Yard engineer was a supervisory engineering position, under yard superintendent, held by an engineer who oversaw an engineering team's work during new starship construction or refit in a shipyard.
In Starfleet, these shipyards engineers were noteworthy individuals in coordinating the launch of Federation starships into service. The names of prominent yard engineers were often listed on the dedication plaques of these vessels. (DIS: "The Vulcan Hello", dedication plaque; DIS: "Context Is for Kings", dedication plaque; DIS: "Despite Yourself", dedication plaque; DIS: "Such Sweet Sorrow", dedication plaque; TNG: "Silicon Avatar", dedication plaque; DS9: "The Die is Cast", dedication plaque; VOY: "Caretaker", dedication plaque; Star Trek: First Contact, dedication plaque; DS9: "Valiant", dedication plaque; VOY: "Message in a Bottle", dedication plaque; DS9: "The Dogs of War", dedication plaque)
Noted yard engineers
Antares Ship Yards
Beta Antares Ship Yards
Earth Station McKinley
San Francisco Fleet Yards
- G. Assimakopoulos
- Lloyd Barcroft
- K. Berg
- Pat Blymyer
- Judi Brown
- Tom Causey
- Rosemary Cremona
- D. Feldheim
- Terry Frazee
- J. Glass
- F. Gray
- K. Hall
- J. Henry
- G. Keenan
- P. Lanyon
- Matt Leonetti
- David Luckenbach
- B. Marrello
- J. McNamara
- L. Metrose
- L. Miller
- O. Neir
- T. Poulakakis
- W. Sidarous
- D. Stapf
- David Takemura
- S. Thomas
- P. Tidy
- S. Vasey