chief engineer

UK: /ˌtʃiːf ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪə/
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Translation of chief engineer into German

Noun

1.

business

person with highest responsibility for engineering work in an organization or project
Chefingenieur Oberingenieur leitender Ingenieur technischer Leiter
  • The chief engineer approved the final design changes before production began.Der Chefingenieur genehmigte die endgültigen Designänderungen, bevor die Produktion begann.
2.

maritime

TECH.
officer in charge of a ship's engines and mechanical systems
TECH.
Oberingenieur Leitender Maschinist
  • The chief engineer inspected the engine room before the vessel left port.Der Chiefingenieur überprüfte den Maschinenraum, bevor das Schiff den Hafen verließ.
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Examples of chief engineer in a sentence

  • As chief engineer, he is accountable for the bridge’s structural safety.
  • The chief engineer coordinated repairs during the storm at sea.
  • As chief engineer, he supervised all maintenance in the engine department.

Translations of "chief engineer" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
Chefingenieurn.

My chief engineer had determined that their vessel was beyond repair.

Mein Chefingenieur hatte festgestellt, dass ihr Schiff irreparabel war.

derOberingenieurnm.

Kallippos, as chief engineer, had overall responsibility for the defenses of the city.

Kallippos hatte als Oberingenieur die gesamte Verantwortung für die Verteidigungsanlagen der Stadt.

leitender Ingenieurn.

There he returned to seafaring as chief engineer on various merchant ships.

Dort fuhr er als Leitender Ingenieur auf verschiedenen Handelsschiffen wieder zur See.

derChef-Ingenieurnm.

I remained chief engineer and became acting director.

Ich blieb weiterhin Chef-Ingenieur und wurde stellvertretender Direktor.

Chefingenieurinn.

I thought you told me your mother was the chief engineer.

Ich dachte, Sie sagten, Ihre Mutter sei die Chefingenieurin.

Chefkonstrukteurn.

By chief engineer Edward Turner, headhunted from Ariel has been cleaned up.

Aufgeräumt wird durch den von Ariel abgeworbenen Chefkonstrukteur Edward Turner.

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Other translations for chief engineer:

  • Hauptingenieurnm.
  • Cheftechnikernm.
  • Chefentwicklernm.

chief engineer: Examples and translations in context

Ignoring safety protocols during inspections is conduct unbecoming a chief engineer.

Das Ignorieren von Sicherheitsvorschriften bei Inspektionen ist unwürdiges Verhalten für einen Chefingenieur.

A good choice for chief engineer, if I do say so myself.

Eine gute Wahl für den Chefingenieur, wenn ich das so sagen darf.

To proceed, we need a sign-off from the chief engineer confirming the safety measures.

Um fortzufahren, benötigen wir eine Freigabe vom Chefingenieur zur Bestätigung der Sicherheitsmaßnahmen.

Anyway, you're trading an ensign for a chief engineer.

Außerdem hast du jetzt statt eines Fähnrichs einen Chefingenieur.

That's right. I was his chief engineer for four years.

Stimmt. Ich war vier Jahre lang sein Chefingenieur.

Then she got promoted to chief engineer on this thing.

Dann wurde sie zum Chefingenieur auf diesem Ding befördert.

This was me last year with their chief engineer.

Das sind ich und deren leitender Ingenieur letztes Jahr.

He was the chief engineer on this project before it was shut down about a month ago.

Er war leitender Ingenieur für dieses Projekt bevor es vor einem Monat stillgelegt wurde.

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