> Engineering requires licensing and exams through a governing body. Offering engineering services to the public requires licensure. Working at places like Bo

> Engineering requires licensing and exams through a governing body. Offering engineering services to the public requires licensure. Working at places like Boeing, General Motors, Texas Instruments, and Caterpillar does not (for the vast majority of positions); It just requires an accredited engineering degree. Note that this is independent of the software industry needing more engineering rigor, which it desperately does.