What is the most challenging part of your job as a hardware engineer?

"The most challenging part of my job as a computer hardware engineer is coordinating the interests of all the Cisco project stakeholders and making sure that my designs address each of their requirements. The reason this is challenging is that sometimes the stakeholders have competing requirements that require them to compromise. Also, stakeholders can often have unrealistic expectations of what a computer hardware system is capable of doing. I overcome these issues by communicating with the stakeholders clearly and in easy-to-understand terminology. Hence, they have a firm grasp on what the hardware is capable of and which of their requirements can be met while still accommodating the other stakeholders."