diff --git a/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/areas/ForestGameArea.java b/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/areas/ForestGameArea.java
index 0e4e8aeee..57184f20e 100644
--- a/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/areas/ForestGameArea.java
+++ b/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/areas/ForestGameArea.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public void create() {
     // Spawn Entities
     player = spawnPlayer();
     spawnWeaponTower();
-    spawnEngineer(player);
+    spawnEngineer();
     bossKing1 = spawnBossKing1();
     bossKing2 = spawnBossKing2();
   }
@@ -445,12 +445,12 @@ private void spawnIncome() {
     }
   }
   
-  private void spawnEngineer(Entity target) {
+  private void spawnEngineer() {
     GridPoint2 minPos = new GridPoint2(0, 0);
-    GridPoint2 maxPos = terrain.getMapBounds(0).sub(2, 2);
+    GridPoint2 maxPos = new GridPoint2(5, terrain.getMapBounds(0).sub(2, 2).y);
     GridPoint2 randomPos = RandomUtils.random(minPos, maxPos);
     
-    Entity engineer = EngineerFactory.createEngineer(target);
+    Entity engineer = EngineerFactory.createEngineer();
     spawnEntityAt(engineer, randomPos, true, true);
   }
 
diff --git a/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/entities/factories/EngineerFactory.java b/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/entities/factories/EngineerFactory.java
index f263a9542..8f5972e85 100644
--- a/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/entities/factories/EngineerFactory.java
+++ b/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/entities/factories/EngineerFactory.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.Animation;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.TextureAtlas;
 import com.csse3200.game.ai.tasks.AITaskComponent;
-import com.csse3200.game.components.tasks.EngineerCombatTask;
 import com.csse3200.game.components.CombatStatsComponent;
 import com.csse3200.game.components.TouchAttackComponent;
 import com.csse3200.game.components.player.HumanAnimationController;
@@ -47,8 +46,8 @@ public class EngineerFactory {
    *
    * @return entity
    */
-  public static Entity createEngineer(Entity target) {
-    Entity engineer = createBaseHumanNPC(target);
+  public static Entity createEngineer() {
+    Entity engineer = createBaseHumanNPC();
     BaseEntityConfig config = configs.engineer;
 
     AnimationRenderComponent animator = new AnimationRenderComponent(
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ public static Entity createEngineer(Entity target) {
     animator.addAnimation("walk_left", 0.2f, Animation.PlayMode.LOOP);
     animator.addAnimation("walk_right", 0.2f, Animation.PlayMode.LOOP);
     animator.addAnimation("idle_right", 0.2f, Animation.PlayMode.LOOP);
-    animator.addAnimation("firing", 0.01f, Animation.PlayMode.NORMAL);
+    animator.addAnimation("firing", 0.05f, Animation.PlayMode.NORMAL);
     animator.addAnimation("hit", 0.01f, Animation.PlayMode.NORMAL);
     animator.addAnimation("death", 0.1f, Animation.PlayMode.NORMAL);
 
@@ -79,10 +78,8 @@ public static Entity createEngineer(Entity target) {
    *
    * @return entity
    */
-  public static Entity createBaseHumanNPC(Entity target) {
-//    AITaskComponent aiComponent =
-//        new AITaskComponent()
-//            .addTask(new HumanWanderTask(target, 1f));
+  public static Entity createBaseHumanNPC() {
+
 
     Entity human =
         new Entity()
diff --git a/source/core/src/test/com/csse3200/game/entities/factories/EngineerFactoryTest.java b/source/core/src/test/com/csse3200/game/entities/factories/EngineerFactoryTest.java
index 424e463c3..02b9f6f0b 100644
--- a/source/core/src/test/com/csse3200/game/entities/factories/EngineerFactoryTest.java
+++ b/source/core/src/test/com/csse3200/game/entities/factories/EngineerFactoryTest.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.audio.Sound;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.TextureAtlas;
+import com.csse3200.game.ai.tasks.AITaskComponent;
 import com.csse3200.game.entities.Entity;
 import com.csse3200.game.extensions.GameExtension;
 import com.csse3200.game.physics.PhysicsService;
@@ -56,13 +57,16 @@ void tearDown() {
 
     @Test
     void createEngineer() {
-        Entity engineer = EngineerFactory.createEngineer(target);
+        Entity engineer = EngineerFactory.createEngineer();
+        engineer.setPosition(10f, 10f);
         assertNotNull(engineer);
+        assert(!engineer.getFlagForDelete());
+        assert engineer.getPosition().x == 10f && engineer.getPosition().y == 10f;
     }
 
     @Test
     void createBaseHumanNPC() {
-        Entity human = EngineerFactory.createBaseHumanNPC(target);
+        Entity human = EngineerFactory.createBaseHumanNPC();
         assertNotNull(human);
     }
 }
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