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Poll: Are You a Systems Integrator or Other Type of Engineer?

We would like to get a sense of the types of engineers on element14 with respect to a manufacturing environment. For this poll, we would like to get all engineers to respond to the selections posted below.

 

Vote below in the category that best describes your professional work. You can leave a comment, if you feel that is most appropriate.

 

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  • System integrator engineers: specialize in knowing about all of the available technologies and delivering combinations of them, tied together with some custom engineering, to provide a complete (but often non-reusable) turnkey solution for a manufacturer’s specific need. System integrators are third-party personnel that work for or with O.E.M. manufacturing engineers.

 

  • OEM Manufacturing Engineers: work for an original equipment manufacturer in the design of manufacturing facilities, processes, machinery, testing, automation, etc. Could oversee the work of a Systems Integrator.

  • are you a systems integrator or other type of engineer?
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  • rsc
    rsc over 5 years ago +4
    When you're the only engineer in a group, you must do everything. Some days I draw schematics and build circuits. Some days I do AutoCad drawings for 3d prints. Some days I write programs in C, Matlab…
  • clem57
    clem57 over 5 years ago in reply to rsc +2
    My near term goal:
  • BigG
    BigG over 5 years ago +1
    I could relate to the systems integration engineer description, except for the last sentence " System integrators are third-party personnel that work for or with O.E.M. manufacturing engineers. " In my…
  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo over 5 years ago

    Not an Engineer but definitely fall into the category of system integrator.

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  • DAB
    DAB over 5 years ago

    I am a retired Systems Engineer.

     

    I used to apply analysis to all system components for advanced aerospace projects.

     

    DAB

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  • glennvanderveer
    glennvanderveer over 5 years ago

    I am a Software Engineer but I also have started Electronic design (schematic, not PCB layout [yet])

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  • rscasny
    rscasny over 5 years ago in reply to BigG

    Maybe my definition is too restrictive. Perhaps I had to modify it. Thanks for pointing it out.

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  • BigG
    BigG over 5 years ago

    I could relate to the systems integration engineer description, except for the last sentence "System integrators are third-party personnel that work for or with O.E.M. manufacturing engineers."

     

    In my experience that is not always the case as they can often work for and with the client and these types would then be OEM agnostic.

     

    But maybe this is industry or geographic specific.

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  • clem57
    clem57 over 5 years ago in reply to rsc

    My near term goal:

     

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  • rsc
    rsc over 5 years ago

    When you're the only engineer in a group, you must do everything.

    Some days I draw schematics and build circuits.

    Some days I do AutoCad drawings for 3d prints.

    Some days I write programs in C, Matlab, or Python

    Some days I machine aluminum on a milling machine or weld steel bars together.

    Some days I teach classes.

    Some days I build MET towers and collect data.

    I don't think I fit into any predefined "Type" of engineer

    For a while, I was an Engineering Manager (more money, more stress, less fun)

    I've been an Applications Engineer, Product Development Engineer, Research Engineer, Simulations Engineer, Supplier Quality Engineer, Test Engineer

    In 10 years I hope to be a retired engineer........

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