Engineering is rigour, understanding, accountability, the balance of competing concerns, communication and cowork with other people, the application of ethics,

Engineering is rigour, understanding, accountability, the balance of competing concerns, communication and cowork with other people, the application of ethics, and continuous improvement. If your occupation strives to include these properties, and you strive to learn and improve your own skills and your field in general, I don't see why the particular language you use should prevent you from being an engineer.