MEP EP#253: Benjamin Jordan of Autodesk

MEP EP#253: Benjamin Jordan of Autodesk

Benjamin Jordan

• A Computer Systems and PCB Engineer with over 25 years of experience in embedded systems, FPGA, and PCB design


• Is an avid tinkerer and is passionate about the creation of electronic devices of all kinds


• Holds a Bachelor of Engineering with First Class Honors from the University of Southern Queensland


• Currently Senior Product Manager for ECAD in Autodesk Fusion 360, and 16 years prior with Altium


• Recently licensed HAM radio operator
  
  
  • Call Sign?
  
  
  • Lots of Ham radio operators that listen to the podcast
  
  
  
  


• Do you still build and design PCBs?
  
  
  • What EDA Tool do you use?
  
  
  
  


• History in the industry


• Eagle and Fusion 360
  
  
  • How they integrate
  
  
  • Is the plan to change the name to Fusion PCB?
  
  
  • Eventually one program?
  
  
  • Layout from inside of fusion?
  
  
  
  


• The Future
  
  
  • Of Eagle?
  
  
  • Any juicy news?
  
  
  • Trends in the EDA tools
  
  
  
  


• Twitter
  
  
  • @jordanyte
  
  
  
  


• YouTube
  
  
  • Schematica