How to deal with nuances in PCB design and manufacturing? In today’s episode, Dave Young the owner of Young Circuits Design and founder of BlueStamp Engineering, and I will discuss mitigating risk factors early in the stage of electronic design.

Dave will also tell a story about his path to entrepreneurship as an engineer and his inspiration behind founding BlueStamp Engineering, a hands-on engineering program for high school students to design and create technology projects that they get to keep, from scratch!

Listen, watch enjoy, and make sure to check the additional resources below.

Show Highlights:

• Dave’s background, and the early days of his now 12-year designing firm

• He learned most of his skills from his previous position as a Senior Design Engineer at Keithley Instruments

• Expectations vs. reality in manufacturing

• How to deal with hardware level risk?

• Dave shares that he found his happy place working with small teams

• Zach emphasized the focus on the “value you can create” as an engineer

• There is no fool-proof footprint

• What should be manufactured domestically?

• How do engage the next generation of engineers to become more involved and interested in innovation and creating new things?

Links and Resources:

Connect with Dave Young on LinkedIn

Visit Young Circuit Designs Website

Learn more about the BlueStamp Engineering programs

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