Engineering

Preface
Engineering is not an easy job at the NSS Prospector. Hopefully by reading this, some questions will be answered on your long way towards excellence.

What is the job of an engineer?
The engineer comes in many flavours at NSS Prospector. They take care of electric equipment and instalation, do maintenance on the various systems, make sure there are no environmental hazards or just keep the power grid functioning, usually by setting up the engine correctly.

The Engine
The NSS Prospector's main power source is the Supermatter Engine. This sort of engine generates power when its turbines are moved due to thermal mechanics. Usually if this engine is not available or you can not properly set it up, solar power is usually a good alternative which is provided by solar panels.

Construction
Sometimes engineering also means building and rebuilding. If a meteor storm damages the hull or equipment is destroyed by sabotage attempts, it is the job of an engineer to fix or build new rooms. When the time comes, an engineer will need to bring a lot of materials like plastic and metals along with the tools of the trade in order to fix any potential hull breaches.

Maintenance
Sometimes, a machine gets own life or a malfunctioning door needs to be restored. Sometimes batteries need to be changed. An engineer is called upon to do maintenance jobs like those. Some old school engies even fix light bulbs if they have the time.

Atmospherics
If a fire breaks out or the oxygen pressure suddenly gets so unstable that no one can breath anymore, an engineer, usually specialized in atmospheric maintenance, comes to bring the station back to its normal operation.