Mastering Your PCB Design Tool as the Industry Evolves

In this episode, Stephen Chavez, the chairman of the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) will generously share his work experience and how he sees the evolution of the electronics industry. This is a not-to-be-missed episode as it will give you enough courage and motivation to keep on learning to become a successful electronics and design engineer of today’s generation! Make sure to check additional show notes and resources here - https://resources.altium.com/p/mastering-your-pcb-design-tool-industry-evolves 2:36 Stephen and Zach’s best advice on how to get on top of things as the electronics industry evolves 08:03 Stephen’s career evolution in the electronics industry and his affiliation with PCEA (Printed Circuit Engineering Association) The need for cross-collaboration as designing changes and gets complex 04:45 Digital thread or model-based design 07:18The importance of tool training 10:13 PCEA’s mission to the next generation engineers 12:23 What do you need to consider when designing circuit boards 13:26 Designer’s triangle () 15:11 Intricate details that go into designing a board 15:59 What it takes to fabricate and assemble a printed circuit board especially for young engineers 20:18 Manufacturing aspect - filtering your suppliers 26:13 Mistakes engineers make when choosing the materials for design 28:52 Balancing success in circuit design 33:28 Engineering learning practice in the past vs today 38:02 MCAD, CAD for tool collaboration 42:02 Autorouting in RF designs Checkout additional Show notes and resources here: 👉 https://resources.altium.com/p/mastering-your-pcb-design-tool-industry-evolves Listen on the go, download this episode now: 👉 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/i7qtea/OnTrack_StephenChavez1.mp3 Altium 365: Where the World Designs Electronics: 👉 https://www.altium.com/altium-365 Download your Altium Designer Free Trial: 👉 https://www.altium.com/altium-trial-flow Learn more about Nexar 👉https://nexar.com/ Join the PCB Design Community and Listen to the OnTrack Podcast. Podcast Homepage: https://www.altium.com/podcast To subscribe on iTunes: https://goo.gl/uVnqMx Or subscribe to any of your favorite Podcast Apps. Follow Altium on Twitter: https://twitter.com/altium Follow Altium on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/altium/ Follow Altium on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AltiumOfficial/ #weengineertogether