Send us Fan Mail

This is Ian’s second appearance on the BAE podcast, a distinction shared by only one a handful of others. Ian McEachern is back to talk about R&D engineering today, in this, episode 5 of 6 of our R&D series, exploring what it is to be an R&D engineer, and how this role is unique from other engineering roles.

For over 15 years, Ian has been helping cutting edge companies design highly complex products including artificial hearts, blood pumps, and class III medical devices. Products Ian has designed are in Times Square, the Disney Parks, the Smithsonian, and implanted in people around the world.

Aaron Moncur, host

PDX 2026 is October 20-21 in Phoenix, AZ. Attendee tickets are 50% off August 3-7 only. Learn more and register at https://pdexpo.engineer/ 

Subscribe to the show to get notified so you don't miss new episodes every Friday.

The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment like cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us at www.teampipeline.us

Watch the show on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@TeamPipelineus