Diego's Thursday, Two Ways
9 lessons · 24 prompts
A day in the life of an Automotive Engineer: what changes with these prompts.
Track progress as a memberDiego, a chassis engineer at a mid-size automaker.
Diego starts his Thursday with a pile of rough notes from a meeting about a new suspension component. He opens ChatGPT and uses the Everyday Engineering Writing prompt to turn his notes into a clean change request. He fixes two lines, then sends it to the team before his coffee gets cold.
Later, he needs to explain a brake system issue to the marketing team. He opens Claude and uses the Explaining Technical Topics prompt. The answer is simple and clear, without any jargon. He shares it in a meeting, and everyone understands the problem right away.
In the afternoon, a test shows an odd vibration in the prototype. Diego uses Gemini and the Troubleshooting from Descriptions prompt to list possible causes. Then he uses the Planning Tests and Validation prompt to draft a quick validation plan for the next prototype. He sends it to the test team.
By 4 PM, Diego has finished his tasks. He uses the time he won back to mentor a new engineer and then leaves on time to walk his dog. He did not work faster by rushing. He worked faster by letting AI handle the first pass.
Before
- Notes pile up faster than drafts.
- Explaining systems takes too many meetings.
- Test plans feel like guesswork.
- Supplier emails go back and forth.
After this course
- First drafts appear in minutes.
- Clear explanations land the first time.
- Test plans have clear pass criteria.
- Supplier requests are clear and short.
What you'll learn
- Everyday Writing: Turn rough notes and requirements into clean first drafts of specs, change requests, and meeting actions.
- Explaining Technical Topics: Get clear, jargon-free explanations of systems and regulations for non-engineers and mixed audiences.
- Planning Tests: Build structured test and validation plans from requirements, with pass criteria and realistic schedules.
- Checking Specs: Get a fast second pass on specs, failure modes, and calculations before you sign off.
- Estimating Cost: Get rough numbers for cost and vehicle performance early, before supplier quotes or full simulation.
- Troubleshooting: Turn a test anomaly, driver complaint, or failed-part description into candidate causes and next checks.
- Analyzing Data: Get help writing analysis code and turning large test or simulation outputs into clear findings.
- Supplier Communication: Draft clear supplier requests and concise design review summaries that keep programs moving.
How this course works
- 9 lessonsOne task of your job each, from everyday engineering writing to learning standards and new methods.
- Ready-to-paste promptsCopy, fill in the parts in {{brackets}}, paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
- Tick and completeTick the prompts you tried and mark each lesson complete.
- Get certifiedFinish and keep the prompts as your own library.