• Question: what is the definition of an engineer?

    Asked by #livelovelaugh(notatme!) to Valerie, Steve, Sean, Kath, Carmel, Alex on 8 Nov 2017.
    • Photo: Valerie Bentivegna

      Valerie Bentivegna answered on 8 Nov 2017:

      I think an engineer is someone who invents, designs, builds, tests and analyses “something”. This can be a bridge, a computer programme, a medical device, a chemical, …

      I like to see it as a “problem solver”. An engineer tries to apply his/her scientific knowledge to come up with useful tools or techniques to help people. For example: to design a better imaging machine help doctors detect disease earlier.

    • Photo: Sean Doherty

      Sean Doherty answered on 8 Nov 2017:

      An engineer is someone who creatively and logically applies scientific principles to solve problems in the real world! this often involves designing, making, testing, analysing and breaking stuff

    • Photo: Carmel Howe

      Carmel Howe answered on 8 Nov 2017:

      An engineer is a person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures.
      I think an engineer is anyone who uses their skills to fix a problem.

    • Photo: Kathryn Thomas

      Kathryn Thomas answered on 9 Nov 2017:

      To me, an engineer is someone who solves problems, usually by building something or inventing things.

    • Photo: Stephen Lang

      Stephen Lang answered on 13 Nov 2017:

      What Sean said. 🙂

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