Building Better Engineering Teams with Marisa Kurimbokus
Engineering teams work differently depending on the people involved, the environments they operate in and the pressures around them. In this episode, Marisa Kurimbokus talks about how teams in manufacturing can function well, what helps them collaborate and what supports creativity during technical work. She reflects on the balance between individual preferences, problem solving and the day to day realities engineers face.
The conversation highlights how engineers handle deadlines, how ideas develop across different working styles and how hybrid working shapes the flow of technical tasks. Marisa also shares how people approach new roles, manage learning curves and find confidence in demanding environments. Her experiences offer a grounded look at how engineering teams operate without presenting a fixed model or a single approach.
As the sector continues to shift, Marisa’s perspective gives a clear view of how engineers work together and what can influence the way ideas are shared, heard and developed.
Much of Marisa’s experience comes from moving between very different engineering environments, and she reflects on how this shaped the way she works. She talks about the contrast between large organisations with established processes and smaller teams where decisions move quickly and everyone plays a visible part. These shifts influenced how she approaches problem solving, how she shares ideas and how she supports others during busy periods.
She also speaks about what helps her do her best work. For her, this includes calmer spaces to think, time away from the desk before important reviews and knowing how her contribution connects to the final product. These moments give a clearer picture of the practical conditions that help engineering teams operate well, based only on her own experience rather than any set model.
In this episode:
- What effective engineering teams look like
- How ideas develop during busy project periods
- How hybrid working shapes day to day tasks
- Why inclusive environments support better thinking
- How engineers handle learning new technologies
“It’s about creating something new. It’s about using your maths and your science as well as combining it with that creative side.”
Marisa Kurimbokus
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