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, engineering, electronics, 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"
13 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Best of 3 no-weld solutions to improve torsional resistance of this frame"
5 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "What's even the point anymore"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "I'm seeking ideas to wire up a carbon printed heat film."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AskEngineers
#1
Looking For
49 posts
#2
Looking
20 posts
#3
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?"
15 posts
#4
Electronics
13 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
Design
4 posts
#7
Technology
: "How do you assess whether a new area of Technology is something worth working on?"
4 posts
#8
Struggling
3 posts
#9
Motor
3 posts
#10
Material
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?"
61 posts
#2
Mechanical
: "Why is an elevator counterweight sized for a partly loaded car rather than a full one?"
46 posts
#3
Civil
: "Why aren't bridge supports that go into rivers wedged shaped?"
15 posts
#4
Electrical
: "How do smaller generators create a constant power supply?"
11 posts
#5
Computer
: "Standing at an intersection between two distinct tech stacks"
6 posts
#6
Chemical
: "teflon lubricant for non stick walls?"
2 posts
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Last updated: September 13, 2026