The Systems Engineering Podcast 012 - Pari Singh – Fast, Iterative & Collaborative
Jan 17, 2024
Pari Singh, CEO of Flow Engineering and systems practitioner modernizing requirements for hardware teams. She talks about why legacy tools fail and how modern tooling enables fast, iterative collaboration. She contrasts software agility with hardware, explains staged de‑risking for safety, and describes Flow’s roots in rocket design and its fit for startups and regulated industries.
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Start With Team Mindset Then Add Process And Tools
- Prioritise team mindset first, process second, and tools last when transforming engineering practices.
- Hire engineers with a systems mindset, then codify their workflows with tools that accelerate iteration, not impose silos.
Engineering Entered A Cross Functional Systems Era
- Engineering progressed through analog, digital, and now a systems era defined by cross-functional interactions.
- Pari compares Saturn V to the Falcon 9 to illustrate the shift from functional complexity to multidisciplinary system complexity.
Flow Pivoted From Rocket Consultancy To Requirements Tool
- Flow began as a rapid rocket-engine design consultancy that produced drawings and analysis in two weeks by automating design steps.
- That internal tooling and customer feedback led Pari to pivot from hardware consultancy to building a general requirements product.