A Series Inside Planning Engineered

Engineering our Future

A podcast where Luis Duque interviews engineers about the things school never covered — promotion, authority, leadership, and staying human in a technical field. Over 100 conversations. Real talk, not a seminar. Now part of the Planning Engineered umbrella.

The Conversation

What nobody tells young engineers

The technical skills are taught in school. The career navigation — how to get promoted, how to build authority, how to handle difficult managers, how to stay human in a profession that rewards precision over warmth — nobody really teaches that.

Engineering our Future started as a podcast years ago and has grown into something deeper — conversations with engineers that go beyond the technical and into the human side of the profession. Now part of the Planning Engineered family.

The tone is peer-to-peer. Not a lecture. Not a leadership seminar. An honest conversation between engineers who've been in different places on the same path.

Conversation-style episodes

Real discussions, not scripted content. Questions you can actually use on Monday morning.

For early-career engineers

The first 1–5 years after graduation. When the gap between school and work feels widest.

Part of Planning Engineered

This podcast lives inside the Planning Engineered brand — planning your career is part of planning your life.

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Written articles too

The Engineering our Future conversation continues in the newsletter and blog. Career frameworks, advice from engineers further ahead on the path, and articles you can read in one sitting.