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CHIEF ENGINEERING OFFICER (CEO)



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DETAILS NOTES
ARS Website: Star Fleet in the ASR Universe
BILLET:

Chief Engineering Officer (CEO)
Collateral Duties: Significantly varies with assignment/duty station.

DESIGNATION:

Unrestricted Line Officer (O-1 thru O-4), Restricted Line Officer (O-5 thru O-9)

COMMISSION SOURCES:

Star Fleet Academy, Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), Officer's Candidate School (OCS) and Officer's Development School (ODS).

INITIAL RANK:

SFA, OCS & ROTC Engineering graduates typically begin their Star Fleet careers as Ensigns (O-1) or Lieutenant Junior Grade (O-2) for exceptional academic achievement. After completing Officer Development School (ODS), your direct commission rank will depend on past education & experience. Chief Engineering Officers, regardless of unit type, are typically grade O-2/W-2 or above but will greatly vary according to the size of the unit and engineering department.

LEGENDARY
CHIEF
ENGINEERS:
  • Charles Tucker III
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  • Jett Reno
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  • Paul Stamets
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  • Hemmer
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  • Pelia
  • Montgomery Scott
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  • Geordi LaForge
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  • Miles O'Brien
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  • Andy Billups
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  • Jankom Pog

    • OVERVIEW:

    The combined Star Fleet services are a colossal force of defensive units and systems, all working in tandem to protect the Federation. As a Chief Engineering Officer (CEO), your job is to keep our installations (starbases, space stations, ground installations) and starships at their peak of operational readiness.

    Nostalgically and affectionately known as the 'miracle workers' of their units, these highly skilled officers learn to think quickly on their feet and often under extreme pressure. They are masters in both repurposing equipment and overcoming the laws of physics to overcome challenges in space or shoreside.

    Star Fleet will rely on your sharp skills in math, science and business management to design, develop and deploy the Federation’s most sophisticated and smartest integrated defense systems. You could lead a team in the design, repair and overhaul of starbases or the recovery and salvage of a starship in uncharted deep space and anything else requiring technical expertise.

    CEOs are involved with the design, acquisition, construction, repair, maintenance, conversion, overhaul, and disposal of Star Fleet property and technology. CEOs are unique to Star Fleet as the majority of junior engineering officers start their careers as Unrestricted Line Officers. First, prospective CEOs learn the intricacies of Star Fleet technology. Next, all CEOs obtain technical/engineering master's and-or doctoral degrees. Then, as Chief Engineering Officers, they assume a leadership role as a department head or CO of an independent engineering unit.

    As of 2437, there are approximately 8350 engineering duty officers on active duty in Star Fleet, representing roughly 2% of all active-duty commissioned officers along with over 400 engineering duty officers in the Star Fleet Reserves.

    RESPONSIBILITIES:

    The Chief Engineering Officer (CEO) is the ultimate technical authority in a Star Fleet unit, responsible for the operational readiness of all systems. This officer leads the multitude of skilled professionals and technical experts in the department, overseeing the the maintenance, repair, and optimal performance of everything from waste extraction to life support to weapons and defensive systems. Beyond routine duties, these 'miracle workers' are proven experts in developing creative, on-the-fly technical solutions to mission or situation-critical problems.

    The CEO is directly responsible to the unit's Executive Officer for the operational readiness, good order and discipline of personnel in the Engineering Department.

    (NOTE: See below for a brief overview of Division Officers & Ratings within the Engineering MOS)

    Key Responsibilities of all Department Heads:

    • Accountability: Each member of Star Fleet, regardless of rank or position, is fully accountable for their actions, or failure to act when required.

    • Compliance and Governance: Adherence to the Star Fleet Uniform Code of Military Justice (SFUMCJ) standing orders, and instructions is a significant part of the job. This includes maintaining proper records, ensuring safety protocols are followed, and regular reporting through your chain of command.

    • Leadership and Management: A Department Head handles the administration of their department. This involves ensuring everyone under their command is trained, prepared, and executing their duties effectively. Star Fleet functions to expand knowledge, explore the galaxy, defend the Federation and facilitate diplomacy.

    • Planning and Operations: Whether in space or ashore, Department Heads are integral to planning and executing missions, ongoing operations, training exercises, fully staffing your department, and other duties as ordered.

    NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, each responsibility below will apply to all CEO billets regardless of the unit type.

    In this billet, you will be expected to:

    • Act in concert with medical teams to aid in locating and rescuing personnel missing or trapped in potentially hazardous environments.

    • Compose annual Fitness Reports (FITREPs) for junior officers and/or warrants under your command, submitting to the unit's XO for final approval in a timely manner per regulations. Act as final approver for all NCO and enlisted evaluations of assigned engineering personnel.

    • Conduct research on high-priority engineering needs of your unit.

    • Develop accurate, timely, and professional engineering plans for the command team's review.

    • Directly supervise the performed duties of junior division officers and indirectly NCOs assigned to the department.

    • Ensure that all engineering logs are correctly completed by the end of each watch.

