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> III. Professional Obligations > 1. Engineers shall be guided in all their relations by the highest standards of honesty and integrity. > ... > b. Eng
by kevan 3y ago
> III. Professional Obligations
> 1. Engineers shall be guided in all their relations by the highest standards of honesty and integrity.
> ...
> b. Engineers shall advise their clients or employers when they believe a project will not be successful.
There's nuance around how hard you should push back on bad requests and where ownership/accountability and decision-making responsibility ultimately lie but providing professional judgement/advise/opinions is definitely in bounds for engineers.
[1] https://www.nspe.org/resources/ethics/code-ethics https://www.nspe.org/resources/ethics/code-ethics
- rpmisms 3y agoI am not an accredited engineer, but I should probably read those guidelines. Thanks!