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[[File:Engineer_TotG.jpg|thumb|right|170px|An [[Ugnaught/Legends|Ugnaught]] engineer]]
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An '''engineer''' was a person involved in construction, design, or the use of engines or machines.

==Overview==
[[File:Battlefieldengineers-TCG.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Rebel battlefield engineers]]
Military engineers were technology specialists who focused their energy on making repairs in the field. They were often part of a combat unit and were trained to make rapid repairs and adjustments in highly stressful situations&mdash;even while under fire.

Starship engineers were members of a [[Starship/Legends|starship's]] crew who maintained the ship's systems. In combat, the engineer could reroute power to increase speed or [[Deflector shield/Legends|shielding]], and repair or jury-rig battle-damaged systems.

Other types of engineers included:

*[[Calibration Engineer]]
*[[Chief Systems Engineer]]
*[[Clone engineer]]
*[[Engineer battle droid]]
*[[Skakoan combat engineer]]
*[[Imperial Combat Engineer]]
*Imperial [[Engineering Division]]
**[[Engineering lieutenant]]
**[[Engineering officer]]

==Notable engineers==
[[File:Zabrak_engineer.jpg|thumb|right|100px|A [[Zabrak/Legends|Zabrak]] engineer]]
[[Bao-Dur]] was a military engineer during the [[Mandalorian Wars]] and later a companion of the [[Meetra Surik|Jedi Exile]].

[[Feno Gamoc]] was a [[Rybet]] [[Gender/Legends|male]] who served [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederacy of Independent Systems]] as a senior engineer aboard the [[Munificent-class star frigate/Legends|''Munificent''-class star frigate]] [[Sa Nalaor/Legends|''Sa Nalaor'']] during the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]].

[[Walex Blissex/Legends|Walex Blissex]] was a [[Starship/Legends|starship]] engineer who designed all kinds of craft, from [[Starfighter/Legends|starfighters]] to [[Battleship/Legends|battleships]], and earned the title of [[Doctor/Legends|doctor]]. Another prominent starship engineer was [[Raith Sienar/Legends|Raith Sienar]], who ran [[Sienar Fleet Systems/Legends|Sienar Fleet Systems]] where he designed the [[TIE/LN starfighter|TIE fighter]].

[[Massad Thrumble]] was an engineer, and the Imperial spy [[Lucius Rothingham]] was a former engineer.

Engineering-related groups included the Republic [[Combat Engineer Battalion]] and the [[Imperial Engineers Academy]]. The later of which trained [[Imperial Combat Engineer]]s. Each [[Special missions platoon]] had one [[Engineering squad]].

==Behind the scenes==
The "Tongue-Tied Engineer" was one of the original twenty-four character templates used by the ''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game]]'', first published in the [[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|first edition rulebook]].<ref name="RPG">[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'']]</ref>

The [[Star Wars: Battlefront II#Engineer Class|Engineer class]] is a class of soldiers in the video game ''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II]]''.

