Episode 338 | Jonah Myerberg - Engineering Excellence




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Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href=""></a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/">@</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Jonah Myerberg talks with Dave Rael about engineering, metal, software, leadership, and understanding value </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Jonah is a co-founder of Desktop Metal and serves as its chief technology officer where he is responsible for leading the technical direction of Desktop Metal’s 3D printing solutions. Prior to joining Desktop Metal in 2015, Jonah held senior positions with a variety of organizations focused on high performance battery development, including Renovo Auto and A123Systems. Jonah also founded Boston Impact, a contract engineering consulting firm, in 2013. During his time with A123Systems, Jonah led the motorsports business unit which focused on the development of high performance batteries. These products were adopted by the majority of Formula One teams, including McLaren, Force India, Mercedes Benz and Red Bull. Jonah was also a race engineer for Porsche on the 919 team and for Mahindra Racing on their Formula E team. Jonah holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering and manufacturing from Johns Hopkins University.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Jonah Myerberg</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The many disciplines coming together to make useful products</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The differences between 3D printing with plastics and metals</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The nature of engineering, the question of whether software development qualifies, and the ubiquity of software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Desktop Metal's products</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Origins of Desktop Metal and the problems that needed to be solved</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The appeal of metal 3D printing</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The difficulties in the story of Desktop Metal</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jonah's story of failure - trial and lots of error in figuring out how to do metal 3D printing economically</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Shortening feedback cycles in the physical, as opposed, to soft, world</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Lessons learned from having engineers from many disciplines working together</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Having technically capable users and impact on design</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Johan's exposure to different parts of the business at Desktop Metal</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Software engineers among natural sciences engineers and the contributions of software engineers at Desktop Metal</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Jonah stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jonah's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that Have Jonah most excited</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jonah's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with with Jonah and Desktop Metal</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.desktopmetal.com/" target="_blank">Desktop Metal</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.desktopmetal.com/products/studio/" target="_blank">Desktop Metal's Studio System</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.desktopmetal.com/products/production/" target="_blank">Desktop Metal's Production Machine</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Jonah's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0395428572/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Way Things Work - David Macaulay</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0544824385/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Way Things Work Now - David Macaulay</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Jonah's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Really understand your customer</li> <li>really understand who your stakeholders are and make sure they have input into what you are developing - have a lot of input channels</li> <li>Make sure you are constantly balancing and rebalancing your design so that it stays relevant</li> </ol> </div> </div>