Engineering Crew

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The **USS Enterprise-D Engineering Crew** is the dedicated team responsible for maintaining the ship's propulsion, shields, and core systems under the direction of **Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge**. Comprising **unnamed personnel** and specialized technicians, they operate within the **Starship Engineering** sphere, playing a critical role in crisis response and ship-wide operations. During the **Borg assault** on the *Enterprise-D*, the Engineering Crew demonstrates **prompt, disciplined execution** of evacuation protocols. Following **Commander Riker’s orders** after hull breach warnings and decompression alarms, they rapidly abandon Engineering to avoid catastrophic decompression—an action that saves lives as the Borg target the ship’s core systems. Their coordinated departure highlights their **trained responsiveness** under existential threats, working in tandem with senior officers (including **Riker, Worf, Data, and Captain Picard**) to mitigate losses despite the Borg’s overwhelming tactical advantage. **Key Traits**: Dutiful, team-disciplined, urgent under pressure. **Narrative Role**: Represents the **operational backbone** of the *Enterprise-D*, embodying Starfleet’s reliance on specialized crews during high-stakes emergencies.

8 appearances

Small-ship engineering operations

Also known as: several Engineering crewmembers, Uncredited Engineer, Enterprise-D Engineering Team, Montgomery crew, base crew, engine room technicians, Engineering Crew (USS Enterprise-D), the crew, victims of the starbase attack, unidentified Pakled crew, Background Engineer, starbase crew, Starbase Montgomery personnel, Mondor crew, dilithium technicians, Unnamed Engineering Personnel (Enterprise-D), two engineering crewmembers, Background Technician, PAKLEDS, Pakled, Engineer, Pakled species, Pakled crew, colony engineers, Geordi La Forge’s Engineering Crew, Colony Engineering Staff, main engine room crew, male crewmembers from Engineering, Pakleds, the engineers, Pakled Crew of the Mondor, engineering team, Starbase crew, Engineering Technician, Pakled engineers

Engineering Crew's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

8 moments

S1E19 · Coming of Age

Riker Defies Remmick’s Demands in a Clash over Command Authority

Apprehensive and uncertain, caught in the crossfire of conflicting authorities.

The crew stands silently, watching the escalating confrontation. Their tense and concerned presence reflects unease about the growing tensions between Starfleet oversight and their ship’s command, embodying the collective anxiety …

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S2E7 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unnatural Selection

Dropped Connections

Initially excited to participate, then acutely embarrassed by their gaffe, attempting to make amends through diligent cleanup

The crewmembers hover with fascinated attention around Rina's work, their overeager assistance causing the equipment mishap before retreating into embarrassed silence, hastily packing test equipment under Geordi's unspoken disapproval.

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S2E7 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unnatural Selection

Precision and Peril

Initial fascination shifting to embarrassed contrition after their mistake

The unnamed engineering crewmembers watch Rina's work with fascination before overeagerly attempting to assist, accidentally causing the device to be knocked from her hands, leaving them visibly embarrassed as they …

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S3E2 · The Ensigns of Command

Cold Proof: Data's Moral Shock

Tense and watchful — aware that the assembly's political choice will have immediate engineering and survival consequences.

The engineers occupy their designated place in the amphitheater, quietly observing the debate; their tense attention anchors the practical stakes — they serve as an implicit technical authority whose presence …

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S3E2 · The Ensigns of Command

Cracks in the Covenant — Amphitheater Breaks

Quietly alarmed and thoughtful — watching for facts that will determine operational viability rather than rhetorical flourish.

Engineers sit in a designated area of the amphitheater as attentive, concerned observers; their presence serves as a silent technical authority that gives weight to arguments about infrastructure, survivability, and …

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S3E26 · The Best of Both Worlds, Part I

The Borg's Inevitable Onslaught: Engineering's Last Stand

Panicked urgency—The crew's emotions are raw and unfiltered. There is fear, yes, but also a deep sense of loyalty to Geordi and the Enterprise. They do not want to abandon their posts, but they recognize the futility of staying. Their evacuation is a mix of terror and resolve, a crew that knows they are running for their lives but refuses to do so without dignity.

The Engineering Crew moves in a panicked rush as Geordi shouts 'Move it, people!' Their faces are a mix of fear and determination, some stumbling over debris, others helping their …

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S3E26 · The Best of Both Worlds, Part I

The Borg’s Surgical Strike: Engineering’s Desperate Last Stand

Panicked but focused—the crew's emotional state is a white-knuckle mix of fear and adrenaline. They are terrified, but their training and camaraderie keep them moving. There is no time for hesitation—only action. Their fear is not for themselves, but for the ship, for their comrades, and for the knowledge that if they fail, all is lost.

The Engineering Crew moves with frantic urgency as the hull breaches, their faces set in grim determination. They do not hesitate—Geordi's order to evacuate is all they need. Some stumble …

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S3E26 · The Best of Both Worlds, Part I

The Borg's Surgical Strike: Engineering's Fall and Riker's Command Decision

Panicked but disciplined, their fear tempered by the need to follow evacuation protocols and trust in their officers.

The Engineering Crew moves in a frenzy, their faces etched with panic as they sprint past sparking consoles and buckling bulkheads. Geordi's shout of 'Move it, people!' spurs them into …

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Affiliation

The Borg

Interstellar Hostile Threat and Tactical Targeting