Is there really a shortage of electrical engineers? I believe there is. But the problem is more complex than the numbers suggest.
I recently participated in a panel organized by Quilter and Hardware FYI, together with engineering leaders from different industries and regions.
One point emerged clearly from the discussion.
We can find engineers. What becomes increasingly difficult is finding engineers who can take an integrated problem—electronics, firmware, software, mechanics, manufacturing, and sometimes safety—and bring it to a working, validated solution.
That capability is not acquired through a degree alone. It develops through experience, practical problem-solving, failures, corrections, and the transfer of knowledge between generations of engineers.
At Simulator Product Solutions, this multidisciplinary reality is part of our daily engineering environment.
AI adds another dimension. It can accelerate many engineering activities and make information more accessible, but speed and access are not substitutes for understanding, verification, and engineering responsibility.
I believe the next challenge is not simply how to recruit more engineers.
It is how we develop, preserve, and strengthen engineering capability as the profession itself changes.
My thanks to Quilter, Hardware FYI, and the fellow panelists for an interesting and practical discussion.
