# Pradyut Paul | CAD Data Management, Part Numbering, and Project Management for Hardware Teams

- Show: [Being an Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer)
- Published: 2022-09-30
- Length: 47m
- Episode: 37
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-09-30-pradyut-paul-cad-data-management-part-numbering-and-project-management-for-hardw
- Listen: https://teampipeline.us/pradyut-paul-project-management/

## Summary

Pradyut Paul, who managed iPhone hardware programs at Apple and co-founded Bild, explains why hardware teams are migrating from legacy PDM systems like SolidWorks PDM to cloud-native solutions. He details how Bild solves the friction of cross-functional communication by enabling web-based 3D viewing, redlining, and checkout/check-in workflows without requiring CAD licenses. Paul also outlines best practices for part numbering schemas and discusses the cost and implementation advantages of modern PDM over traditional on-premise servers.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-09-30-pradyut-paul-cad-data-management-part-numbering-and-project-management-for-hardw#t=0) Introduction: Pradyut Paul and Bild
- [2:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-09-30-pradyut-paul-cad-data-management-part-numbering-and-project-management-for-hardw#t=164) Paul's Career at Raytheon, Tracker, and Apple
- [5:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-09-30-pradyut-paul-cad-data-management-part-numbering-and-project-management-for-hardw#t=321) Bild's Cloud-Native PDM vs. SolidWorks PDM
- [13:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-09-30-pradyut-paul-cad-data-management-part-numbering-and-project-management-for-hardw#t=810) Cost Comparison and Implementation Costs
- [17:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-09-30-pradyut-paul-cad-data-management-part-numbering-and-project-management-for-hardw#t=1042) Solving Version Conflicts and Data Security
- [24:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-09-30-pradyut-paul-cad-data-management-part-numbering-and-project-management-for-hardw#t=1464) User Experience, Local Caching, and Apple Lessons
- [34:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-09-30-pradyut-paul-cad-data-management-part-numbering-and-project-management-for-hardw#t=2066) Part Numbering Best Practices and Smart Schemas
- [39:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-09-30-pradyut-paul-cad-data-management-part-numbering-and-project-management-for-hardw#t=2383) Company Sustainability and Future Roadmap

## Topics

- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Bild (company)
- SolidWorks PDM (tool)
- Apple (company)
- Raytheon Space and Homeland Systems (company)
- Tracker (company)
- iPhone 8 (product)
- iPhone 11 (product)
- AirTags (product)
- OneDrive (tool)
- Jira (tool)
- Slack (tool)
- Creo (tool)
- NX (tool)
- ITAR (other)

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