{"id":1264,"date":"2015-02-25T23:12:33","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T23:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/?p=1264"},"modified":"2023-03-15T09:39:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T09:39:34","slug":"engineers-week-making-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/engineers-week-making-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineers Week &#8211; Making a Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"This week recognizes engineers, and in support, we are encouraging our partners and teams to share their experience, knowledge, and passion with others.\r\n<blockquote>Engineers are changing the world all of the time. They dream up creative, practical solutions and work with other smart, inspiring people to invent, design, and create things that matter.<\/blockquote>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1265 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015_Engineers-Week_Horizontal.png\" alt=\"2015_Engineers Week_Horizontal\" width=\"100%\" \/>\r\n\r\nAt Pro QC, our quality engineers are at the heart of our organization. \u00a0Mechanical, electrical, environmental and a host of other specialties are all necessary to sustain our successful global team of quality experts.\r\n\r\nThe Discover Engineering website describes engineers as people who&#8230;<!--more-->\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Are creative and imaginative<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Like collaborating with others<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Are curious and persistent<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Want to make a difference<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Like solving problems or improving processes<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThey also reference 10 Reasons to Love Engineering, and we couldn&#8217;t agree more.\r\n\r\nOne question that we receive from that outside of the industry is the question of what it is quality engineers do. \u00a0A previous blog post addresses this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/whats-special-about-quality-engineers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What&#8217;s special about quality engineers?<\/a>\r\n\r\nAnother question we often receive is regarding what our quality engineers do on-site during product inspections. \u00a0We also have a previous post that addresses this in more detail:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/what-are-our-quality-engineers-doing-on-site-during-inspections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What are our quality engineers doing on-site during inspections?<\/a>\r\n\r\nWith services in over 38 countries, we always looking for qualified and passionate individuals to partner with us on QC-related projects throughout the world. 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