# S5E43 David Malouf | How to Accelerate the Speed of Engineering, Episode 7

- Show: [Being an Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer)
- Published: 2024-10-25
- Length: 57m
- Episode: 43
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-10-25-s5e43-david-malouf-how-to-accelerate-the-speed-of-engineering-episode-7

## Summary

David Malouf, a Senior RF Design Engineer at Corning Incorporated, discusses strategies to accelerate engineering speed, emphasizing the critical importance of defining clear objectives and managing stakeholder expectations to prevent project derailment. He highlights the use of checklists and the open-source project management tool OpenProject to streamline workflows and ensure rigorous handoffs to manufacturing. Malouf also advocates for fostering psychological safety to encourage input from junior engineers and leveraging rapid prototyping with 3D printers to fail fast and inexpensively.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-10-25-s5e43-david-malouf-how-to-accelerate-the-speed-of-engineering-episode-7#t=3) Introduction and RF Engineering Overview
- [5:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-10-25-s5e43-david-malouf-how-to-accelerate-the-speed-of-engineering-episode-7#t=300) Defining Objectives and Managing Expectations
- [8:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-10-25-s5e43-david-malouf-how-to-accelerate-the-speed-of-engineering-episode-7#t=521) Failing Fast and ROI Analysis
- [16:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-10-25-s5e43-david-malouf-how-to-accelerate-the-speed-of-engineering-episode-7#t=964) Checklists and Project Management Tools
- [21:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-10-25-s5e43-david-malouf-how-to-accelerate-the-speed-of-engineering-episode-7#t=1299) Technical Writing and Communication Skills
- [26:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-10-25-s5e43-david-malouf-how-to-accelerate-the-speed-of-engineering-episode-7#t=1602) Psychological Safety and Junior Engineers
- [35:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-10-25-s5e43-david-malouf-how-to-accelerate-the-speed-of-engineering-episode-7#t=2100) Implementing OpenProject
- [40:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-10-25-s5e43-david-malouf-how-to-accelerate-the-speed-of-engineering-episode-7#t=2442) Lessons from Backfired Projects
- [47:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-10-25-s5e43-david-malouf-how-to-accelerate-the-speed-of-engineering-episode-7#t=2872) Rapid Prototyping and 3D Printing Strategy

## Topics

- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Corning Incorporated (company)
- Benchmark Automation (company)
- Atlas Material Testing Technology (company)
- SolidWorks (tool)
- OpenProject (tool)
- MS Project (tool)
- Lydia printer (tool)

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- [How Soft Skills Drive High-Impact Engineering Teams w/ Aaron Moncur](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-08-26-how-soft-skills-drive-high-impact-engineering-teams-w-aaron-moncur) (The Manufacturing Executive)
- [S2 E5: Rapid Prototyping Deep Dive with Greg Paulsen](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-builder-circle/2024-01-23-s2-e5-rapid-prototyping-deep-dive-with-greg-paulsen) (The Builder Circle)
- [Interview with Eric Ries - Transorted Testing Tachydidaxy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-08-21-interview-with-eric-ries-transorted-testing-tachydidaxy) (The Amp Hour)
- [082: Smooth Product Flow from Visual Design to Engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2021-06-30-082-smooth-product-flow-from-visual-design-to-engineering) (Product Startup)
- [452: I Wish I’d Thought of That](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-08-23-452-i-wish-id-thought-of-that) (Making It)

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