OnTrack: The PCB Design Podcast Revolutionary System Design: How Valispace is Changing Engineering
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Mar 19, 2024 Valispace is revolutionizing system design by bridging the gap between requirements and implementation, solving spreadsheet pains. The founders share their backgrounds and the origins of Valispace, highlighting the need for efficient tools in engineering collaboration.
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Inefficient Satellite Documentation
- Marco Witzmann worked on the $2B MetOp-SG weather satellite project.
- He realized that managing 20,000 official documents and 300,000 server files was inefficient, inspiring Valispace.
CubeSat Redesign
- Louise Lindblad worked on a small CubeSat project and experienced communication issues.
- Someone changed the number of batteries, causing her to redesign her work, highlighting the need for better collaboration tools.
Software vs. Hardware Tooling
- Software engineers build their own tools, fostering a culture of rapid tool adoption and improvement.
- Hardware engineers often create local solutions that aren't widely shared, resulting in slower progress.