==Appearances==
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*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]''
*[[Cartel Market|''Star Wars: The Old Republic'' Cartel Market]]
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught]]''
*[[Knight Errant (novel)|''Knight Errant'']] {{Mo}}
*{{Film|I}}
*''[[Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter]]''
*[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (video game)|''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' video game]]
*''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II]]''
*''[[The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: The Lost Legion]]''
*{{TCW|Heroes on Both Sides}}
*{{Film|III}}
*{{Journal|5|Turning Point (Charlene Newcomb)|Turning Point}}
*{{Journal|1|Breaking Free: The Adventures of Dannen Lifehold}}
*{{Journal|3|Galaxywide NewsNets}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Star Wars Gamemaster Screen|story=A Perfect World}}
*{{Journal|5|Galaxywide NewsNets}}
*{{Journal|15|The Great Herdship Heist}}
*{{Journal|10|Only Droids Serve the Maker}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook|story=Only One of Her Kind|stext=''Only One of Her Kind''}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook|story=All the Extras|stext=''All the Extras''}} {{Mo}}
*[[Rebellion 12|''Rebellion'' 12]]
*{{Journal|8|A Certain Point of View (short story)|A Certain Point of View}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Strike Force: Shantipole]]''
*[[Starfall (adventure)|''Starfall'']]
*[[Riders of the Maelstrom (West End Games)|''Riders of the Maelstrom'']]
*{{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures: Volume Three|story=Riders of the Maelstrom (West End Games)|stext=Riders of the Maelstrom}}
*''[[Crisis on Cloud City]]''
*''[[Otherspace II: Invasion]]''
*''[[The Isis Coordinates]]''
*''[[Death in the Undercity]]''
*{{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures: Volume Three|story=Death in the Undercity}}
*''[[Mission to Lianna]]''
*[[Star Wars (1977) 14|''Star Wars'' (1977) 14]]
*[[Star Wars (1977) 15|''Star Wars'' (1977) 15]]
*{{WEGCite|book=Supernova (WEG)|text=''Supernova''|story=Infiltration (RPG adventure)|stext=Infiltration}}
*{{Journal|2|You're in the Army Now!}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Imperial Entanglements (West End Games)|text=''Imperial Entanglements''|story=Hammer of Destiny|stext=Hammer of Destiny}}
*{{Journal|11|The Farrimmer Cafe}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Instant Adventures|story=Agent Nallok Is Missing}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Instant Adventures|story=New Recruits and Rebel Guns}}
*[[Operation: Elrood (book)|''Operation: Elrood'']]
*{{Journal|14|Special Ops: Drop Points}}
*''[[Beyond the Rim]]''
*''[[The Jewel of Yavin]]''
*{{FFG|book=Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Beginner Game|text=''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Beginner Game|story=Takeover at Whisper Base (Adventure Book)|stext=Takeover at Whisper Base}}
*''[[Operation: Shadowpoint]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{FFG|book=Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook|text=''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Core Rulebook|story=Perlemian Haul (adventure)|stext=Perlemian Haul}}
*{{FFG|book=Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Game Master's Kit|text=''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Game Master's Kit|story=Dead in the Water|stext=Dead in the Water}}
*{{FFG|book=Strongholds of Resistance|story=Phantoms in the Dark}} {{Mo}}
*{{WEGCite|book=No Disintegrations (West End Games)|text=''No Disintegrations''|story=Gone To Ground}}
*{{WEGCite|book=No Disintegrations (West End Games)|text=''No Disintegrations''|story=Seregar Turnabout}}
*{{WEGCite|story=Lost Destiny|book=Tapani Sector Instant Adventures}}
*{{WEGCite|book=The Far Orbit Project|story=Preparing for War}}
*[[Allegiance (novel)|''Allegiance'']]
*[[Allegiance (audiobook)|''Allegiance'' audiobook]]
*{{Journal|10|The Capture of Imperial Hazard|The Capture of ''Imperial Hazard''}} {{Mo}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook|story=Glory Support|stext=''Glory Support''}} {{Mo}}
*''[[The Long Arm of the Hutt]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|13|The Last Hand (short story)|The Last Hand}} {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|11|Command Decision}}
*{{Journal|11|The Longest Fall}} {{Mo}}
*{{Film|VI}}
*''[[Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire]]''
*{{Journal|1|Chessa's Doom}}
*{{Journal|8|Blaze of Glory (short story)|Blaze of Glory}}
*{{Journal|9|Death-Hunter}}
*{{DarkStryder|Omens|The DarkStryder Campaign}}
*{{DarkStryder|Shintel Downtime|The DarkStryder Campaign}}
*{{DarkStryder|The Masters of Exocron|The Kathol Outback}}
*{{DarkStryder|Harm's Way|The Kathol Rift}}
*{{DarkStryder|Rogue Elements|The Kathol Rift}}
*{{DarkStryder|Home (RPG adventure)|The Kathol Rift}}
*{{Journal|9|Droids Defiant}}
*''[[Star Wars: Dark Empire]]''
*{{Journal|8|Counterstrike (Adventure Journal)|Counterstrike}} {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|14|Murder in Slushtime}}
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight]]''
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==Sources==
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[[File:Imperial_Engineer.jpg|thumb|120px|Imperial engineer]]
*[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'']]
*''[[Star Wars Campaign Pack]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back]]''
*''[[Death Star Technical Companion]]''
*[[Cracken's Rebel Field Guide (sourcebook)|''Cracken's Rebel Field Guide'']]
*''[[Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One]]''
*[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition|''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Dark Force Rising Sourcebook]]''
*[[Wanted by Cracken (sourcebook)|''Wanted by Cracken'']]
*''[[Dark Empire Sourcebook]]''
*[[Supernova (WEG)|''Supernova'']]
*''[[The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook]]''
*[[Death Star Technical Companion (Second Edition)|''Death Star Technical Companion'', Second Edition]]
