I've been having a heck of a time finding a job (biomed hiring freezes in the area right now), so I've decided to take a bit of time to figure out what are the skills people want of an engineer. I also have some questions I would like some veteran engineers to help explain so I really get/can do them.
What are the top 25 skills you would want in an engineer?
Some things that I would like cleared up.
1. Design of Experiments- I get that it is to reduce variance by simultaneously comparing things all at once, but I've never actually had to do it. Could someone offer a better example than wikipedia? i.e. like a simple four variable scenario, and then how do you actually do it, I've seen some excel sheets, but I don't know how to work them.
2. At a recent interview, the guy asked about SQL, as a computer guy I was like, Standard Query Language? He exasperatedly said, " God, don't they teach you kids anything these days" He never told me what it meant, but I'm guessing it would be specified quality level. What are the ins and outs of that? Isn't just making sure a product and a high enough % of that product reaches specification?
3. ANOVA our profs never really covered it, but analysis of variance is essentially looking at the distribution of your product specs to figure out what factors you should modify to get it closer to a delta function on the desired specifcation right?
4. Process Capability - Basically, what your lines can push out, at what speed, and what quality right?
5. Statistical Process Control- I'm assuming using your anova and other stats to fine tune your manufacturing lines.
6. Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing- 1/1million error rates, keep scrap down and such right, why is it a big deal? It seems like this should be a given in the first place, make it as efficient as possible, that is kind of the role of engineering.
Also, what programs should an engineer know? What do you use at your place of business?
ProE, AutoCAD, SolidWorks? What about for statistic stuff? Matlab?
It is kind of a broad ranging question and anything that will make me a more competent engineer would be appreciated.
What are the top 25 skills you would want in an engineer?
Some things that I would like cleared up.
1. Design of Experiments- I get that it is to reduce variance by simultaneously comparing things all at once, but I've never actually had to do it. Could someone offer a better example than wikipedia? i.e. like a simple four variable scenario, and then how do you actually do it, I've seen some excel sheets, but I don't know how to work them.
2. At a recent interview, the guy asked about SQL, as a computer guy I was like, Standard Query Language? He exasperatedly said, " God, don't they teach you kids anything these days" He never told me what it meant, but I'm guessing it would be specified quality level. What are the ins and outs of that? Isn't just making sure a product and a high enough % of that product reaches specification?
3. ANOVA our profs never really covered it, but analysis of variance is essentially looking at the distribution of your product specs to figure out what factors you should modify to get it closer to a delta function on the desired specifcation right?
4. Process Capability - Basically, what your lines can push out, at what speed, and what quality right?
5. Statistical Process Control- I'm assuming using your anova and other stats to fine tune your manufacturing lines.
6. Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing- 1/1million error rates, keep scrap down and such right, why is it a big deal? It seems like this should be a given in the first place, make it as efficient as possible, that is kind of the role of engineering.
Also, what programs should an engineer know? What do you use at your place of business?
ProE, AutoCAD, SolidWorks? What about for statistic stuff? Matlab?
It is kind of a broad ranging question and anything that will make me a more competent engineer would be appreciated.
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