QFD (quality function deployment) is a family of tools that can help engineers during the early stages of product development. A method of assessing options for new product definition, QFD can help ...

The job of an engineer hasn’t changed in the 90 years since Machine Design first published. The role is still to improve the performance and lower the cost of problem-solving devices, as well as the ...

Engineers need tools. Lots of tools. And there are lots of types of tools available for just about every engineering discipline. The trick is to sort through all these tools and find the ones that are ...

Design software is transforming the design process at a swift pace. Some of the advances are due to new technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI). Other advances are due to the demands of user ...

The foundation of Field Engineer’s business is its online marketplace platform, an automated, largely custom-developed system that drives the engineer-contract job matchmaking services and other ...

AI coding assistants have evolved extremely rapidly, fundamentally changing how engineers work. As tools like Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT enable us to generate production-grade ...

Breaking down the true cost of software tools in the context of reverse engineering and debugging may not be as clear-cut as it appears. When sourcing software for business needs, what criteria should ...