Articles about engineering

What’s his angle? Teen frustrated by plastic protractor reimagines the classic classroom tool

Wenxin Fang of Redmond, Wash., launched a hardware startup to create the ZeroPivot Protractor, a sleek, precision-machined aluminum replacement for the tool that gave him problems in math class. Read More

Engineers work on satellite at K2 Space factory

K2 Space sets up an engineering office in the Seattle area to support big plans for big satellites

California-based company builds ‘mega-class,’ high-power satellites for government and commercial customers. Read More

A reality check on AI engineering: Lessons from the trenches of an early stage startup

AI isn’t replacing engineers. It’s replacing slow feedback loops, tedious work, and barriers to execution. Read More

Clara Sekowski at Special Teams facility

After focusing on asteroid assets and clean power, engineers start fresh with a venture called Special Teams

Special Teams’ CEO is drawing upon the lessons she learned at Planetary Resources and First Mode Read More

World-first in Seattle: Train crosses floating bridge in a preview of future link between region’s tech hubs

The testing of the Link light rail “Crosslake Connection” signals a major development in how future commutes could change for workers at Microsoft, Amazon and elsewhere. Read More

First Mode, Anglo American wrap up $1.5B transaction for zero-emission mining

Seattle-based First Mode and Anglo American have closed a complicated $1.5 billion transaction that will remake First Mode as a… Read More

DoorDash expanding engineering footprint in Seattle with new downtown office space

DoorDash, the food ordering and delivery company, is expanding its office footprint in Seattle two years after starting an engineering… Read More

Boeing pledges $10M for new UW engineering building that will house AI Education Institute

The University of Washington is breaking ground next month on its Interdisciplinary Engineering Building. The new facility should help the… Read More

Mammoth zero-emission mining truck makes its debut in South Africa, powered by First Mode

After years of development, the world’s largest zero-emission vehicle was unveiled today at a South African platinum mine, with a… Read More

First Mode chief scientist Elizabeth Frank spans the spectrum from Earth’s depths to deep space

Lots of tech startups have a chief executive officer and a chief technology officer, and some have a chief operating… Read More

Amazon-backed EV company Rivian hiring for more than 40 engineering roles in Seattle region

Rivian, the electric vehicle maker that has attracted major backing from Amazon, is trying to attract more engineers in the… Read More

Q&A: Google’s Seattle-area engineering leader – an Amazon vet – on big growth and remote work

Google’s growth in the Seattle region is part of what lured Eric Young, a 15-year Amazon veteran, to jump from… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Nigel Barnett will pursue engineering at MIT, and later, his astronaut dream

Nigel Barnett has spent his childhood designing, building, destroying and tinkering. He started with LEGOs, moved on to DC motors… Read More

Mudhoney? Sir Digs-A-Lot? Music monikers in the mix as Seattle votes on name for tunnel machine

Seattle’s deep musical roots are coming to the surface in the quest to name the tunnel boring machine that will… Read More

Seattle needs help naming another giant tunnel machine — can you dig it, or is it boring?

Seattle’s affection for Tunnel Boring Machines probably doesn’t run all that deep. The emotional zigs and zags and costs of… Read More

Ancient art of origami provides a pathway for building a better tank for rocket fuel

Build a better fuel tank, and the space industry will beat a path to your door. At least that’s what… Read More

Do the math with Steve Brunton, a UW professor whose YouTube popularity keeps adding up

There’s online teaching and then there’s cool YouTube-style teaching with a lightboard, neon-colored markers, a black backdrop and a Steve… Read More

Is wood the way to rebuild West Seattle Bridge? Architect shares idea to replace cracking roadway

West Seattle residents faced with a years-long traffic nightmare caused by the cracking and closed West Seattle Bridge may want… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Race science, a speedy hackathon, modern mentorship, and more

— As social beings, friendship is necessary for most of us in regard to our mental health. But recently, scientists… Read More

Inside another big dig in Seattle: Saving the roof at Key Arena is a 44-million-pound remodel marvel

Before a puck ever drops for professional hockey in Seattle, the ground had to drop out from below Key Arena… Read More

HBO doubling Seattle engineering outpost, fortifying key tech center for HBO Max development

Like an army assembling troops for an epic conquest, HBO is building its Seattle engineering team to prepare for the… Read More

Interview: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on AI, the cloud and the bank’s big bet on Seattle tech

Jamie Dimon, the JPMorgan Chase CEO and chairman, will visit Seattle on Wednesday, which happens to be a key date… Read More

Inside T-Mobile’s new device testing lab, where the ‘Un-carrier’ is gearing up for national 5G rollout

T-Mobile is pulling back the curtain on a new device testing lab in its hometown of Bellevue, Wash., as it… Read More

Check out some of the tech and engineering that will enable trains to cross a Seattle floating bridge

It’s already a pretty cool engineering marvel that the Seattle region has floating bridges carrying cars, buses and bikes across… Read More

Apple doubles down on Seattle with plans to employ 2,000 people in ‘key engineering hub’

In the heart of the neighborhood where Amazon has made its home, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Monday that she… Read More

Univ. of Washington’s Husky Robotics is on a roll, as Mars rover offers students a big engineering project

A team from the University of Washington just returned from a competition on Mars. Or, Utah’s version of the Red… Read More

Researchers use the ancient art of origami to produce high-tech shock absorbers

Can origami protect football players and reusable rockets? Researchers have shown how the ancient art of paper-folding can soften the… Read More

How a bridge collapse inspired this founder to launch a civil infrastructure monitoring startup

Startup inspiration can come at unexpected times. That’s what happened to Harsh Rathod, who was doing his Ph.D research work… Read More

Planetary Resources’ veteran engineers launch First Mode to target wider frontiers

Planetary Resources was assimilated into the ConsenSys blockchain venture months ago, but a troop of engineers who used to work… Read More

Geek of the Week: Air Force and Blue Origin vet Katherine Pratt aims high as a PhD candidate with an eye on data privacy

Katherine Pratt has a degree from MIT, she interned at Blue Origin, worked on fighter jets in the Air Force,… Read More