1. the profession of designing and building machines, structures, or systems using scientific principles
2. the skillful arrangement or manipulation of a situation to achieve a desired result

Examples

• She studied civil engineering in college.
• The bridge is a marvel of modern engineering.
• He works in software engineering for a tech company.
• The engineering behind the new car design is impressive.
• The political engineering of the campaign was masterful.
• Genetic engineering has revolutionized medicine.
• The engineering department is hiring new graduates.