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It's not like software development. In fields like aviation and medical software, when engineers say something is done, there are usually documents to be signe
by bilbo0s 8y ago
It's not like software development.
In fields like aviation and medical software, when engineers say something is done, there are usually documents to be signed.
Right now, I don't think I'd like to be the guys who signed off on anything at all to do with MCAS or AoA indicators. I suspect very strongly that we won't find the CEO's signature on those documents. I always implore engineers in FDA regulated medical software and any engineers in aviation to please, please, PLEASE think more like engineers who build bridges and skyscrapers. When you're signing those documents, please understand that it's legally binding. Never let a higher up pressure you into signing such a document if you have any reservations at all.
- KineticLensman 8y ago> In fields like aviation and medical software, when engineers say something is done, there are usually documents to be signed Yes. In aviation, an engineer may have a formal role as a design authority or as a signatory on a safety case. They will typically have to themselves sign a letter, from an engineering director, that signals acceptance of this delegated responsibility. Most companies will have some way of matching the magnitude of the responsibility to the experience level of the engineer. And enlightened companies will have a no-fault 'stop-work' mechanism that pushes sign-off responsibility upward if engineers cannot in all conscience sign off something that they consider to be poorly designed or high risk.