What’s on the design engineer’s mind in 2020, the year pundits claim will change the workplace forever with the option to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic? The electronic design arena is ...

In my last column, I highlighted some of the results of our “Mind of the Engineer” research (Reference 1). Most of that column comprised answers to aided-response—multiple-choice—questions. But EDN ...

The May 4 issue of The New Yorker takes a look at the mind of the engineer. Ostensibly, Malcolm Gladwell, the author, is writing about automotive safety. But his description of the life of Denny Gioia ...

A post by software engineer Shreya on X has sparked a lively debate about job security and work-life balance. In her post, Shreya reflects on her father’s advice to pursue a career in civil services ...

Jim Krebs reflects on a rich, full life of serving his country, designing airplane engines, collecting art, and giving back to Northwestern Engineering. The way Jim Krebs ('45) figures it, an airplane ...

Perhaps one of the most difficult tasks I experienced as a chief engineer was trying to explain to my manager that the interference to our FM signal during morning drive was not our antenna or the ...