海洋工程是一个多学科领域，旨在解决与在海洋环境中工作相关的工程问题，并明智地探索和利用海洋资源。海洋工程师设计，建造，操作和维护船舶，近海结构以及各种海洋技术，包括航空母舰，潜艇，帆船，油轮，拖船，游艇，石油钻机，水下机器人和声纳。海洋工程师研究海洋，以确定波浪，水流和咸水环境对船舶和其他海上车辆和结构的影响，并开发方法和材料以抵抗波浪力并防止腐蚀。海洋工程师还参与有人驾驶和遥控潜水器的开发和使用，以进行深海勘探和资源回收。海洋工程师罗伯特·巴拉德博士（Robert Ballard）找到了泰坦尼克号的残骸
Ocean engineering is a multidisciplinary field aimed at solving engineering problems associated with working in the ocean environment and wisely exploring and harnessing the ocean's resources. Ocean engineers design, build, operate and maintain ships, offshore structures and a variety of ocean technologies including aircraft carriers, submarines, sailboats, tankers, tugboats, yachts, oil rigs, underwater robots and acoustic sonar. Ocean engineers study the oceans to determine the effects of waves, currents and the salt water environment on ships and other marine vehicles and structures and develop methods and materials to withstand wave forces and protect against corrosion. Ocean engineers are also involved in development and use of manned and remotely operated sub-surface vehicles for deep-sea exploration and resource recovery. An ocean engineer, Dr. Robert Ballard, located the wreckage of the Titanic.