Re: IEE or IEEE

From: Paul E. Bennett (peb_at_amleth.demon.co.uk)
Date: 10/12/04 

Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 19:36:18 +0100

Joerg wrote:

> Hi Ian,
>
>>Indeed, in many of the designs I have been involved in, a very high degree
>>of innovation is necessary to achieve the cost/performance targets for
>>which a high level of knowledge outside your own specific discipline is
>>required (and can include disciplines other than just electronics and
>>software)..
>>
>>
> That's why I used to present candidates with an actual or recent
> problem. How would they go about it? Can they think holistic? Are they
> willing to? In the case of SW folks I did sometimes ask them to come to
> the lab with me and try to trigger a Tek scope on a signal from a
> circuit or pulse generator. To be fair, HW engineers would be asked
> about what an interrupt latency is.

We recently took on another chap as a prototype wireman to assist with the
workload of geting a new experimental rig up and running in pretty sdhort
order. On Monday he said "you didn't ask about doing mechanics, cryogenics
and operating this stuff in the interview". True enough, but we had already
figured out that he was quite versatile fromk his CV and the interview.

For my part, as a Systems Engineer, I have certainly learned a lot about
High Energy Plasma Physics, Cryogenics, Low Temperature Measurements
techniques, behaviour of gases and liquid gases, and High vacuum pumping
systems to add to what I already knew of Motion Control Systems, Load and
Torque Measurements, Power Control, PLC programming, Forth Programming and
basic electronics.

Whoever expects engineering to be shoehorned into narrow confines had
better reconsider. The trick to being a good engineer is to be open to
learning new stuff continuously.

So, the people you look for need to exhibit this openess to continued
day-by-day learning, whatever way they come to you. 

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