# S1E40 How To Develop Products for Farmers & the NBA | Kailee Hanratty

- Show: [Being an Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer)
- Published: 2020-10-02
- Length: 44m
- Episode: 40
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-10-02-s1e40-how-to-develop-products-for-farmers-the-nba-kailee-hanratty

## Summary

Kailee Hanratty, a mechanical engineer who worked at Plexus Corp, discusses her journey from civil to mechanical engineering and her work on specialized prosthetics for farmers and ergonomic seating for the Milwaukee Bucks. She details the design of a rugged, plug-and-play prosthetic interface for agricultural machinery and an adjustable, heated NBA bench chair validated through thermal and performance testing. Hanratty also describes her time at Plexus, focusing on a complex test fixture for a cardiac atherectomy device that saved significant engineering hours by simulating full surgical conditions.

## Chapters

- [0:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-10-02-s1e40-how-to-develop-products-for-farmers-the-nba-kailee-hanratty#t=14) Introduction: Kailee Hanratty and Engineering Background
- [13:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-10-02-s1e40-how-to-develop-products-for-farmers-the-nba-kailee-hanratty#t=826) Rugged Prosthetic Design for Farmers
- [18:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-10-02-s1e40-how-to-develop-products-for-farmers-the-nba-kailee-hanratty#t=1095) Ergonomic NBA Bench Chair for Milwaukee Bucks
- [23:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-10-02-s1e40-how-to-develop-products-for-farmers-the-nba-kailee-hanratty#t=1415) Working at Plexus Corp: Culture and Scale
- [32:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-10-02-s1e40-how-to-develop-products-for-farmers-the-nba-kailee-hanratty#t=1930) Test Fixture for Cardiac Atherectomy Device
- [40:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-10-02-s1e40-how-to-develop-products-for-farmers-the-nba-kailee-hanratty#t=2406) Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and Asking Questions

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Plexus Corp (company)
- Milwaukee Bucks (company)
- SolidWorks (tool)
- cardiac atherectomy device (product)
- Pipeline Design & Engineering (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [#019 - Chairless chair, with Keith Gunura of noonee, Switzerland](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-hardware-entrepreneur/2017-03-29-019-chairless-chair-with-keith-gunura-of-noonee-switzerland) (The Hardware Entrepreneur)
- [011: DIY Design & Manufacture of a Basketball Training Tool with Tony Devine of The Original Profender](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2016-06-28-011-diy-design-manufacture-of-a-basketball-training-tool-with-tony-devine-of-the) (Product Startup)
- [T-24-005 : Kaleen Canevari - Mechanical Engineer to Connected Fitness CEO](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/tradeoffs/2024-12-11-t-24-005-kaleen-canevari-mechanical-engineer-to-connected-fitness-ceo) (TRADEOFFS)
- [21. AI Rescues Firefighters, NASA Prints Spacecraft Parts, Plug & Play Prosthetics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-06-08-21-ai-rescues-firefighters-nasa-prints-spacecraft-parts-plug-play-prosthetics) (The Next Byte Podcast)
- [Ep 330: Hover Turtles, Dull Designs, and K'nex Computers](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-07-25-ep-330-hover-turtles-dull-designs-and-knex-computers) (Hackaday Podcast)

## Citing this page

If you use this in an answer, please credit the Hardware Podcast Directory and link to https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-10-02-s1e40-how-to-develop-products-for-farmers-the-nba-kailee-hanratty. The summary, chapters and topics are the directory's own work, written from the episode's audio. The episode itself, its title and its audio belong to Being an Engineer.