S5E28 Aaron Gebauer | Solidworks PDM, Finding A New Job, Managing Uncertainty

Today we continue our “Open to Work” series by welcoming Aaron Gebauer. Aaron Gebauer shares his extensive career journey and insights into implementing SolidWorks PDM, managing job transitions, the importance of professional development and networking, and finding balance during uncertain periods. Aaron is now seeking new opportunities to advance engineering teams to higher levels of performance and we are excited to share his extensive experience and insights with the Being An Engineer podcast community.

Main Topics:

• Implementing PDM software
• Managing CAD files
• Leadership and risk-taking at startups
• Job searching
• Self-care
• Accelerating engineering through collaboration.

About the guest: Aaron Gebauer is an experienced mechanical design engineer and project manager. Aaron brings over 27 years of technical expertise, bold leadership, and a results-driven teamwork approach. Aaron, recently managed teams and established new departmental capabilities.

Links:
Aaron Gebauer - LinkedIn

About Being An Engineer

The Being An Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technologies, people resources, and opportunities. We feature successful mechanical engineers and interview engineers who are passionate about their work and who made a great impact on the engineering community.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Engineering career path and hands-on approach to design
• 4:36 Designing products with a focus on exploration and education.
• 10:00 Leadership, risk-taking, and company growth.
• 17:04 Implementing SolidWorks PDM for product design and development.
• 24:27 Using PDM software for managing CAD files and avoiding conflicts.
• 29:10 The use of Product Data Management (PDM) software in a small company, with insights on its benefits and challenges.
• 33:45 Managing job transitions and finding the next opportunity.
• 37:58 Professional development and networking.
• 44:57 Finding balance in life during periods of uncertainty.
• 51:44 Engineering collaboration, communication, and problem-solving.