AI for Engineers

Verify this engineering calculation. Inputs: the design parameters, the governing equation with the source citation, the calculation backup including each intermediate quantity with units, the design-margin requirement, the expected output range. Output: the parallel calculation Claude or ChatGPT runs with the same inputs and the same governing equation, the comparison against my by-hand result, any discrepancy with the diagnosis and the source-of-error candidates. The licensed engineer remains responsible for the design output. Calculation: [paste].

Draft the design-review document section for [design decision]. Sections: the design-input parameters with the source, the controlling standard with the section and edition, the design-criterion the standard imposes, the demonstration the design meets the criterion, the design margin verification with the margin requirement, the assumptions and the bounds on which the design is verified, the FMEA entries for the failure modes the section addresses, the open questions for the next design-review iteration. Voice: rigorous, the format a PE-licensed reviewer expects. Inputs: [paste].

Research the current ASME/IEEE/NEC/ASTM/ISO/NFPA/ASHRAE section governing [design decision] for jurisdiction [location]. Output: the controlling standard with the current edition, the specific section text the design relies on, any jurisdiction-specific amendments, the effective-date verification, the primary-source link the engineer verifies before relying on the citation in stamped work, any pending revision in the next-edition committee work that may affect the design within the project's service life. Design decision context: [paste].

Generate the FMEA for [component or system]. Inputs: the component or system definition, the function the FMEA analyzes, the operating environment, the design margin, the failure-mode population the engineer considers (component-level for safety-critical, system-level for non-safety-critical). Output: the FMEA worksheet rows with the failure mode, the effect at the system level, the cause, the severity rating with the rating-justification, the occurrence rating with the data source, the detection rating with the test or inspection that supports the rating, the RPN, the mitigation-action recommendation, the responsible engineer-and-due-date. Voice: rigorous, the format an aerospace AS9100 or automotive IATF 16949 review accepts. Inputs: [paste].

Generate the AutoCAD Lisp routine for [task]. Inputs: the task description, the AutoCAD version, the drawing-units convention, the layer-standard the firm uses, the input-and-output specification, the error-handling requirement. Output: the Lisp routine with inline comments at the section-and-function level, the load-and-run instructions, the testing approach on a sample drawing, the maintenance note for the next engineer who edits the routine. Task: [paste].

Write the Python or MATLAB script for [engineering analysis]. Inputs: the analysis goal, the input dataset structure, the governing equations, the visualization requirement, the output deliverable format. Output: the script with the library imports, the data-validation step, the analysis function with the governing-equation citation in comments, the visualization, the deliverable export. Voice: clean, well-commented, the format another engineer can read and verify in 12 months. Analysis context: [paste].

Draft the PE-stamp memo for [design decision]. Sections: the design-decision summary in 1 paragraph, the design-input parameters with the source documents, the controlling standards with section citations, the calculation summary with the governing equations, the demonstration the design meets the criteria, the assumptions and the bounds, the open risks the PE accepts in stamping, the supervisory documentation if junior engineers contributed to the design. Voice: rigorous, the format a state engineering-licensing board reviewer would expect to see. Inputs: [paste].

Generate the simulation pre-processing-and-post-processing report for [simulation]. Inputs: the simulation goal, the model setup parameters, the mesh-and-convergence-criterion verification, the boundary-condition justification, the load-case definition, the simulation-output summary. Output: the report sections with the modeling-assumptions narrative, the mesh-quality and convergence demonstration, the result-interpretation against the engineering question, the comparison to the by-hand or empirical-correlation check, the conclusion the design relies on. Voice: rigorous, the format an FEA-or-CFD review committee accepts. Inputs: [paste].

Draft the OSHA Process Safety Management documentation for [chemical-engineering process change]. Sections: the management-of-change scope, the process-hazard-analysis update with the hazard and the safeguard analysis, the operating-procedure update, the operator-training requirement, the pre-startup-safety-review checklist, the mechanical-integrity update for the affected equipment, the emergency-action-plan update. Voice: rigorous, the format an OSHA PSM compliance audit expects. Inputs: [paste].

Help me size [piece of equipment] for [service]. Inputs: the process-stream parameters (flow, pressure, temperature, composition, density, viscosity), the design-margin and service-factor requirement, the relevant industry-association standard (API 610 for centrifugal pumps, API 660 for shell-and-tube heat exchangers, IEEE C57 for transformers, NEMA MG-1 for motors, ASME B31.3 for process piping). Output: the sizing calculation, the equipment-selection options against the standard, the spec-sheet draft, the procurement-RFQ outline. Voice: rigorous, the format an equipment-spec engineer would write. Inputs: [paste].

Generate the National Electrical Code compliance verification for [electrical-design decision]. Inputs: the load calculation, the service-entrance-and-feeder design, the overcurrent-protection design, the grounding-and-bonding design, the conduit-and-conductor sizing, the jurisdiction's NEC edition adopted and any local amendments. Output: the per-decision NEC section citation, the demonstration the design meets the section requirement, the labeling-and-marking requirement per NEC, the open verification items for the inspection. Voice: rigorous, the format an electrical-PE-stamp review accepts. Inputs: [paste].

Help me think through this design-tradeoff. Inputs: the design constraint, the 3 candidate approaches with the realistic cost-and-schedule per approach, the regulatory-and-standards consideration, the manufacturability or constructability signal, the service-life and maintenance consideration, the safety-and-reliability signal. Walk through: the realistic merit per approach against the engineering and the business criteria, the 2 strongest objections to each approach and the responses, the recommendation with the reasoning, the open questions for the next design-review iteration. Frame as advice from a senior PE-licensed engineer I would actually trust.