Electrical/Electronic Design Survey

SolidWorks Corporation is always working to help customers to design better products by improving both our existing CAD software and new products. Please take a few minutes to give us your feedback on your electrical and mechanical design process.
Many thanks,
Paul Boswell - Product Manager, Eric Leafquist - Product Manager, John Cochrane - Product Specialist

What best describes your role within your company?

What best describes your role within your company? Corporate Management

CAD/MIS/IT/System Administration

Design/Engineering Management

Design/Engineering

PCB Designer

Electronics Engineer

Consultant

Other

Which industry best describes your business?

Which industry best describes your business? Design and Engineering Services

Aerospace and Defense

Automotive and Transportation

Medical Products

Consumer Products

Telecommunications

Furniture, Fixtures, and Office Equipment

General Manufacturing

Education

Semiconductors

Scientific and Measurement

Oil and Gas

Government

Construction

Other?

What does your company design/develop?

Do the products that your company designs include electrical and or electronics engineering?
(If yes please describe).

Do the products that your company designs include electrical and or electronics engineering? (If yes please describe). No

Yes

If yes, please describe the type of electrical/electronics engineering:

Do you perform any, or all of the following tasks:

Do you perform any, or all of the following tasks: 2D Electrical schematic design

PCB Design

Electrical cabling/wiring design

Wiring diagramming/detailing

Electronics Simulation

EMI, thermal, air flow simulation

None of the above

What factors drive or influence the design of your products?

How do you interact with other people and aspects of the design process? (select all that apply)

How do you interact with other people and aspects of the design process? (select all that apply) Design the electrical system first then the mechanical aspects

Design the mechanical aspects of your overall design first than design/adapt the electrical aspects?

Work on electrical and mechanical aspects in parallel?

I am not an electrical/electronic designer.

Are you involved in both the electrical and mechanical aspects of the design? If so, please explain.

What software products do you use to develop your electrical designs? (select all that apply)

What software products do you use to develop your electrical designs? (select all that apply) AutoCAD

AutoCAD Electrical

Aucotec Engineering Base

Bentley Promise*e

EPLAN Electric

IGE+XAO SEE Electrical Harness

Mentor Graphics VeSys Electrical Series

Microsoft Visio

Radica Electa

SmartDraw

Trace Software Elecworks

TurboTools CablEquity

QC-Pro

Zuken E3 WireWorks

Zuken Cadstar

Other

None of these

Do you use any software tools for PCB design and layout, please specify?

Do you use any software tools for electronic simulation, please specify?

What are the common problems and challenges you face in designing your products?

Please describe the workflow involved in your electrical and mechanical design process. Please pay particular attention to which discipline drives the design.

Describe where design changes most often originate and how they are propagated to the rest of the design.

Where is major time spent in your design process?
Please note the top 5 and the approximate percent of the total development time that they represent.

Where is major time spent in your design process? Please note the top 5 and the approximate percent of the total development time that they represent. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

How many people are involved in the electronic and electrical design process within your company?

How many people are involved in the electronic and electrical design process within your company? 1 to 5

6 to 10

11 to 15

15 to 20

21+

What type of preparation do you have for your current job? (select all that apply)

What type of preparation do you have for your current job? (select all that apply) Secondary school

2 year technical Degree

4 year technical Degree

On the job experience

Other (please specify)

Would you be willing to have a brief follow-up telephone conversation regarding your electrical design process? If you are willing, please provide your contact information and preferred time below.

Would you be willing to have a brief follow-up telephone conversation regarding your electrical design process? If you are willing, please provide your contact information and preferred time below. Name:
Company:
Preferred phone number:
Preferred time (note local time zone):

Thank you for your input!