# S5E37 Joe Moak | How to Accelerate the Speed of Engineering, Episode 3

- Show: [Being an Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer)
- Published: 2024-09-13
- Length: 1h 03m
- Episode: 37
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-09-13-s5e37-joe-moak-how-to-accelerate-the-speed-of-engineering-episode-3
- Listen: https://teampipeline.us/joe-moak-accelerate-engineering/

## Summary

Joe Moak, Senior Product Architect at Meta and founder of Maestro PD, discusses strategies to accelerate engineering speed, drawing on his experience at Apple, Sonos, and NeuroPace. He identifies changing requirements, process overhead, and late-stage discovery of design issues as primary bottlenecks. Moak advocates for parallel path development, rapid low-fidelity prototyping to maximize 'shots on goal,' and strict checklists for DFM and tooling release to prevent costly errors. He also emphasizes fostering psychological safety and using governing principles over rigid rules to empower teams.

## Chapters

- [0:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-09-13-s5e37-joe-moak-how-to-accelerate-the-speed-of-engineering-episode-3#t=35) Introduction and Bottlenecks in Engineering Speed
- [7:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-09-13-s5e37-joe-moak-how-to-accelerate-the-speed-of-engineering-episode-3#t=423) Managing Scope Changes and Team Dynamics
- [14:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-09-13-s5e37-joe-moak-how-to-accelerate-the-speed-of-engineering-episode-3#t=849) Balancing Mentorship and Problem Solving
- [22:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-09-13-s5e37-joe-moak-how-to-accelerate-the-speed-of-engineering-episode-3#t=1320) Parallel Path Development and Rapid Prototyping
- [33:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-09-13-s5e37-joe-moak-how-to-accelerate-the-speed-of-engineering-episode-3#t=1982) Checklists for DFM, Tooling, and Fabrication
- [39:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-09-13-s5e37-joe-moak-how-to-accelerate-the-speed-of-engineering-episode-3#t=2399) Fostering Psychological Safety and Bad News
- [48:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-09-13-s5e37-joe-moak-how-to-accelerate-the-speed-of-engineering-episode-3#t=2916) CAD Tools: NX Hybrid Modeling and Unconventional Tactics
- [58:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-09-13-s5e37-joe-moak-how-to-accelerate-the-speed-of-engineering-episode-3#t=3498) Governing Principles vs. Supporting Behaviors

## Topics

- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises, companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Meta (company)
- Maestro PD (company)
- Apple (company)
- Sonos (company)
- NeuroPace (company)
- Atari (company)
- Human (company)
- NX (tool)
- SolidWorks (tool)
- CATIA (tool)
- Onshape (tool)
- Fusion 360 (tool)
- ProE (tool)
- Menlo Innovations (company)
- Pipeline Design & Engineering (company)

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