pubs Customer

9 Responsibiities.. Why A The Fuss? - Engineers are often at the sharp end of the stick -- it s aways serious business It s a whirwind often makes the adrenaine fow its a home for creativity Mort s persona gads Daiy sense of having done something Briiant, mature peope surround me; unbeievabe resources are avaiabe to sove any probem Mort s persona sads anaysis paraysis and bureaucracy of corporate ife Diminishing perceived vaue in society of technica exceence

10 Career Path Notes

11 Career Path Phiosophy The ony difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not." --Chares Barkey Individuas have responsibiity for their own deveopment and job satisfaction The best opportunities are usuay with one's current position The energy for performance improvement is generated by commitment to persona motivators Organizationa and individua success are best attained by buiding on strengths Manager/empoyee communication is the key to performance, morae, and retention of vaued empoyees Feedback is essentia for improvement and deveopment to occur.

12 Career Panning Process.. Surround yoursef with amazingy inteigent men and women. The peope I work with not ony are smarter than I am, possessing both inteectua and emotiona inteigence, but aso share my determination to succeed. I wi not make an important decision without them." --George Steinbrenner Determine your goas, short and ong term (you decide what this means) Take honest inventory of yoursef - what persona skis and knowedge do you have? (or not have?) Pan to get to your goas - anayze opportunities Compare your persona inventory to the requirements for the opportunityanayze your gaps and strengths Pan and execute your actions Review where you are reative to the pan Make changes to the pan if necessary

13 Career Path Overview Two Career Ladders. Sr VP Engrg Prgm Director Assoc. Feow Feow Sr Feow Tech Spec Project Engineer Chief Engr Grp Ldr Mod Mgr Prod Team Mgr Prod Team Deputy Chief Engr Tech Spec Bus Mgr Project Engineer Senior Engineer Senior Engineer Engineer Design/Anaytica Engineer Project/Program Engineering Associate Engineering Associate