Over the years, I’ve noticed that engineering teams fall into two camps: reactive and proactive. As one might guess, the most successful teams are proactive. They identify potential problems before they occur and put into play a series of contingency plans that allow them to navigate the issues nearly seamlessly. On the other hand, reactive … Continue reading 3 Tips for Avoiding “Reactive” Engineering
Category: Career Management
5 Tips for Becoming More Agile
Nearly every embedded software team I encounter is interested in becoming more agile. Adopting Agile practices can dramatically improve how agile a team is. Businesses and developers all want to be able to deliver faster. We don’t want the headache of late and buggy code, yet we often just accept that is what life is … Continue reading 5 Tips for Becoming More Agile
5 Tips to Successfully Manage Engineering Talent Shortages
There are two big problems facing technology companies in the United States today; microprocessor supply chains and engineering talent shortages. If you are experiencing one of these issues, or heaven forbid both, you’re not alone. The good news is that there are things that can be done to help minimize the impact of these issues. … Continue reading 5 Tips to Successfully Manage Engineering Talent Shortages
5 Embedded Technologies to Master in 2022
Happy New Year! I always enjoy the start of a new year. The opportunity to reflect on what went well and didn’t last year and continue making improvements is fun. Every year, I take some time to examine different embedded technologies, mainly related to microcontroller-based systems. The purpose of reviewing these technologies is to provide … Continue reading 5 Embedded Technologies to Master in 2022
3 Tips for Delivering Software Projects On-Time Every Time
Delivering embedded systems on-time is a struggle for many developers and teams. From time-to-time, I’ve struggled with delivering on-time as well. I think it’s part of the human condition or at least the software developers’ condition. After some consideration, I’ve realized that there are generally 3 tips that can be followed to improve the chances … Continue reading 3 Tips for Delivering Software Projects On-Time Every Time
5 Skills Every Developer Needs in 2021
The end of the year is always a favorite time of mine. Yes, I enjoy the Christmas lights, egg nog and the general holiday cheer, but I also enjoy the opportunity to strategize about the upcoming year. The end of the year is a great time to look at what went right and wrong this … Continue reading 5 Skills Every Developer Needs in 2021
5 Tips for Expanding your Embedded Skills
As embedded systems engineers, we work in a field that is constantly changing. Not only does change come quickly, the amount of work and the skills we need in order to successfully do our jobs is constantly expanding. A firmware engineer used to need to know the microcontroller hardware and assembly language. Today, they need … Continue reading 5 Tips for Expanding your Embedded Skills
Book Review: Embedded Systems Architecture
Author: Danielle Lacamera Published: 2018 Target Audience: Entry-level Engineers (0 – 3 Years’ Experience) Jacob’s Rating: 5 Stars Embedded Systems Architecture is an excellent book for entry-level engineers who are looking to gain a deeper understanding of microcontroller hardware. The book covers all the fundamentals that are often either quickly covered in college covers or … Continue reading Book Review: Embedded Systems Architecture
5 Tips for Growing Your Embedded Software Skills
Embedded engineers face many challenges when developing an embedded product, but one challenge engineers face that is often overlooked is how to maintain and develop their embedded systems skills. Society often expects us to be perfect and all-knowing, but the fact is we humans are far from it. It’s a well-known fact that people forget … Continue reading 5 Tips for Growing Your Embedded Software Skills
7 Tips for engineering students
With college classes now back in session, I thought it would be a good idea to provide a few engineering tips for our up and coming developers. There are many engineering lessons to learn but one that every engineering graduate quickly learns after graduating college is that despite being educated for years on engineering theories … Continue reading 7 Tips for engineering students