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engineer officer

British  

noun

  1. a ship's officer who is qualified to be in charge of the vessel's propulsion and other machinery

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She also paid the educational fees for the first marine engineer officer from Mauritius.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2022

Rivera’s father, Eugenio, served in the military for 32 years as an engineer officer.

From Washington Post Apr. 24, 2020

He served in the Army for five years as an engineer officer, including two deployments to Afghanistan in 2010 and 2012.

From New York Times May 6, 2018

Woods, whose first name and other details have been withheld for security reasons, is a weapon engineer officer aboard the vessel, one of the UK’s four submarines that carry Trident ballistic missiles and nuclear warheads.

From The Guardian Jan. 21, 2016

After going through the usual course of study for the military profession, he entered the army as an engineer officer in 1824, and served in the Morea in 1828, becoming captain in the following year.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

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