    • Ensure that all prescribed or necessary security measures and safety precautions are understood and strictly observed by all assigned personnel under your command.

    • Expeditiously execute the Plan of the Day (POD) as issued by the unit's commander, commanding officer, or officer in charge.

    • Gain crucial command experience that will serve you well throughout your career.

    • Lead the design of new stations, starbases, ships and their systems while supervising the integration of defensive and electronic systems into these ships (SFSOC & ASDB billets only)

    • Maintain and supervise engineering systems for operational readiness. Oversee the care and maintenance of assigned engineering equipment, supplies, and spaces.

    • Make frequent inspections in company, when practicable, with the subordinates concerned; and to correct defects.

    • Manage the construction, delivery, maintenance, conversion and overhaul of the fleet (SFSOC billets only).

    • Operate as a leader within your focus area and get exposure outside your officer occupation designator.

    • Oversee monthly inventory control procedures to ensure fragile components and materials that are too complex to replicate are well stocked. Facilitate their prompt procurement when quantities fall below acceptable levels as per regulations.

    • Plan, execute and provide technical direction to fleet salvage and deep space recovery operations (SFCE billets only)

    • Routinely conduct training drills for all Engineering stations and personnel, under the supervision of the unit's Executive Officer.

    • Stand Engineering watches regularly, the CEO remains on call at all times. In heightened Conditions of Readiness (Intruder Alert, General Quarters, etc.) the CEO will coordinate all engineering activity from the Ops Center or Bridge, as applicable.

    • Supervise and evaluate both on-the-job training and the continuing education of junior officers and enlisted personnel assigned to the department.

    • Upon request of the department head concerned, coordinate the timely accomplishment of any repairs beyond their department’s capabilities.

    GLOSSARY:

    • ASDB = Advanced Starship Design Bureau
    • SFCE = Star Fleet Corps of Engineers
    • SFSOC = Star Fleet Shipyard Operations Command

    COMMON ENGINEERING OFFICER DESIGNATORS:

    The following is a list of officer designators one may typically find in a Engineering department on a starbase, space station, ground installation or starship, though this list is not exhaustive. Each entry below will follow this format:

    COMMON ENGINEERING OFFICER DESIGNATORS
    [Assignment type]
    (minimum required grade for the billet):

    ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEERING OFFICER (aCEO)
    -A restricted line or limited duty officer who is the second senior most Engineering officer in the unit and reports directly to the CEO. The aCEO will assume the duties of CEO upon that person's absence or incapacity. Officers in this billet stand an Engineering watch and are in charge of the entire department, and all shifts, working with the Department Head to manage all engineering activities. (O-2/W-2)

    ENGINEERING OFFICER
    -A restricted line, limited duty, or warrant officer usually assigned as one of the aforementioned division heads. Responsible to the aCEO and CEO for operation of their assigned division(s). (O-1/W-1).

    ENGINEERING OFFICER OF THE WATCH (EOOW)
    -A restricted line, limited duty, or petty officer on watch designated by the engineer officer to be in charge of an engineering department watch section. They are responsible for safe and proper performance of engineering department watches following the orders of the engineer officer, the commanding officer and higher authority.

    DESIGNATED PROJECT ENGINEERING COORDINATOR
    -Officers in the DPEC designator community are masters in Project Management, bringing plans, personnel and materials together to accomplish goals well in advance of expected deadlines. They are responsible for coordinating multi-disciplinary engineering teams in the construction, refit, or decommissioning of starships, starbases, orbital platforms, and planetary installations. Oversees project timelines, resource allocation, and integration of advanced alloys (duranium, tritanium, transparent aluminum, etc.) with matter–energy fabrication systems.

    Serves as the primary liaison between Star Fleet Corps of Engineers project command, site supervisors, and shipyard operations. Utilizes LCARS-linked adaptive workflow matrices to manage work across multiple environments—zero gravity, planetary surface, or deep space. Coordinates with enlisted Material Workers, Environmental Systems Specialists, and Structural Fabricators to ensure that all construction phases adhere to Federation design and safety standards[SFCE/Shipyard Ops/Type Commands] (O-4/W-4)

    ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING PLANS AND POLICIES DIRECTOR
    -The EEP officer is a senior advisor to the Commander, Star Fleet Engineering at Star Fleet Command. This billet develops Star Fleet-wide electronics engineering regulations, policies, and upgrade standards for all construction and refit projects. Oversees the implementation of LCARS architectural updates, adaptive power routing policies, and cross-species user interface compliance. They maintain strategic oversight of sensor grid configurations, communication array upgrades, and integrated automation systems. Directs fleet-wide electronic modernization efforts and ensures adherence to Star Fleet Corps of Engineers technical standards. [COMSFE] (O-5/W-5)

    ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING OFFICER
    -Those in the EEO designator direct the installation, calibration, and maintenance of shipyard, starship and construction electronics systems, including EPS conduits, subspace transceivers, sensor arrays, and automated fabrication control systems. Oversees integration of Star Fleet-standard electronic control modules into new hulls or upgraded starbases. They coordinate with Matter-Energy Construction Technicians for high-precision EPS routing and with Replicator Systems Technicians to ensure system compatibility and reliability. Proficient in diagnostic and repair procedures for both Federation and allied technologies. [Any unit] (O-2/W-2)

    ENGINEERING LIAISON OFFICER
    -Senior technical experts in their respective field(s), ELOs serves as the primary engineering point of contact between Star Fleet shipyards, front-line starship crews, and individual fleet commands. Coordinates ship-specific modification requests, emergency refit scheduling, and mission-critical equipment deliveries. Works across multiple engineering divisions to ensure operational requirements are met without compromising fleet readiness. Frequently deployed to remote facilities or forward repair bases to expedite repair and construction operations. [(Color) Fleet Ops Commands] (O-4/W-4)

    NAVAL ENGINEERING HULL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
    -Officers in the NEHDO designator community manage the research, testing, and refinement of starship and station hull designs. Oversees material science applications for advanced alloy integration, ablative armor structuring, and modular hull frameworks adaptable for planetary landings or high-warp travel. They coordinate hull stress simulations under warp field distortion, weapons impact, and extreme environmental conditions. Works closely with Hull Integrity Specialists and Material Workers to validate new construction techniques before fleet-wide adoption. [SFCE/Shipyard Ops/Type Commands] (O-3/W-3)

    NAVAL ENGINEERING INSPECTION OFFICER
    -NEIO officers operate under the authority of the Office of the Star Fleet Inspector General to conduct command inspections and area assessments across all major fleet concentration areas to identify and help correct readiness and quality of life issues. Conducts thorough technical inspections of new and refitted starships, starbases, and planetary facilities to verify compliance with Star Fleet engineering standards. They assess the integrity, safety and operational readiness of all vessels, bases, stations and installations throughout all service components. Collaborates with Hull Integrity Specialists, Environmental Systems Specialists, and Defensive Works Specialists to validate readiness for commissioning or deployment. Employs portable holo-inspection drones and phased-sensor scans for non-invasive structural analysis. [SFINSGEN] (O-4/W-4)

    NAVAL ENGINEERING LOGISTICS OFFICER
    -Officers in the NELO designator directs the acquisition, transport, and storage of engineering materials, from raw tritanium ingots to antimatter containment pods. Oversees matter-stream supply chains, cross-sector resource allocation, and cargo transporter traffic flow. They work closely with Trans-Spatial Logistics Specialists to ensure efficient distribution and rapid deployment of construction assets in response to fleet needs [SFSOC] (O-2/W-2)

    NAVAL ENGINEERING OFFICER, SHIP DESIGN
    -NEOSD officers oversee the conceptual and detailed design of new Star Fleet vessel classes, ensuring optimal integration of warp propulsion, defensive systems, and modular mission bays. Collaborates with Hull Development Officers, Ship Type Engineering Officers, and Production Engineers to bring designs from LCARS schematics to operational prototypes. [ASDB/Shipyard Ops Commands] (O-3/W-3)
    NOTE: Officers in the NEO community make seek Additional Qualification Designators in the following specialties:

    Auxiliary Craft Design [ASDB/Shipyard Ops Commands] (O-3/W-3)
    Ground Installation Design [SFCE/(Color) Fleet/Station/Installation Ops] (O-3/W-3)
    Starbase/Space Station Design [SFCE/(Color) Fleet/Station/Installation Ops] (O-3/W-3)

    NAVAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH PROJECT OFFICER
    -NERPO officers lead experimental engineering initiatives, testing prototype systems, new materials, and innovative construction methods for Star Fleet infrastructure. They oversee laboratory-scale trials before scaling to operational testbeds. Frequently collaborates with Star Fleet Science Division to integrate exotic matter applications, subspace-resistant materials, and temporal-stable hull composites. [ASDB/SFSOC] (O-3/W-3)

    NAVAL ENGINEERING TRIALS AND SURVEY OFFICER
    -NETSO are exceptionally skilled and talented in conducting trials of new starship classes, station modules, and planetary facilities under controlled operational conditions. They evaluate system performance against design projections in real-space and simulated environments. Manage survey teams for post-trial analysis, producing recommendations for design improvements, maintenance schedules, and operational deployment. Interfaces with Spatial Surveyors for detailed environmental integration reports. Advises their relevant type commands on all pertinent issues. [(Color) Fleet/Station/Installation Ops] (O-4/W-4)

    PRODUCTION ENGINEERING OFFICER
    -PEO officers are large-scale logistical experts who oversee the large-scale production of starship and station components at orbital shipyards and fabrication facilities. Optimizes workflow between industrial replicators, matter synthesis arrays, and conventional fabrication shops. They monitor production quality to ensure structural components meet Star Fleet’s stringent specifications for strength, durability, and operational longevity. Supervises the Trans-Spatial Logistics Specialists for efficient material flow and storage. [SFCE/SFSOC] (O-2/W-2)

