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Mike Warznie - When in Germany, Be Like Mike
Episode 16

Mike Warznie - When in Germany, Be Like Mike

Beers with Engineers

May 24, 202459m 12s

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#16 - Mike Warznie: When in Germany, Be Like Mike

Mike is an engineer for Nissan outside of Detroit. 

  • Mike is right 95% of the time
  • He became an engineer to be cool.
  • Decided he liked engineering only three years ago.
  • Fatigue failures – find your own k factor and are tough to solve
  • Don’t trust your memory – write everything down.
  • Evaluating silicone seals can be unexpected.
  • Doing lab reports in college is actually a useful skill
  • Physics doesn’t lie
  • Working in the shop is great experience
  • Rockets, salts, and airbags – all at one company
  • Everything is more complex and harder than it seems.
  • Applying FEA to playground equipment.
  • Engineering is a 24/7 job.
  • If a Japanese engineer says it may be difficult, it is probably impossible.
  • How to out German the Germans.
  • It is good to do no-thing.
  • Fictional engineering characters – How many can you name?

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