This article discusses the importance of collaboration and teamwork in engineering education. It highlights the qualities of an effective engineer and how to improve oneself. The author shares personal experiences of leading a team and mentoring juniors. The article also emphasizes the significance of practical knowledge and communication skills in the field of engineering. The document type is an essay and the type of assignment is a summer course. The subject is engineering and the course code and name are not mentioned. The university is the University of South Australia.