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July 12, 2019

Electric Vehicle Manufacturers Need Engineers With AI and Robotics Skills

by matt lukens in Engineering, Engineering News, Engineering Recruiting

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July 12, 2019

First the E-Bike, Next the Flying Car

by matt lukens in Engineering, Engineering News, Engineering Recruiting

Carbon fiber composites are incredibly strong for their weight; that’s why they’re key to the newest aircraft designs. However, they’re only strong in one direction, so they’re generally layered or woven in grid patterns before being shaped into structures. That means one set of fibers carries the load some of the time, and another set carries […]

July 10, 2019

Humanoid Robots Teach Coping Skills to Children With Autism

by matt lukens in Engineering, Engineering News, Engineering Recruiting

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July 10, 2019

The Best U.S. Markets for Rising Engineers, and Why

by matt lukens in Engineering, Engineering News, Engineering Recruiting

Sometimes, finding success is about being in the right place. Many U.S. cities are on the rise in terms of engineering opportunities and industries, offering good job markets and exciting metro areas to live in beyond just Silicon Valley and the Bay Area, both of which are popular among engineers. A recent data collection from […]

July 9, 2019

A Q&A with Cruise’s head of AI, Hussein Mehanna

by matt lukens in Engineering, Engineering News, Engineering Recruiting

In 2016, Cruise, an autonomous vehicle startup acquired by General Motors, had about 50 employees. At the beginning of 2019, the headcount at its San Francisco headquarters—mostly software engineers, mostly working on projects connected to machine learning and artificial intelligence—hit around 1000. Now that number is up to 1500, and by the end of this […]

July 8, 2019

Seven Tips on Becoming an Effective Leader

by matt lukens in Engineering, Engineering News, Engineering Recruiting

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July 3, 2019

Combating the Opioid Crisis, One Flush at a Time

by matt lukens in Engineering, Engineering News, Engineering Recruiting

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July 1, 2019

Tech Salaries: Silicon Valley Still Tops but Other Regions Come on Strong

by matt lukens in Engineering, Engineering News, Engineering Recruiting

Whoooo-hooo! Silicon Valley companies pay their tech workers more than anywhere else in the world, with the average engineer in San Francisco pulling down US $145,000 last year, according to Hired’s annual report on the state of engineering salaries. And, according to Hired, Bay Area salaries are up over last year, by two percent. That’s something […]

June 28, 2019

Do Advanced Engineering Degrees Matter?

by matt lukens in Engineering, Engineering News, Engineering Recruiting

Was getting that advanced degree worth it? Job search site Hired asked 1,800 technology professionals that question recently, and 48 percent who hold such a degree think they owe their current job or salary to their degree, with 21 percent not sure and 31 percent indicating that they could have had their same job and […]

June 28, 2019

AI Job Market Cools Off to a Steady Boil

by matt lukens in Engineering, Engineering News, Engineering Recruiting

Huge shortages, astronomical salaries, raids on engineering departments at universities—this has been the state of the job market for AI and machine learning experts for the past few years. And with AI technology finding use in new industries almost daily, it seemed demand for AI and machine learning expertise would never slack. But has it? Job […]

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