==== Chief Engineer ==== **Job Type:** Personnel As head of the Engineering department, the Chief Engineer is responsible for overseeing the operation of the station's power systems and directing the activities of Engineering in keeping the space station running. **Access:** Engineering, Electronics, Bridge, EVA, Maintenance Aside from an office on the bridge, the Chief Engineer has access to much of the station, and is expected to oversee the starting of engines and power systems, sealing off the area so that it remains free of interference, then patrolling the station, looking for areas that need repairs. **Responsibilities:** Manage Engineering Assuming your station has been fully staffed, your responsibility should be to provide direction to your staff as well as to personally conduct repairs, coordinate station reconstruction after disasters, use a space suit to repair areas of the station that have fallen to vacuum, and so on. You are an important member of the command structure, so embrace your position and the responsibility it holds!