r/AskEngineers is a subreddit with 2.7M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, looking, electronics, engineering, and ai, and they frequently recommend/review cad software, coding language, and webshop.
Engineers apply the knowledge of math & science to design and manufacture maintainable systems used to solve specific problems. AskEngineers is a forum for questions about the technologies, standards, and processes used to design & build these systems, as well as for questions about the engineering profession and its many disciplines.
Popular Themes in r/AskEngineers
#1
Advice Requests
: "Need some input on my beginner electrical engineering project: motion sensor water sprayer"
20 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Best of 3 no-weld solutions to improve torsional resistance of this frame"
6 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Built a tool that turns your resume PDF into a portfolio website — free to start"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AskEngineers
#1
Looking For
49 posts
#2
Looking
20 posts
#3
Electronics
13 posts
#4
Engineering
: "ME vs IE (ISYE) vs other Engineering major opportunities in the future ? Would any of these be potential replaced by ai in a few years or the near decade?"
12 posts
#5
Ai
: "ME vs IE (ISYE) vs other engineering major opportunities in the future ? Would any of these be potential replaced by Ai in a few years or the near decade?"
6 posts
#6
Career Dissatisfaction
4 posts
#7
Design
4 posts
#8
Technology
: "How do you assess whether a new area of Technology is something worth working on?"
4 posts
#9
Mechanical Engineering
3 posts
#10
Motor
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/AskEngineers
Cad Software
9 reviews
#1
PTC Creo
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Siemens NX
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Autodesk Inventor
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Coding Language
5 reviews
#1
Python
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Arduino
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
C++
4.0★ from 1 review
Webshop
4 reviews
#1
Fabory
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Accugroup
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/AskEngineers
#1
Discussion
: "Why are there such differing opinions on the practical use of GD&T?"
69 posts
#2
Mechanical
: "If all car brakes are powerful enough to completely lock up the wheels (hence requiring ABS), how can there be a difference in “brake power” between two cars?"
50 posts
#3
Civil
: "Why aren't bridge supports that go into rivers wedged shaped?"
14 posts
#4
Electrical
: "How do smaller generators create a constant power supply?"
13 posts
#5
Computer
: "Standing at an intersection between two distinct tech stacks"
3 posts
#6
Chemical
: "Watson Grinding 2020: gas detectors were disconnected from the PLC. What does that leave functional in a propylene release?"
3 posts
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Last updated: September 17, 2026