Example Sentences

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After Caltech, Allen went on to work as a mechanical engineer for a South Pasadena firm called IJK Controls.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Ternus is a hardware guy, a mechanical engineer by trade, who was in charge of the Mac before leading hardware engineering for all of Apple’s devices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The suspected attacker in a shooting that plunged a press gala attended by US President Donald Trump into chaos has been identified by news media as a 31-year-old mechanical engineer from California.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

A mechanical engineer who helped architect Apple Silicon — arguably Apple’s most genuinely innovative achievement under Cook — he represents a return to product-first thinking.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

It was time for me to put on my mechanical engineer hat.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir