Hello, so I did a poll on my instagram and for this week's video the most voted for response was
a week in my life. So, I am going to be showing you a week in my life! I'm pretty excited about it
and the biggest reason why I wanted to do this is because as an Electrical Engineer my weeks are
so different every week, week to week, but also within the week, day to day,
the things that I work on my tasks, my everyday goals accomplishments they're also super different
so you're going to be getting a little taste into what it is to have
a full-time job as an Electrical Engineer I specialize in hardware and so you will see
all the different things that i'm responsible for throughout the week
This is the outfit that I wore on Monday. I really like to still get dressed for the
day even though i'm working from home. I find that it helps me stay much more productive.
Every Monday I start a new page for this five days of the week planner which is also my mouse pad. I
write down any meetings that i have to attend and make to-do lists for my week. One of the things on
my to-do list for today is to do some research from this book. This is my favorite book for
high-speed digital design. I really like to challenge myself and I like to challenge myself
more and more with every new project. With that comes a lot of learning, a lot of studying,
a lot of research, a lot of asking around, and a lot of reading whether it be books, textbooks,
online lectures, or research articles. One of my favorite things to do actually is to learn
the theory behind the different rules of thumb that exists in engineering. I always try to fully
understand the physics which led to the many PCB design or engineering rules of thumb that exist
today. I think that this really helps me truly know when it is safe to apply one of those rules
and when a more involved calculation or approach needs to take place instead.
During lunch, I made a really quick run to the grocery store.
All right it is time for meetings. Meeting number one.
This is just a meeting with my hardware lead and my hardware team to tag up for the week
Meeting number two. This meeting I get to share my accomplishments for the previous week as well
as what I expect to accomplish the following week and hear what everyone else is up to.
Meeting number three. And this one is with my intern he tells me what he's been up to
what he's been struggling with. I give him any tips and answer any questions that he may have
so that he can continue to move forward and with that i am done with meetings
for the day. A workday wouldn't be complete without some problem solving along the way
so let me take you on a small tour of a problem that I had to solve on Monday. I can't exactly
tell you what it was but I did manage to record my reaction throughout the entire time
so let's dive right in. All right so number one... I was analyzing the situation. What is going on?
I then began to do a whole bunch of research. Is there actually a problem? What is the problem? Can
I solve it quickly? If not, do i need to contact somebody? Who do I need to contact? All that is
currently going through my head right now. It was also one of those times where everyone is really
quickly answering their email so you're just stuck to your email trying to figure this out together.
Working remote can make solving these kinds of problems a little bit harder because you are not
really able to get together and put your minds together to solve the problem. However, I have a
really really wonderful team. We worked together, we figured it out and as you can see here's my
little celebratory rest. Now it's time to sign off for the day. I had quite an eventful day today.
All right so now it is Tuesday I am dressed, I am ready for my day let's get right to it
now that my Monday is over which is when I have all of my meetings. It is time to get some
uninterrupted work done. So today I have to do two different things and both of them are
very similar. I have a test procedure that I am currently writing and revising and then I
have a test procedure that I need to revise for my intern. This past summer I had an amazing intern
and he worked on a pretty big PCB project for us so now he is in the testing phase.
He is currently writing a test procedure as well as the test scripts that we're going to be using
and then after that we are going to be running it and we will find out whether what he did over the
summer works. I'm sure he's pretty nervous. Test procedures are an incredibly important part of
the process when it comes to designing any sort of hardware or electronics. You can't just design it,
build it, and then ship it out to your customer without first testing it extensively. When
testing a brand new board or piece of hardware I always check for the following two things.
One: was it designed properly and correctly? So just because the board functions perfectly
under the current design, that doesn't mean that the design is correct. It could work completely
well under the current design but that design may have had some sort of flaw. Secondly: does it meet
the specifications that you were given? Okay so having said all of that let's get to work.
One of my favorite things about working from home is definitely being able to get that change
of scenery by going from working at my desk to working on the couch. I don't always do it but
when I do it's always a a welcome change. This day went by really quickly since I was thankfully
able to work uninterrupted pretty much all day and now it is time to rest for the afternoon
Now it is time for day three. Remember when I told you that my days are very different day-to-day?
This is exactly what I meant. Today I am on lab and I will be doing some testing with the software
team today so it's gonna be a pretty fun day for me. I got my testing outfit on, pretty casual.
The first thing that I always do when i start out my day is coordinate with everybody that I need
to work with as well as plan out what I expect to get done during the day. I really love test days,
they're one of my favorite days that I have on my job. They always go by so quickly because I
am having so much fun. I love setting up the hardware, I love
solving problems on the spot, it truly is one of my favorite parts of my job.
Another thing that was on my to-do list for the day was to return some hardware and pick
up a new multimeter. Then it was time for a super quick rest before heading back home
at the end of my day. When I got home, I needed to do one last thing for one of the many projects
that I have going on. Here is me admiring the work that went into this wonderful piece of
hardware and super happy that everything looks awesome and that concludes my day!