Engineers Talk by YXnotZ
This podcast is by engineers for engineers and anyone interested in technology. The hosts, Mel Pardo and Jenn Vang, both aerospace engineers, talk about their educational and professional experiences as well as interesting topics within the industry. Additionally, they bring in guest speakers to share their stories and expertise. Join them in their conversation by tuning into this podcast.
Episodes
12 episodes
Job Hopping: Navigating Today's Career Shifts
Are Gen-Zers changing jobs too frequently? Millennials are also not far behind in terms of switching jobs more frequently than in the past. Mel left her first job right after college, staying for almost three years, and Jenn followed suit a few...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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35:29
Women in Engineering
In this episode we discussed what it is to be a woman in the engineering industry. For this conversation we invited an amazing woman, Aditi Ratnaparkhi. Aditi works at Maxar technologies s a deputy systems engineering manager for the pow...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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54:39
Engineering Memes & Automation with The Engineering Memes Guy
In this episode we interview the 'engineeringmemesguy', Eduardo Flores. We learn about his passion for engineering, how it all started and how he became an entrepreneur. We also talk about Automation, controls engineering, Artificial Inte...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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42:46
Episode 8 - Life After College: What now?
In this episode Jenn and I talk about our experiences after college. The good, the bad and the things we did that we never thought we would such as going back to school for a masters. Join us for this episode!
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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31:22
Episode 7 - Green vs Blue
In this episode we talk about the deep ocean, why the ocean is so important for the planet, how green tech is becoming a threat to the ocean and how engineers can get involved. For this topic, our guest marine biologist and writer, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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52:10
Episode 6 - Startup vs Big Company
What is best? Startup or big company life? Well, like any engineer would say, it depends. In this episode our guest, Evelyn Haynes, Jen and I explore the pros and cons of both. Join us for this very compelling topic.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:04:07
Episode 5 - 3D Printing: From Space to Comic-Con
In this episode we talk about additive manufacturing with our guest Gina Ghiglieri. She shares her experience as a student learning 3D printing, leading Formula SAE, and now working as a manager leading space additive manufacturing at M...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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41:17
Episode 4 - What is Formula SAE?
In this episode we explore The Society of Automotive Engineers International collegiate competitions, Formula SAE, Formula SAE Electric, and BAJA, to name a few. We focus on Formula SAE - what it is, why so many students join every year, and ho...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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54:36
Episode 3 - Coding My Life Away
In this episode, we talk about what software engineering is all about. Our guest Evan Shui tell us everything about his work as a software engineer for Confluent and his high school and college experience trying to figure out ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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44:50
Episode 2 - Batteries and Veggie Burritos
Let's talk about batteries, renewable energy, and burritos. In this episode, we explore how batteries can help combat climate change with our guest speaker, Jack Fogelquist. A Ph.D. student at UC Davis studying how to repurpose batteries that h...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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34:07