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engineering

[en-juh-neer-ing] / ˌɛn dʒəˈnɪər ɪŋ /




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After that, Shotwell took a job at the Aerospace Corporation, where she stayed for 10 years, and then joined Microcosm, a small space engineering company, in 1998 as the company’s director of space systems.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The report said that plans to build orbiting satellite data centers powered by the sun that would perform AI calculations were plausible but would require “uproven engineering to succeed.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"Today I sit here, tomorrow I stand there," said engineering graduate Rani N., 21, on a break from filming herself, once again, folding a towel.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

He used engineering principles and a highly disciplined, top-down culture to remake the operating style of Exxon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

She finds work as a secretary to a vice president at a big bank, then becomes a librarian at an engineering company, where she is paid a decent salary for the first time.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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