*''[[The Last Command Sourcebook]]''
*[[Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Cracken's Rebel Operatives]]''
*{{Journal|2|Recon & Report: The Journey to Coruscant}}
*''[[TIE Fighter: The Official Strategy Guide]]''
*{{Journal|3|Outlaw Battle Armor}}
*''[[The Star Wars Planets Collection]]''
*''[[Classic Campaigns]]''
*{{Journal|5|A Buyer's Guide to Alternative Starships}}
*''[[Platt's Starport Guide]]''
*''[[Goroth: Slave of the Empire]]''
*''[[Galladinium's Fantastic Technology]]''
*''[[Flashpoint! Brak Sector]]''
*{{Journal|6|Scouts' Dispatch}}
*''[[Alliance Intelligence Reports]]''
*{{Journal|7|Into the Core Worlds}}
*[[Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin'', Second Edition]]
*[[Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope'', Second Edition]]
*''[[The DarkStryder Campaign]]''
*[[Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Heroes & Rogues]]''
*''[[The Kathol Outback]]''
*''[[The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook]]''
*{{Journal|9|Fizzi's Slightly Used Starships (article)|Fizzi's Slightly Used Starships}}
*''[[The Jedi Academy Sourcebook]]''
*{{WEGCite|book=The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4|story=Recon & Report: The Journey to Coruscant}}
*''[[TIE Fighter Collector's CD-ROM: The Official Strategy Guide]]''
*{{Journal|10|Toria Tell's Droid Journal (article)|Toria Tell's Droid Journal}}
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook]]''
*''[[The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire]]''
*{{SOTE|cardname=Same Beast, Different Sewer|link=https://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/sote/soteTC0057.jpg|nobackup=1}}
*{{SOTE|cardname=Dash Fires the Guide|link=https://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/sote/soteTC058.jpg|archivedate=20130507123435}}
*''[[The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook]]''
*[[Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Tales of the Jedi Companion]]''
*''[[Live-Action Adventures]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
*''[[Gamemaster Toolkit: Live-Action Adventures]]''
*''[[Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised]]''
*{{Journal|12|Imperial Garrisons}}
*{{Journal|12|Shape-shifters}}
*''[[Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy]]''
*''[[Introductory Adventure Game]]''
*''[[Pirates & Privateers]]''
*''[[Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids]]''
*''[[The Black Sands of Socorro]]''
*''[[Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear]]''
*''[[Lords of the Expanse]]''
*''[[Player's Guide to Tapani]]''
*''[[Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition]]''
*''[[Platt's Smugglers Guide]]''
*''[[Stock Ships]]''
*''[[Hideouts & Strongholds]]''
*''[[The Far Orbit Project]]''
*''[[Alien Encounters]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Rebellion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars Roleplaying Game Revised Core Rulebook]]''
*''[[Coruscant and the Core Worlds]]''
*''[[Hero's Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars Battlefront II: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20040506hapesmain|text=Hapes: Ladies First|int=Hapes: Ladies First|archivedate=20100507041732}}
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/PHSkako|text=Planet Hoppers: Skako|int=Planet Hoppers: Skako|archivedate=20100226154046}}
*''[[Threats of the Galaxy]]''
*{{SWGTCG|set=Champions of the Force (SWGTCG)|text=Champions of the Force|cardname=Chief Engineer Olum}}
*''[[The Clone Wars Campaign Guide]]''
*{{Hyperspace|url=fans/hyperspace/source/ximweek04/index.html|text=Xim Week: The Despotica (Part III: Xim at Vondor)|int=Xim Week: The Despotica}}
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/PHSkako|text=Planet Hoppers: Skako|int=Planet Hoppers: Skako|archivedate=20100226154046}}
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/NewRepublicStatPack|text=New Republic Stat Pack|int=New Republic Stat Pack|nobackup=1}}
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/Mesop9|text=Message to Spacers 9|int=Message to Spacers 9|archivedate=20100506060822}}
*{{DB|droid|guri|Guri|archivedate=20100328090038}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic Explorer's Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Force Collection]]'' {{C|Card: MagnaGuard (★★★★)}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Star Wars: The Card Game Core Set|cardname=Superlaser Engineer}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Star Wars: The Card Game Core Set|cardname=Corellian Engineer}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Star Wars: The Card Game Core Set|cardname=Battlefield Engineers}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=The Desolation of Hoth|cardname=Snowspeeder}}
*[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' Core Rulebook]]
*{{FFGTCG|set=Escape from Hoth|cardname=Snowspeeder}}
*''[[Enter the Unknown]]''
*{{FFGTCG|set=Balance of the Force|cardname=Lemelisk's Ambition}}
*''[[Suns of Fortune]]''
*''[[Dangerous Covenants]]''
*{{FFGTCG|set=Heroes and Legends|cardname=General Mohc}}
*[[Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Beginner Game|''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Beginner Game]]
*[[Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Core Rulebook]]
*''[[Far Horizons]]''
*<!-- 2014/10/20 -->''[[Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide]]''
*[[Stay on Target (sourcebook)|''Stay on Target'']]
*''[[Fly Casual]]''
*''[[Strongholds of Resistance]]''
*''[[Forged in Battle]]''
*{{TORweb|url=info/news/news-article/20170620|text=Cartel Market Specials: Week of June 19, 2017}}
*{{TORweb|url=info/news/news-article/20170801|text=Cartel Market Specials: Week of August 1, 2017}}
*{{TORweb|url=info/news/news-article/20170925|text=Cartel Market Specials: Week of September 26, 2017}}
*{{TORweb|url=info/news/news-article/20180220|text=#SWTOR Cartel Market Specials: Week of February 19, 2018}}
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==External links==
*{{WP|Engineer}}

==Notes and references==
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