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Does the software industry even have a requirement for professional licensure? If not, then there is no "professional engineer" that signed off on the design a
by abduhl 11y ago
Does the software industry even have a requirement for professional licensure? If not, then there is no "professional engineer" that signed off on the design and there is no regulatory liability and hence no questions to answer by the engineer.
This is one of big problems with the software industry nowadays. It has a role to play in nearly every major industry but does not have the same regulatory hoops to jump through to get into that industry. In this case, I am sure multiple mechanical and electrical licensed professional engineers had to stamp all of the physical components that make up the vehicle but I would be very surprised if any software was ever signed off on by a licensed professional engineer explicitly (there is a case to be made for implied acceptance by the engineer of record for the system that the software runs on but I think it is weak).
- mmagin 11y agoAt least in the US, it is entirely plausible that many of the electrical engineers working in a large company on such a product are not licensed professional engineers.