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Do you consider starship blueprints works of art? Are technical journals your idea of light reading? Do you know a Jeffries Tube from a magnatomic flux chiller? Are you turned on by transwarp technology? In other words, are you interested in what makes everything go? If so, then you have come to the sacred bastian of the modern-day equivalent of the grease monkey we know and love as the Engineering Department.

In fiction, these are the people that make sure everything works…and if it doesn’t, they find a way to cheat the laws of physics. In reality, Engineering members are crazy about technology and learning how things function.

In the Corsair’s Engineering Department, these responsibilities are divided into seven distinct areas:

  • Warp Systems: These are the ship’s main (warp) engines, which enable it to travel vast distances in relatively short periods.
  • Impulse Systems: This department is responsible for repairing and maintaining the ship’s impulse (sub-light) engines, as well as the reaction-control thusters.
  • Power Systems: The Officers and specialists in this department oversee the operation and maintenance of the ship’s power-generation and distribution grids.
  • Defense Systems: Phasers, Photon Torpedo equipment, deflector screens and shields are the responsibility of this department.
  • Environmental Systems: The crucial areas of life support fall under the skilled care and maintenance of this department. These systems include air conditioning, air circulation, heating, water circulation, waste recovery and radiation protection.
  • Transporter Systems: Need to beam down to or up from somewhere? This department oversees that function, as well as the maintenance of the transporter systems.
  • Auxiliary Systems: This department picks up where the others leave off. Their responsibilities include maintaining and repairing “quality of life” systems and vital mission components. Examples of Auxiliary Systems include food synthesizers, fabricators, turbolifts, and all the doors. Auxiliary Systems specialists are also charged with maintaining and repairing the ship*s shuttlecraft, although engineers from other divisions can be called in to assist when needed.

    • Members who join the Engineering Division can specialize in a particular department, depending on what they’re interested in. They are also interested in all things mechanical and technological. Do you like figuring out how things work? Corsair Engineering may be the perfect place for you!

    The Section Chief is Ensign Derrek Kyzar.

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