Starfleet Engineering Corps - Definition and Overview

In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the Starfleet Engineering Corps is tasked with the design, construction, and maintenance of Starfleet shore installations and starships. Also referred to as the Starfleet Corps of Engineers, members of the Engineering Corps should not be confused with Starfleet Engineering Officers, who are line personnel assigned to starships in such capacities as Chief Engineer.

In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the Starfleet Corps of Engineers was responsible for the construction of Dr. Marcus's underground laboratory complex at the asteroid Regula, at which the second phase of Project Genesis was conducted. Ensign Harry Kim worked for the Corps of Engineers in 2372 during an alternate reality created when his shuttle intersected a timestream. In this he helped design a new runabout designated as a Yellowstone-class vessel in the episode "Non Sequitur" - Voyager. "Non Sequitur" referred to it as the Starfleet Engineering Corps.

The Starfleet Engineering Corps is comparable to the Seabees of the 20th century and 21st century United States Navy.

Related use

Starfleet Corps of Engineers also refers to a continuing series of short stories, published by Pocket Books, set chiefly during the late 24th century. Based on the starship U.S.S. Da Vinci, a group of S.C.E. personnel are assigned to follow up on the discoveries of alien technologies. Several alien characters appear as part of the regular crew. The stories are published first as e-books, and later published in paperback format.