Engineering can be translated as the creative use of scientific principles to design, build or develop structures, machines or manufacturing processes. Engineering does not restrict to machine construction or its utilization but also includes machine/system operation, forecasting their behaviour under specific operating conditions.

Engineering as a broad discipline is often broken down into several sub-disciplines with four main branches including chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering. Apart from these there are other branches such as aerospace, marine, computer or bio and geological engineering. Engineering incorporates knowledge of applied science, mathematics, logic and economics.