    SAFETY ENGINEER
    -The Risk Management officers of SFE, they ensure the safe execution of engineering and construction operations in spaceborne and planetary environments. Monitors hazard mitigation protocols including structural integrity field calibration, inertial dampener fail-safes, and antimatter containment procedures. Develops and enforces site safety plans using real-time hazard analytics via Star Fleet’s Safety Operations Network. SE officers specialize in risk assessment for environments with high-radiation fields, micro-meteor hazards, or subspace anomaly exposure. Works closely with Temporal-Structural Safety Specialists to mitigate chroniton or tachyon contamination and ensure compliance with interstellar occupational safety regulations. [SFINSGEN] (O-4/W-4)

    SHIP TYPE ENGINEERING OFFICER
    -STEO officers specialize in the engineering oversight of a specific ship class or family of designs, ensuring all vessels of that type maintain design integrity, upgrade compatibility, and mission readiness. Acts as the subject matter expert for class-specific systems, modifications, and operational parameters. Coordinates with Ship’s Engineer Officers to resolve class-wide technical issues. [ASDB/Shipyard Ops Command] (O-3/W-3)

    SHIP'S ENGINEER OFFICER (PROPULSION)
    -Specialist in starship propulsion systems, overseeing maintenance, tuning, and field geometry calibration for optimal performance. SEOPs May obtain multiple Additional Qualification Designations (ADQs) in D-Warp, Standard Warp, Impulse, Maneuvering Thrusters and related system components. Closely monitors directives from STEO's and Star Fleet Propulsion Labs on implementing new enhancements and efficiency upgrades. Collaborates with starbase engineering personnel for major upgrades not feasible to execute during the ship’s operational phase. [Starships] (O-2/W-2)

    STAFF ENGINEER OFFICER
    -SEOs provides senior-level engineering oversight for multiple projects, shipyards, or operational sectors. Advises command staff on engineering feasibility, readiness, and fleet support requirements. SEOs prepare command endorsements, reports, and correspondence. They serve as the link between Star Fleet strategic planners and engineering execution teams, ensuring technological alignment with project objectives. [SFCE/ASDB/Flag Staffs] (O-3/W-3)

    STAFF READINESS OFFICER (ENGINEERING)
    -SROEs manage engineering personnel readiness across Star Fleet’s operational commands. Tracks crew certifications, cross-training levels, and emergency deployment capabilities. Coordinates with Fleet Engineering Command to maintain a balanced skill mix across active projects and crisis response units, ensuring optimal manning levels for any contingency. [SFCE/ASDB/Flag Staffs] (O-3/W-3)

    GLOSSARY:

    • ASDB = Advanced Starship Design Bureau
    • COMSFE = Commander, Star Fleet Engineering
    • SFCE = Star Fleet Corps of Engineers
    • SFINSGEN = Star Fleet Inspector General
    • SFSOC = Star Fleet Shipyard Operations Command

    COMMON ENLISTED ENGINEERING RATINGS:

    The following is a list of enlisted ratings typically under the indirect command of a Chief Engineer. These may be assigned to an Engineering department on a starbase, space station, ground installation, shipyard or starship, though this list is not exhaustive.

    DAMAGE CONTROLLER (DC)
    Serve as technical assistants, instructors, and inspectors for fire prevention, fire fighting, damage control, along with radiation, biological, and chemical contamination. (Note: Star Fleet computers aren't full proof and there is nothing more dangerous on a space station or starship than a fire that consumes precious oxygen and damages critical equipment and circuits if undetected. facility.

    ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (EM)
    Responsible for the operation, maintenance, and repair of a facility’s or starship’s primary and auxiliary power distribution systems. This includes managing EPS (Electro-Plasma System) conduits, power transfer grids, fusion and antimatter reactor support systems, and subspace field power relays. EMs oversee the safe flow of plasma energy throughout a ship or installation, ensuring that critical systems receive stable and efficient energy supplies on demand. Their duties extend to maintaining power conversion nodes, matter/energy distribution relays, isolinear and bio-neural gel packs. They are also trained to perform emergency reroutes during combat damage and collaborate with Engineering and Operations departments to balance the energy demands of multiple systems.

    ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS SPECIALIST (ESS) [Formerly Utilities Technician (UT)]
    Maintains, and repairs all environmental control systems for any installation located in hostile climates. ESS ratings oversee operation of atmospheric circulation and filtration networks, gravity field regulators, thermal balance grids, and illumination arrays. Manages portable water synthesis and distribution, waste extraction and reclamation systems, hydroponics support lines, and inert gas storage. Maintains and services environmental field emitters, life-support matrix controllers, bio-filter assemblies, and refrigeration or cryogenic units. Ensures optimal habitability for all present species under Federation environmental standards, including emergency life-support deployment and cross-species environmental adaptation. In emergency situations where life support systems are compromised, ESS ratings will deploy portable power cells, air recyclers and other related mobile units to sustain life support until the primary systems are restored.

