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Didn't I read from another hacker news poster that the software engineering and design was outsourced? Anyone know?
by thisisnico 7y ago
Didn't I read from another hacker news poster that the software engineering and design was outsourced? Anyone know?
- Operyl 7y agoIn the article they mention that they outsourced at least some of it. “ As Boeing and the subcontractor that supplied the flight-control computer, the United Technologies Corp. division Collins Aerospace Systems, worked through these changes, it has at times created tension.”
- NovemberWhiskey 7y agoIt is extremely common that various parts of design and manufacture of aircraft are "outsourced". The airframe manufacturer is essentially never the manufacturer for whole subsystems and there is a large subcontracting network. This is an entirely normal and long-standing practice.
- Operyl 7y agoDidn't say it wasn't, I was just answering GP's question :).
- peteradio 7y agoOutsourcing is a symptom of the real issue. I don't think outsourcing necessarily causes these problems. Subjugating engineering to a lower class and elevating politics/accounting doesn't really generate great engineered products, go figure.
- madengr 7y agoAs an engineer in the defense/aero industry, this is so true. Legal, HR, and IT run everything, with the engineering staff shat upon.
- madengr 7y agoProbably multiple levels of outsourcing. Boeing > Collins > Indian for $9/hr.
- salawat 7y agohttps://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/boeing-outsourced-coding-for-9-an-hour/ https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/boeing-outsourced-coding... They didn't work on the Flight computer supposedly. Just the Flight displays. There was a Bloomberg article with more detail. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-28/boeing-s-737-max-software-outsourced-to-9-an-hour-engineers https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-28/boeing-s-...