Chief engineer

Geordi La Forge, served as chief engineer of the USS Enterprise-D and -E.

The chief engineer (or chief engineering officer) holds responsibility for all engineers and engineering duties aboard a starship or starbase. He or she must have a general knowledge of all technical workings to ensure their team are assigned to handle and complete engineering tasks competently.

The position holds a wide range of duties, including creating and maintaining shift rosters for relevant personnel and providing advice to the captain or senior officer on technical issues. As a member of the senior staff, he or she bears accountability for the ship's or station's performance.

Some chief engineers with lower-than-expected ranks can be promoted to chief engineer by a senior or commanding officer. For example, Miles O'Brien held the rank of chief warrant officer but was chief engineer of the USS Defiant (DS9: "The Search, Part I", et al.). If the chief holds the rank of captain, then they would be known as the Captain of Engineering.

An old Earth term from the British navy renamed some Chief Engineers to the shortened term: "ChEng".

Notable Chief Engineers

• Ethan Arden
  • USS Cantabrian (NCC-24705)
  • USS Cantabrian (NCC-24705-A)
• Zachary Beltram
  • USS Horizon (NCC-91901) (2383- )
• Charles Brayden
  • USS Courageous (NCC-1861)
• Richard Burtt
  • USS Star League (NCC-2101)
• J. Burlington Carlton
  • USS Intrepid (NCC-1738)
• Butch Clooney
  • Starbase 140 (2389-)
• Golin Dalar
  • USS Gustav P. Remington (NX-86753)
• Stephen Denson
  • USS Dominion (NCC-2115)
• Clause Elberg
  • USS Eagle (NCC-956)
• Paul Elberg
• Stephen Fox
  • USS Valkyrie (NCC-2590)
• William Elberg
  • USS Ranger (NCC-27968)
• Ry Emeras
• Tom Backus
  • USS Defiant (NX-74205)
• Jennifer Forrestal
  • Deep Space 3
• Gant
  • USS Remington
• Sam Hawkins
  • USS Odyssey (NCC-71832-A) (2386-23xx)
• David Harman
  • USS Expedition (2384-2386)
  • USS Korgoth (2386-2388)
  • USS Striker (2389-)
• Kestra J'Naya
  • USS Excelsior (2382-)
• Burt Knox
  • USS Chimera (NCC-11555)
• Kugo
  • USS Phoenix-X
• Robert Lupia
  • USS Rittenhouse (NCC-3581) (2289-2291)
  • USS Justice (NCC-556) (2295-23xx)
• Vaebn Mairex
  • RIS Bouteina (2384-)
• Yvette Mintos
  • Starbase 140 (2386-2388)
• Susan Mirsky
  • USS Hathaway (NCC-2593)
• Durgan Morlon
  • USS Prometheus (NX-59650)
• Quentin Pierce
  • USS Sol (NCC-1733)
• Michael Redman
  • USS Crusader {2387-)
• Jon Ruel
  • USS Avenger (2389-)
• Damon Skye
  • USS Hannibal (NCC-512)
• Chloe Tang
  • USS Independence (NX-90201) (2383-)
• Thelvran
  • USS Bellatrix (NCC-1832)
• Brandi Ward
  • USS Tamerlane (NCC-510)
• Joanna Withrome
  • USS Pioneer (NCC-1084) (2378- )
• Ugohr
  • USS Antechrist

External links

• Chief engineer article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
• Chief engineer article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
• Chief Engineer article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.