# S6E49 Pipeline Media Lab (PML) Announcement

- Show: [Being an Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer)
- Published: 2025-12-05
- Length: 53m
- Episode: 49
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-12-05-s6e49-pipeline-media-lab-pml-announcement

## Summary

Aaron Moncur, founder of Pipeline Design & Engineering, and Brad Hirayama announce Pipeline Media Lab (PML), a unified initiative consolidating their existing brands: The Being An Engineer podcast, thewave.engineer community, and the PDX event. They explain that PML aims to democratize engineering knowledge through a 'teach, don't sell' philosophy, offering education via podcasts, webinars, and a newsletter. The episode details the three guiding principles of PML: teaching rather than selling, amplifying existing knowledge, and using success to do good through community initiatives like CAD Club and hiring practices at partner companies like Wells Technologies.

## Chapters

- [0:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-12-05-s6e49-pipeline-media-lab-pml-announcement#t=13) Introduction: PML Announcement and History
- [7:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-12-05-s6e49-pipeline-media-lab-pml-announcement#t=436) Brad Hirayama's Role and the Newsletter
- [13:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-12-05-s6e49-pipeline-media-lab-pml-announcement#t=830) The Engineering Mindset: Figuring It Out
- [17:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-12-05-s6e49-pipeline-media-lab-pml-announcement#t=1021) PDX Success and Vendor Training Model
- [24:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-12-05-s6e49-pipeline-media-lab-pml-announcement#t=1458) PML Guiding Principles: Teach, Don't Sell
- [28:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-12-05-s6e49-pipeline-media-lab-pml-announcement#t=1738) Guiding Principle: Use Success to Do Good
- [36:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-12-05-s6e49-pipeline-media-lab-pml-announcement#t=2210) PML Channels: Podcast, The Wave, and Newsletter
- [46:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-12-05-s6e49-pipeline-media-lab-pml-announcement#t=2769) Community Engagement and Future Plans

## Topics

- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Pipeline Design & Engineering (company)
- Pipeline Media Lab (product)
- The Being An Engineer (product)
- thewave.engineer (product)
- PDX (product)
- SolidWorks (tool)
- Iris Dynamics (company)
- Wells Technologies (company)
- CAD Club (product)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [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)
- [The Pilot: Unveiling the Blueprint of "The Builder Circle"](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-builder-circle/2023-05-13-the-pilot-unveiling-the-blueprint-of-the-builder-circle) (The Builder Circle)
- [0. The Next Byte](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-01-11-0-the-next-byte) (The Next Byte Podcast)
- [Making Electronics Culture Cool Again: The Circuit Pulse Show](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-05-21-making-electronics-culture-cool-again-the-circuit-pulse-show) (OnTrack)
- [403: Engineers Are a Difficult People](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-02-25-403-engineers-are-a-difficult-people) (Embedded.fm)

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