From behind the vent, Orie could see that most of the people in the engineer bay appeared to be technicians and engineers. They were lightly armed with pistols and knifes, and seemed to be occupied with monitoring the engines.
There was also a single soldier, heavily-armed, who appeared to be bandaging up the hand of a wounded crew-mate. It was hard to tell, from this distance, exactly what guns he carried, but Orie could tell that he would not be distracted for long.