Favorite Parts Of Being A System Engineer At Raytheon Technologies
Cesar, a System Engineer at Raytheon Technologies, finds the most rewarding aspect of the role to be the "creative problem-solving" involved in testing new hardware, stating that it feels like "being a true scientist." This hands-on troubleshooting and experimentation, with its unexpected challenges, is what makes the work feel like "creating...almost like an entrepreneur."
Problem-Solving, Creativity, Troubleshooting, Hardware Testing, Scientific Method
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Cesar Cabrera
System Engineer
Raytheon Technologies
California State University, Long Beach
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Engineering - Mechanical
Aerospace, Aviation & Defense, Government & Public Sector
Product / Service / Software Development and Management
Honors Student, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. The opportunity to be creative in problem-solving and troubleshooting.
2. The experience of working in a lab setting and feeling like a scientist.
3. The entrepreneurial aspect of creating and testing new systems.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your current role?
I think part of what I enjoy most is sometimes I feel like a scientist. I'm not a true scientist; I'm an engineer, and they kind of separate us here.
You have your rocket scientists and other engineers, who are kind of in the background. But whenever I'm in a lab, I feel like a true scientist because there's a lot going on.
You have to be really creative in how you solve these problems. If you're testing new hardware for a new system, you don't really know what's going to happen. You can run all your simulations and have an idea, but a lot of unexpected things occur.
Being there and troubleshooting this stuff, plugging and unplugging things, running different types of tests, makes you feel like a true scientist. I think that's at the core and essence of being an engineer. You're creating, almost like an entrepreneur, and I think that's probably the most fun thing about the job.