    ENGINE PROPULSION TECHNICIAN (EN)
    Operates, maintains, and repairs a ship's propulsion drives and related systems including dilithium chambers, matter-anitmatter reactors, and plasma conduits, etc. EN ratings may further their education and qualify for one or more subspecialties:

    • END Dimensional Warp
    • ENI Impulse
    • ENW Warp
    • ENT Maneuvering/Station Keeping Thrusters

    ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN (ET)
    Specialists who maintain, calibrate, and repair Star Fleet computer cores and sensor arrays. Their expertise centers on information and perception systems rather than raw power distribution duties of the EM ratings.

    ETs oversee the operation of isolinear and bioneural computer cores, quantum-memory banks, and AI-integrated data management systems, ensuring seamless interaction between organic crew and machine intelligence. They maintain sensor pallets, long-range subspace sensor networks, and multispectral scanning suites, guaranteeing accurate data capture across electromagnetic, subspace, gravimetric, and tachyonic bands. Collaborates with Operations, Science, and Tactical departments to optimize system efficiency during exploration, combat, or research missions.

    FLEET MATERIALS SPECIALIST (FMS)
    FMS ratings manage the procurement, transport, and storage of engineering supplies, tools and materials, from raw tritanium ingots to self-sealing stem bolts. Operates matter stream transport systems, heavy-lift shuttles, and cargo transporters. Maintains inventory of spare parts that are too complex to be replicated.

    GRAVITIC SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (GT)
    GT ratings are specialists who maintain and repair the starship’s advanced graviton-based technologies, from shield grid emitters and tractor beam arrays to inertial dampeners, structural integrity fields and artificial gravity plating. They ensure the delicate balance of graviton harmonics that protect the vessel in combat, stabilize flight, and allow for precision maneuvering in orbital operations. GTs are also called upon during emergencies to reroute or reinforce gravitic systems, keeping shields resilient and beams locked even under extreme conditions. They are the first line of defense against catastrophic hull failures. When assigned to orbital facilities and ground installations, GTs are given similar related duties as applicable. GT ratings may further their education and qualify for one or more subspecialties:

    • GTGP - Gravity Plating
    • GTID - Inertial Dampeners
    • GTSI - Structural Integrity Fields
    • GTTB - Tractor Beams

    HULL INTEGRITY SPECIALIST (HIS) [Formerly Hull Maintenance Technician (HT)]
    Monitors and maintains the integrity of outer hulls, defensive plating, and ablative armor. Oversees integration of adaptive shielding emitters into structural assemblies. Performs EVA inspections, microfracture sealing, and armor replacement in hostile environments. Skilled in hull polarization techniques to resist energy weapon impact.

    HIS ratings often work cooperatively with Damage Control teams to effect rapid field repairs with matter replicators, emergency forcefields, and modular hull plating. Their responsibilities extend to maintaining safety equipment, emergency bulkheads, and survival systems, ensuring that an orbital facility or vessel remains secure and operational even under extreme conditions.

    INTERIOR COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN (IC)
    Those in the IC rating are responsible for the web of internal communication and monitoring systems that keep a crew or unit connected. They maintain intercoms, emergency signaling circuits, holographic relay nodes, and sensor-linked annunciator systems. ICs ensure that every crewmember—from the ops center to engineering to the farthest outpost module can transmit, receive, and coordinate effectively. In crises, they are vital to restoring comms, damage alerts, and automated safety announcements that keep order aboard stations and ships alike. IC ratings may further their education and qualify for one or more subspecialties:

    • ICI Internal Communications
    • ICS Subspace Communications
    • ICH Holographic Systems

    REPLICATOR SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (RST)
    Those in the RST rating oversee industrial-scale and individual unit replicator arrays for both personal and construction use. Maintains replication pattern storage, molecular alignment matrices, and raw matter conversion systems. Monitors the supply of raw materials used in replication and facilitates their procurement when inventory levels fall below adequate levels per regulations.

    TRANSPORTER TECHNICIAN (TT)
    TTs operate, maintain, and repair transporter systems aboard all Star Fleet facilities. They ensure the precise calibration of molecular imaging scanners, annular confinement beams, and redundant pattern buffers to guarantee safe matter-energy transport. TTs are trained in emergency beam-out procedures, biofilter maintenance, and advanced troubleshooting of phase transition coils.

    Given the inherent risks of transporter technology, strict safety regulations govern every operation. TTs follow rigorous protocols to prevent pattern degradation, temporal displacement, or accidental transfers across dimensional boundaries to or from mirror universes. They work closely with medical and engineering personnel to ensure transporter biofilters remain compliant with Star Fleet health and safety directives.

    CONSTRUCTION RELATED ENGINEERING RATINGS:
    NOTE: These ratings are usually only found in planetary installations, space stations, starbases and shipyards, but are briefly included here for reference. Shipyards and Star Fleet Corps of Engineers (SFCE) related billets will be explored in greater detail in the future.

