Category Archives: Role & Responsibility


Feb10
Waiver, Concession & Deviation in Electronics Manufacturing: Engineer’s Guide to Risk Checks & Self-Protection

Caption: Every time I’m asked to sign a waive/concession approval, I can’t help but feel uneasy. (Boss asks you to approve a concession? How engineers protect themselves from taking the blame.) Have you ever been in this situation? It’s late … Continue reading

Nov20
Lessons from My First Days on the Electronics Assembly Line: How I Earned Respect as a Rookie Engineer

Thinking back to my first day working at an electronics assembly factory, I was hired as a Product Engineer. This role is actually quite similar to that of a Process Engineer, but at that time, Workingbear only had experience in … Continue reading

Nov10
Attitude Determines Everything — The Making of an Engineer

An engineer must be grounded, hands-on, and unafraid to get their hands dirty — learning by doing and using practical experience to verify theory. Because of his job, Workingbear often visits various professional electronics manufacturing service (EMS) factories and spends … Continue reading

Nov03
Introducing the Role and Responsibilities of Project Management (PM) in Electronics Companies

Anyone who works in the electronics industry should be familiar with the role of a PM — short for Project Management. Almost every company involved in R&D or contract manufacturing has PMs. In fact, not just electronics — most industries … Continue reading

Oct22
Engineers, You’re Actually Doctors — Just for a Different Kind of Patient

When you think about it, doctors are really just engineers who work on people instead of machines. Their methods and processes are surprisingly similar. So, engineers — you’re basically doctors too, just with different patients! Einstein once said, “An expert … Continue reading