Engineering Level

Engineering Officers are in charge the helm, navigation, and engineering, including the operation and maintenance of vessels and shuttlecraft. Their most crucial function is to maintain ships' *quantum accelerators*, which are responsible for faster-than-light travel. They are also tasked with performing routine maintenance on ships' shuttlecraft.

A sub-section of engineering is helm control. Engineering Officers can serve as pilots of ships, including the Navigator responsible for trajectory and the Helmsman responsible for flight. Another sub-section of engineering was systems; a system engineer was trained to supervise the functioning of ship systems.

Engineering's insignia is engine gears and its uniform color is orange.

## Space Travel Manual

*It takes steady hands for the helmsman and navigator to steer through supernovas, black holes and asteroid fields - while the engineering officers and maintenance crew work at the speed of light in the heart of the ship.*
## Personnel

### Chief Engineers

* Steve Newton: Former Chief Engineer of the Exploratory-class USS *Orville*; was reassigned to help construct a new space station in early 2420.
* John LaMarr: Current Chief Engineer of the *Orville*, succeeding Steve Newton.

Steve NewtonJohn LaMarr
### Lieutenants

* Gordon Malloy: Currently serving as Helmsman aboard the *Orville*, assigned in September 2419 at the request of Captain Ed Mercer.
* John LaMarr: Served as Navigator aboard the *Orville*. Later promoted to Lieutenant Commander and Chief Engineer in early 2420 in light of the departure of Steve Newton.
* Yaphit: Serves as second-in-command of engineering aboard the *Orville*.
* Unnamed alien male engineer.
* Dann: Serves in engineering aboard the *Orville*.
* Harrison Payne: Served in engineering aboard the *Orville* before being killed in action in March 2420.
* Unnamed human male engineer.
* Unnamed human female engineer.
* Unk: Serves in engineering aboard the *Orville*.
* Orrin Channing: Served on Outpost 73 before being captured by the Krill circa 2400. Temporarily regained his commission after being recovered by the *Orville* twenty years later, only to die in an attempt to destroy the *Davoro'kos*.

Gordon MalloyJohn LaMarrYaphit?DannHarrison PayneUnkOrrin Channing
### Ensigns

* Ed Mercer: Served aboard the USS *Bohr* in 2401.
* Gordon Malloy: Served aboard the *Bohr* in 2401.
* Ycil: Served aboard the *Bohr* before returning to his homeworld in 2401.
* Parker: Serves aboard the *Orville*.
* Reed: Serves aboard the *Orville*.
* Jennings: Serves as a technician aboard the *Orville*.
* Unnamed human male: Serves in the Shuttle Bay aboard the *Orville*.
* Brooks: Serves in the Shuttle Bay aboard the *Orville*.
* Jenny Turco: Serves in engineering aboard the *Orville*.
* Brosk: Serves in engineering aboard the *Orville*.

Ed MercerGordon MalloyYcilParkerBrooksJenny TurcoBrosk
## Production

### Emblem

Engineer logo concept.Engineer emblem sketch.
### Uniform

"Chief Engineer Jim" costume sketch"Chief Engineer Jim" costume sketchEngineer costume sketchEngineer costume sketch
## References

1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `:0`
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Episode 2.5x01: Launch Day, Pt. 1
3. ↑ Episode 2x09: Identity, Pt. 2
4. ↑ Space Travel Manual
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Episode 1x11: New Dimensions
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Episode 1x01: Old Wounds
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Episode 1x03: About a Girl
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Episode 1x09: Cupid's Dagger
9. ↑ Episode 1x10: Firestorm
10. ↑ Episode 2x02: Primal Urges
11. ↑ Episode 2x10: Blood of Patriots
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Episode 1x02: Command Performance
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Episode 1x12: Mad Idolatry