    CONSTRUCTION MECHANIC (CM)
    CM ratings maintain and repair the advanced heavy construction equipment that keeps Star Fleet’s engineering projects moving forward. From anti-grav bulldozers and plasma-cutting power shovels to subspace pile drivers, autonomous grading drones, and modular fabricators, CMs ensure every system is calibrated, safe, and mission-ready. Their skills span diagnostics on fusion-powered engines, repair of articulated servo-limbs, and maintenance of EPS-linked control systems that drive 25th-century construction machinery.

    Closely collaborating with Equipment Operators (EOs) who run the machinery and Construction Electricians (CEs) who wire and power it, CMs provide the vital link that keeps technology, energy, and operation in perfect sync. Whether supporting planetary relief efforts, erecting a forward operating base, or sustaining long-term infrastructure projects, CMs are indispensable in keeping the fleet’s most powerful tools running within strict safety and operational protocols.

    DEFENSIVE WORKS SPECIALIST (DWS) [Combat Engineer equivalent]
    Specific to SFCE, those in this rating construct and maintain defensive installations, shielded bunkers, and ground-to-orbit artillery emplacements during planetary operations. They deploy portable shield generators, phaser turret emplacements, and sensor jamming arrays. DWS are trained in combat zone rapid fortification while under hostile fire to protect the lives of Star Fleet and Federation citizens.

    ENGINEERING AIDE (EA)
    EA ratings serve as senior enlisted advisors and supervisors within Star Fleet’s construction and engineering divisions, most notably SFCE. Typically a seasoned Chief or Senior Chief Petty Officers, EAs are masters of multiple construction disciplines — from power distribution and heavy machinery to structural fabrication and environmental systems. They act as the vital bridge between commissioned engineering duty officers and the enlisted workforce, translating strategic plans into efficient, safe, and timely execution on the ground or in orbit.

    EAs oversee teams of ratings, implementing every phase of a project adheres to Star Fleet’s rigorous safety standards, quality benchmarks, and often accelerated timetables. More than just supervisors, they are mentors who work with junior NCOs to train ratings, troubleshoot complex technical issues, and anticipate logistical challenges before they arise.

    EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (EO)
    EOs operate advanced construction and material-handling systems ranging from graviton lifters, exo-loaders, and plasma cutters to subspace tunneling drills and matter reclamators. They prepare and stabilize planetary or starbase construction sites, shape terrain for colonies, clear hazards, and assemble structural components using antigrav and tractor-based systems. EOs are vital for expeditionary engineering, disaster response, and rapid deployment of Federation infrastructure.

    HABITAT SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (HST) [Utilitiesman/Builder hybrid rating specific for SFCE]
    Assembles and maintains quarters, medical bays, laboratories, and common areas aboard vessels and installations. Configures multi-species habitat modules with adaptive life-support, lighting spectrums, and environmental profiles. Oversees replicator infrastructure for crew provisioning and emergency shelter fabrication.

    HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS ENGINEER (HEE)
    Specialists in building and maintaining installations in extreme conditions — high-radiation nebulae, super-gravity worlds, or volatile atmospheres. They supervise teams using adaptive shielding, drone labor, and specialized EVA equipment to complete projects where normal crews can’t survive.

    MATERIALS WORKER (MW)
    MWs ratings rig and operate all special equipment used to move or hoist structural components of duranium, tritanium, transparent aluminum, and other advanced alloys for starships, starbases, and orbital facilities. They operate graviton hoists, tractor assemblies, and magnetic field rigs to move and position heavy structural elements in space or planetary environments. Skilled in matter–energy welding, phased-particle bonding, plasma-assisted fusion welding, and emergency hull repair under vacuum or combat conditions.

    MATTER-ENERGY CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIAN (MEC) [Formerly Construction Electrician (CE)]
    MEC ratings are the backbone of Star Fleet’s advanced building efforts. They install and maintain shipyard and installation power grids, including EPS conduits, plasma transfer manifolds, subspace relays, and emergency power cells. MECs configure and operate holo-construction projectors, forcefield scaffolding, and automated fabrication systems, ensuring structural integrity and uninterrupted energy flow during every stage of construction. Whether laying subspace power conduits on a planetary surface, stabilizing plasma distribution networks on a starbase, or erecting emergency field shelters in disaster zones, MECs keep critical infrastructure powered and safe.

    ORBITAL INFRASTRUCTURE MECHANIC (OIM)
    Star Fleet’s equivalent of space “bridge builders,” maintaining orbital platforms, drydocks, planetary defense grids, and tethered space elevators. They are part engineer, part rigger, operating in EV suits and exo-loaders to keep massive orbital systems functional.

    STRUCTURAL FABRICATOR (SF) [Formerly Carpenter’s Mate (CM) and Builder (BU)]
    Constructs and repairs internal and external frameworks of all Star Fleet installation types using duranium lattice girders, tritanium bulkheads, and composite modular panels. Installs compartmental partitioning, deck plating, and vibration-dampening struts. Specializes in rapid-deployment shelters, defensive emplacements, and pressurized habitat modules for planetary or asteroid surfaces. SF ratings are Star Fleet's equivalent to construction workers, often assisting Federation citizens in major construction or disaster relief projects.

    SURVEYOR (SV)
    A crucial rating for the Star Fleet Corps of Engineers (SFCE), SVs conduct spatial, geological, and structural surveys using gravimetric scanners, subspace mapping arrays, and quantum-resonance imaging. They generate intricate holo-models of construction sites, station frameworks, and planetary installations. Coordinates with Command Engineering for project planning, site selection, and environmental hazard assessment. SVs are experts in topography and finding suitable sites that are construction ready or able to be adapted to accommodate the project blueprints.

    WORK ENVIRONMENT:

    A Chief Engineering Officer (CEO) treads a varied and vital career path throughout the Fleet. While strategic planning is a core duty, your primary responsibility is to be out in the field, working alongside your junior officers, warrants, and ratings under your command. Your leadership is what keeps the unit running, ensuring mission success and operational readiness.

    Space duty may involve working with or within any of the following active classes of Star Fleet vessels: battleships (BB), command battle cruisers (CBC), battlecruisers (BC), fleet carriers (CV), heavy cruisers (CA), command light cruisers (CLC), light cruisers (CL), escort carriers (CVE), destroyers (DD), escort destroyers (DE), frigates (FF) and corvettes (FL).

    Shore duty may find you assigned to a major nodal starbase, a deep space station, a ground installation or a joint operations task force billet (Star Fleet/Star Fleet Marine Corps).

    Staff assignments may involve a tour-of-duty at Star Fleet Command, a faculty assignment at the various campuses of Star Fleet Academy including Armstrong Lunar Base (ALB). Highly competitive billets at Star Fleet Engineering Headquarters on Starbase Zeta await those with exceptional academic achievements and accomplished service records. In short, your assignments could take you anywhere in the Federation and beyond!

    The CEO is assisted by several division officers (both line and warrants) and ratings in keeping an installation or ship up and running. Those divisions in an engineering unit will vary significantly according to the type of unit (starbase, space station, ground installation or ship) and are as follows:

    Administration (SFCE, SFSOC, ASDB) Communications Computer Core Construction Battalion (SFSOC) Damage Control Demolition (SFSOC) Diagnostic Electrical Environmental Control Gravitics Holographic Navigation Propulsion – Warp Core, D-Warp, Impulse, Thrusters Replicators Research & Development (SFE & ASDB) Structural/Hull Technical Supply Transporters Training Weapons

    NOTE: While the Advanced Starship Design Bureau (ASDB), Star Fleet Shipyards Operations Command (SFSOC) and Star Fleet Corps of Engineers (SFCE) are crucial to Star Fleet, they are independent echelon 4 commands and only casually/rarely encountered in ASR roleplay. All will be mentioned in this file, but will be explored in depth in a later series of atypical billets.

    TRAINING & ADVANCEMENT:

    All Chief Engineering Officers are required to obtain a Master's degree in a technical curriculum from the Star Fleet Academy Post Graduate School or another authorized institution. Those officers wishing to advance to Commander (O-5) and above must obtain a Doctorate or Premier Distinction in their chosen specialty field.

    Your work as a Chief Engineering Officer is highly valued and can take your Star Fleet career virtually anywhere. Most CEOs are billeted on space stations, starbases and starships. However, there are a multitude of opportunities for exciting and challenging shore tours at installations throughout the Federation.

    If you’re a Chief Engineering Officer (CEO), you have what it takes to lead by example. Maintain and operate the most advanced technology in Star Fleet along with the crews that support them. Your team of junior officers, warrants and enlisted personnel will look to you for guidance, so you’ll need to become a subject matter expert on everything in your department. Communicate your unit’s mission and goals with your assigned divisions to ensure absolute operational readiness. If you love to 'tinker', repair and enhance machines, this role is for you!

    Department Head (DH): Most Star Fleet units are divided into departments (e.g. Administration, Engineering, Medical, Operations). The Department Head is responsible to the Executive Officer (XO) for the efficient management of his/her department. As the representative of the Commanding Officer, the Department Head is responsible for and reports to the CO about all matters that affect the department. That includes administrative matters (personnel & discipline), the operational readiness of the department, and the general condition of equipment. Department Heads are members of the unit's senior staff.

    Division Officer (DIVO): Most Star Fleet departments are divided into divisions. Division Officers are responsible for the efficient operation of their assigned division within the department and are responsible to and, in general, act as assistants to Department Heads. The number of divisions in a department varies, with each division having only a few assigned personnel to as many as 200+ personnel. The Division Officer is a major link in the chain of command. At the working level, the Division Officer carries out standing orders and personally sees that division tasks and Plans of the Day (POD) are completed in a timely manner.

    Promotion opportunities are regularly available but highly competitive and based on outstanding performance and academic achievement. Officers wishing to advance beyond grade O-4 are highly encouraged to expand both their practical and educational experience.

    NOTE:This is only a brief overview of the following SFCE Commands headquartered at Starbase Zeta. They will be explored in greater detail in the future.

