They might be referring to the American Society of Quality: https://asq.org/cert/software-quality-engineer https://asq.org/cert/software-quality-engineer It's

They might be referring to the American Society of Quality: https://asq.org/cert/software-quality-engineer https://asq.org/cert/software-quality-engineer It's not equivalent to a software engineer in Canada: https://www.egbc.ca/Registration/Individual-Registrants/How-to-Apply/Professional-Membership-and-Licence/Engineer-First-Time-Applying-in-Canada/Software-Engineering-Applicants https://www.egbc.ca/Registration/Individual-Registrants/How-... This may be different in other countries. I worked in manufacturing and there were P.Eng. holding mechanical and industrial engineers that held ASQ certifications on top of but not as substitutes for their P.Eng.