Engineering Workplace Vocabulary - The Story of Alex

General vocabulary and professional terminology extracted from the narrative of Alex's early career in engineering.

onboarded

introduced to a new company and trained

collaborate

work together

opportunity

chance

review

carefully examine

comply

follow rules

optimize

make as effective as possible

troubleshoot

find and solve the problem

identified

found

root cause

main reason

replaced

put in a new one

implement

put into action

inspect

carefully check

specification

required technical requirements

compliant

meeting the requirements

corrective action

solution to remove the problem

modifications

changes

revise

change or update

alternative

another option

reliable

dependable

durable

lasting a long time

coordinate

organize people and activities

communication

sharing information clearly

impact

affect

prioritized

decided what was most important

productive

getting useful work done

validate

prove something works correctly

performance

how well something works

initiative

doing useful things without being told

adaptability

ability to change to new conditions

lead

guide

demonstrates

shows

ownership

accepts responsibility

undertake

accept responsibility for

accepted

agreed to take

gather

collect

expectations

what they wanted

objectives

goals

documented

recorded in writing

evaluate

judge carefully

viable

able to succeed

develop

create

advantages

benefits

drawbacks

disadvantages

proposal

formal suggestion

justify

give good reasons for

maximize

make as large as possible