    STAR FLEET CORPS OF ENGINEERS (SFCE)
    The SCE, an echelon 3 command, is led by the "Chief of Engineers," a staff officer at Star Fleet Command. The CoE advises the SECFLEET, CINC, CSFO and other unit commanders on matters and programs across all related engineering disciplines. As Commander of the SCE (COMSFCE), the CoE leads the Federation's largest public engineering, design, and construction management agency.

    The Star Fleet Corps of Engineers is headquartered at Starbase Zeta in the Bynaus System. COMSFCE is the immediate superior in command and has delegated administrative control to the assigned echelon 4 commands and their subordinate units.

    The Corps' mission is to provide engineering services to Star Fleet, including the following:

  • Planning, designing, building and operating civil engineering projects
  • Designing and managing the construction of military facilities for Star Fleet
  • Providing design and construction management support for other defense and Federation agencies

    • SFCE is organized geographically into numerous commands and subordinate Construction Detachments, Battalions and Reiments across the immense spatial volume of Federation territory. These units maintain and service specific areas, overseeing both civil works—from colonial settlements to military projects—and temporary construction sites. Commands and battalions are typically defined by the areas of operation for active fleets, then broken down by specific sectors.

    STAR FLEET ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTER (SFERDC)
    The Engineer Research & Development Center (ERDC) is an echelon 4 command of the Star Fleet Corps of Engineers, consisting of several specialized laboratories. Their research support includes:

  • Bio-Electrical engineering
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  • Bioneural Computer Engineering
  • Coastal and hydraulic engineering
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  • Cold regions and ice engineering
  • Environmental quality
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  • Geological/Topographical engineering
  • Holographic engineering
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  • Infrastructure engineering
  • Orbital engineering
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  • Propulsion engineering
  • Structural engineering
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  • Theoretical engineering

    • EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES:

    Those already possessing a degree attend Officer Candidate School (OCS), an approximately three-month Navy program in Newport, RI. Following your initial tour as a Chief Engineering Officer, you can attend the Star Fleet Academy's Postgraduate School (SFPS) at the Marseilles Campus on Terra-Sol III. There you may be able to further your education by completing an advanced degree in your specialty or broaden your experience into other sub-specialties, all while on Active Duty for Training (ADT). Many masters and doctorate programs are available for senior officers who wish to pursue higher education in their respective designator(s).

    Institutions available for the Engineering career track:

    • Bolian Academy of Applied Sciences city of Bolsetu, Rasara continent, Bolarus IX
    • Cochrane Institute of Technology New Samarkand, Alpha Centauri III
    • Daystrom Institute of Technology Okinawa, Japan Terra/Sol-3
    • Engineering Duty Officer Basic Acquisition Course Starbase Zeta Bynaus System
    • Engineering Duty Officer Qualification Program Starbase Zeta Bynaus System
    • Engineering Duty Officer Senior Leadership Course Starbase Zeta Bynaus System
    • Postgraduate Doctorate and Premier Distinction opportunities Star Fleet Postgraduate School (SFPS)
    • Star Fleet College of Naval Command and Staff program Terra/Sol-3
    • Star Fleet Engineering Academy Triex Annex, Triex VII Alpha Quadrant
    • Star Fleet Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) program Terra/Sol-3
    • Star Fleet Leadership & Ethics Center (SFLEC) Terra/Sol-3
    • Tellarite Engineering Upperschool City of Gdurav, Tellar Prime/Pangeos system
    • Training and Certification opportunities in LEAN/Six Sigma Green Belt Starbase Zeta Bynaus System
    • Uniformed Service University (Holographic Distance Learning)

    Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) Exam (one specific for each Engineering discipline)
    Project Management Professional (PMP)
    Fundamental of Engineering (FE) Exam (one specific for each Engineering discipline)

    • University of Edinburgh Scotland Terra/Sol-3

    Additional Qualification Designators (ADQ) are available to officers who obtain academic achievements in other subspecialties.

    QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

    Regardless of your commission source, you must meet the general eligibility requirements to join Star Fleet and become a Engineering Officer.

    A degree from a four-year college or university is a minimum educational requirement to become a commissioned officer in Star Fleet. Depending on the path you choose to obtain your commission, there may be additional Star Fleet training required.

    All candidates must also be Federation citizens, willing to serve across the Alpha and Beta quadrants and medically qualified for space duty.


    Do you possess the curiosity, resolve, and unwavering passion to embark on the challenging yet deeply rewarding path of a Star Fleet Officer? Ready to join? Contact the Star Fleet Bureau of Personnel (BUPERS) to launch your career in Star Fleet as a Chief Engineering Officer! Roll up your sleeves, Ensign, because it’s your turn to help maintain and advance Star Fleet technology to keep the Federation citizens safe.

    • Portions of the Billet Spotlight series were obtained from the sources below and modified for ASR use.
    https://www.navy.com/
    "Star Fleet Dynamics" by Captain David John Schmidt (c)2291
    "Star Fleet Technical Manual" by Franz Joseph (c) SD 7511.01
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