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Priya's Thursday, Two Ways

8 lessons · 29 prompts

A day in the life of a Mechanical Engineer: what changes with these prompts.

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Priya, a mechanical engineer at a mid-size pump manufacturer.

Priya starts her Thursday with a bracket that keeps failing in the field. She opens ChatGPT and uses the troubleshooting prompt from the course. She types the material, the load, and the crack location. The AI suggests three likely causes, including a sharp corner that concentrates stress. Priya checks the drawing and sees the corner radius is too small.

Next she needs a first-pass calculation for a thicker bracket. She uses the quick calculations prompt in Claude. She asks for the bending stress with the new thickness and a safety factor. The answer comes back in a table she can paste into her notes. She checks the formula by hand and it matches.

After lunch, a supplier emails about a tolerance issue on a machined shaft. Priya uses the manufacturing and supplier coordination prompt in Gemini. She asks for a clear reply that explains the problem and asks for a revised quote. The draft is polite and specific. She edits two lines and sends it.

Before she leaves, Priya uses the design documentation prompt to turn her notes into a short review summary. She finishes the summary in twenty minutes instead of an hour. With the time she won back, she walks the prototype lab and talks with the technician about tomorrow's test setup.

Before

  • Calculations take all afternoon.
  • Supplier emails sit in drafts.
  • Test reports pile up.
  • Design reviews feel rushed.

After this course

  • First-pass numbers in minutes.
  • Clear replies ready to send.
  • Reports written before lunch.
  • Time for the lab and the team.

What you'll learn

  • Quick Calculations: Get fast, reliable first-pass engineering calculations and material data without leaving your desk.
  • CAD and Drafting: Speed up CAD work with automation scripts, modeling strategy, and drawing callouts.
  • Simulation Setup: Set up simulations correctly and make sense of the results.
  • Prototype Testing: Plan, analyze, and report prototype tests with confidence.
  • Failure Analysis: Find likely causes of mechanical problems and structure failure investigations.
  • Manufacturing and Suppliers: Get manufacturability feedback and communicate clearly with suppliers and shops.
  • Design Documentation: Produce clear design documentation and run better design reviews.
  • Standards and Admin: Understand standards, plan work, and handle professional communication efficiently.

How this course works

  1. 8 lessonsOne task of your job each, from quick engineering calculations to standards and professional admin.
  2. Ready-to-paste promptsCopy, fill in the parts in {{brackets}}, paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
  3. Tick and completeTick the prompts you tried and mark each lesson complete.
  4. Get certifiedFinish and keep the prompts as your own library.