Bob AddedThursday, September 22, 2016 at 9:51 AM Inspirations for a future engineer Where do engineers get their inspiration? I always wondered that. Related to Engineering Branches Reset Sort By Default Mounya Elhilali , The Johns Hopkins University Answered Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 9:51 AM Inspiration comes from a combination of wanting to solve unsolved problems and innovating new ways to tackle already solved problems; all while learning from your mistakes.