Ni asked Ayanna Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology AddedThursday, September 17, 2015 at 3:10 PM Age when you started engineering How old were you when you started engineering? Related to Choosing a Degree, Internships & Jobs Reset Sort By Default Ayanna Howard , Georgia Institute of Technology Answered Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 3:10 PM I first learned how to solder when I was in middle-school. Wasn’t technically an engineer then, but was doing things that were engineering-focused.