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When I say “engineer” in disciplines other than software, I mean somebody with a professional license. You can only get that by passing exams and having a combi
by sk2020 6y ago
When I say “engineer” in disciplines other than software, I mean somebody with a professional license. You can only get that by passing exams and having a combination of experience, education and recommendations to pass a state board. It’s much harder and riskier to fake that than to make up experience on a resume or make a blog to appear like a subject matter expert. Unless you know the candidate personally, it can take a lot of effort to uncover a carefully crafted lie. Plus, recognizing quality work in software isn’t even a solved problem, to my understanding.
- learc83 6y agoOther engineering disciplines hire engineers who don’t have a PE all the time. There are more engineering disciplines where taking the PE exam is the minority than the other way around.
- sk2020 6y agoOf course they hire non-PEs. You can’t get a license without years (at least 4) of experience first. Most consultancies I know of would not hire anyone who couldn’t pass the FE, though.
- learc83 6y agoMy point is that there are plenty of electrical engineers, computer engineers etc... who never take the FE or PE exam.