{"id":186520,"date":"2025-03-15T06:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=828893"},"modified":"2025-03-15T06:00:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:00:30","slug":"career-spotlight-engineer-ages-14-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=186520","title":{"rendered":"Career Spotlight: Engineer (Ages 14-18)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What does an engineer do?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

An engineer applies scientific principles to design, build, and test machines, systems, or structures to meet specific needs. They follow the steps of the engineering design process<\/a> to ensure their designs work as planned while meeting a variety of requirements, including size, weight, safety, and cost.<\/p>\n

NASA hires several types of engineers to help tackle a range of missions. Whether it\u2019s creating quieter supersonic aircraft, building powerful space telescopes to study the cosmos, or developing spacecraft to take humanity to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, NASA pushes the boundaries of engineering, giving us greater knowledge of our universe and a better quality of life here on Earth.<\/p>\n

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What are the different types of engineering?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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