Every manufacturing or systems engineer has grappled with the need to reduce testing costs and build robust processes. Although several solutions are available, designing for reliability remains a little-understood proposition. Now design phase gate review and testing expert Thim Gurunatha brings to his audience a lifetime of experience in designing robust and reliable processes. In his new book, Systems Engineering Standards — The State of the Art , Thim systematically tackles fundamental and esoteric problems that plague manufacturing and systems engineers today. Thim's mission is to close all the gaps towards developing perfect processes. Novice and seasoned engineers can recession-proof their careers with the wisdom in this book!