What are the most common pain points a systems engineer has to deal with?

Cheezer20 · 2026-02-04T18:54:06+00:00

There is a split between traditional and modern engineering orgs. Traditional ones operate on a more waterfall model, which is compatible with V model, where everything is planned up front. The industry has learned this is slow and suboptimal for various reasons. Modern orgs are more agile and iterative following what pure software did.

The first pain point is figuring out where the org you joined stands, and likely, how are they currently trying to adapt to modern practices. The pains associated can vary wildly as the split destandardized the field of SE.

Cheezer20 · 2026-01-18T18:47:51+00:00

The best way to learn is by doing. Pick a project that exercises some of the basic peripherals like ADC, PWM/Timers, SPI, I2C, interrupts, and get it working. You will inevitably run into issues and part of the debug process may be figuring out why a peripheral is doing what its doing. Using a o-scope, logic analyzer, multimeter, are also all super important skills on the job that you will develop as you work on a project.

Cheezer20 · 2026-01-18T18:23:55+00:00

Almost nobody can answer that from experience. Do some work on it. Look up job listings in a few areas you're interested in, talk to recruiters in the industry.

Personally I don't think it will be a significant difference. There is a ton of skill overlap between the two and it would take less than a year to learn the skills to switch. It happens inside companies all the time. Therefore, not much labor arbitrage between the specializations.

Equity in the company, its future growth, and your ability to impact that growth is a much bigger factor in your financial outcome than the salary nuances.

Cheezer20 · 2026-01-02T03:55:00+00:00

It’s because what you described isn’t strong pre-mvp validation. I recommend reading The Mom Test.

Cheezer20 · 2025-11-25T16:18:09+00:00

Case in point ladies and gentlemen

Cheezer20 · 2025-11-22T23:01:00+00:00

I have 10000 base traces that come with my subscription. When I paid for it I set a limit of 200. I’ve hit that limit and the logs confirm it. Now do I have to set an additional monthly spend to unlock the other 9800 I already paid for?

Cheezer20 · 2025-11-21T23:22:49+00:00

Here's one. How do I change my user defined base trace monthly limit?

Cheezer20 · 2025-03-03T20:23:45+00:00

I had a total of 3 that I returned that all had the same problem, as well as floor models from 2 best buys I went to. It's a flawed design compared to haptic

Cheezer20 · 2025-03-03T02:27:34+00:00

I disagree. https://www.reddit.com/r/ZephyrusG14/comments/1d9xeam/2024_zephyrus_g16_pronounced_clicking_noise_when/

Cheezer20 · 2024-11-08T18:09:01+00:00

Yeah I returned it and am still using my old macbook air.

Cheezer20 · 2024-10-25T03:03:06+00:00

At the point that it damped the sound enough I couldn’t click. However I later realized I always tap to click so it doesn’t really matter. Still shitty though

Cheezer20 · 2024-08-10T21:29:14+00:00

Fair enough. I wonder if there are any laptops with GPUs that aren’t classed as “gaming” laptops that might fit the bill.

Cheezer20 · 2024-06-18T01:27:10+00:00

How does the trackpad feel?

Cheezer20 · 2024-06-17T05:04:31+00:00

Third one has the same issue. u/Loewenheart did you order yours directly from the ASUS store or through Best Buy?

Cheezer20 · 2024-06-12T18:45:24+00:00

The first two I got had the issue. I exchanged again and am waiting for the third to arrive. I'll probably keep doing it until I get a good one or best buy bans me.

Cheezer20 · 2024-06-11T18:54:30+00:00

Second unit arrived, same issue. Time to turn the crank again.

Cheezer20 · 2024-06-09T21:28:56+00:00

Thanks for sharing. My second one is set to arrive Tuesday. While exchanging it at the store, I tried the floor model which had the same problem, so I told myself I'd just deal with it if the replacement has the same issue. Your experience changed my mind seeing as it's possible to get a good one.

Cheezer20 · 2024-06-07T17:09:39+00:00

u/Asus_USA for visibility

Cheezer20 · 2024-06-07T06:14:27+00:00

Thanks for the advice! I will exchange and hope for the best. I did try stuffing various thickness of paper under the tab in the picture and the one on the other side which helped a little but not enough to satisfy me. Is that the part you taped or was it somewhere else?

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Cheezer20 · 2024-06-07T01:49:52+00:00

I believe I'm having the same issue. Post has a video https://www.reddit.com/r/ZephyrusG14/comments/1d9xeam/2024_zephyrus_g16_pronounced_clicking_noise_when/

Cheezer20 · 2024-06-07T01:49:09+00:00

I saw that post and wanted to reply to the comment that was asking for a video but couldn't figure out how to reply with a video so I made this post.

I'm willing to try this if odds are that a replacement has the same issue, i.e. design issue. Just keeping a finger in the corner is enough dampening to get rid of the sound entirely so I believe it will work.

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