# Sarah Bilger | How Not to Give Up, & Time Management Strategies

- Show: [Being an Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer)
- Published: 2023-05-12
- Length: 48m
- Episode: 18
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-05-12-sarah-bilger-how-not-to-give-up-time-management-strategies
- Listen: https://teampipeline.us/sarah-bilger-time-management/

## Summary

Sarah Bilger, a mechanical engineer at Integrated Project Services (IPS), discusses her career in HVAC engineering for large-scale biotech and pharmaceutical facilities, emphasizing the importance of persistence and time management. She details her work using Revit and CAD for complex infrastructure coordination, while advocating for greater inclusion and representation of women in STEM fields. Bilger shares strategies for overcoming imposter syndrome and balancing motherhood with a demanding engineering career, highlighting the value of mentorship and organizational systems.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-05-12-sarah-bilger-how-not-to-give-up-time-management-strategies#t=0) Introduction: Sarah Bilger and IPS
- [0:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-05-12-sarah-bilger-how-not-to-give-up-time-management-strategies#t=18) Becoming an Engineer and Early Influences
- [0:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-05-12-sarah-bilger-how-not-to-give-up-time-management-strategies#t=18) Engineering at IPS: HVAC and Large-Scale Projects
- [0:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-05-12-sarah-bilger-how-not-to-give-up-time-management-strategies#t=18) Challenges for Women in STEM and Imposter Syndrome
- [0:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-05-12-sarah-bilger-how-not-to-give-up-time-management-strategies#t=18) Balancing Motherhood and Engineering Careers
- [0:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-05-12-sarah-bilger-how-not-to-give-up-time-management-strategies#t=18) Time Management and Organization Strategies
- [0:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-05-12-sarah-bilger-how-not-to-give-up-time-management-strategies#t=18) Frustrations and Joys in Engineering Work

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Integrated Project Services (company)
- Revit (tool)
- CAD (tool)
- Pipeline Design & Engineering (company)
- entering motherhood (product)

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