Missing in Assembling the prowess to tackle projects has always been at the center of engineering. Yet, with the growing complexity of projects and new technology permeating every aspect of engineering practices, a simple but painful problem has remained: There simply aren't enough veteran engineers-with at least seven to 10 years of experience-to handle all the work that engineering firms hold in their portfolios. "There's a tremendous shortage of engineers, and the problem appears to be growing worse," states Mick Morrissey, managing principal at Morrissey Goodale, LLC. "The impact on the profession is noticeable." He says the root of the current problem extends back to the Great Recession of 2008. Many firms did not hire over the following few years-some downsized- and now the shortage is being felt. 10 ENGINEERING INC. JULY / AUGUST 2018