Cody Stetzel

I'm an endlessly curious, enthusiastic learner for all things engineering. I've worked in manufacturing, board design, and in EDA product management. Some of my favorite projects include working on industrial mining equipment with a lot of intensely unique constraints like cost-of-elevation, and water-table access.

But right now I am the host of a new interview series - Hardware Rich Development - where I speak to folks across the hardware spectrum: test engineers, manufacturers, EEs, board designers, mechanical engineers, VPs of engineering, and more. We're industry-agnostic so if you've ever been curious about how life is in a different industry, this is a great opportunity for you to dig in.

Hardware Rich Development is our backstage pass to the wild, occasionally oil-stained world of modern hardware. Each conversation I sit down with the folks who actually bolt, solder, and sanity-check the gadgets we love. We chat about everything from first napkin sketches to that nerve-jangling moment a prototype goes through certification. Why does a two-dollar capacitor sometimes decide the fate of a ten-million-dollar product? How do you convince a roomful of sceptics that your ugly but brilliant fix really will shave weeks off production?

The stories are candid, the lessons hard-won, and the coffee usually lukewarm. Think of it as a travelogue through an engineer s notebook. If you ve ever lost sleep over a mysterious squeak in a gearbox, pull up a chair this series was made for you.