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There are places (eg Canada) where engineer is a protected title like lawyer or doctor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_and_licensure_in_engineering ht

• mcmcmc 2mo ago
  Professional Engineer (P.E.) is the protected title in the US
• BrokenCogs 2mo ago
  Yes but not a single software engineer or other engineer in my field has a professional engineer designation. It's not required to practice in most fields outside of civil/structural engineering.
  • linker3000 2mo ago
    The main qualification of one of the best electronics engineers I knew (UK) was Bachelor of Music.
    • ninalanyon 2mo ago
      Most of us in electronics in the 1970s in the UK had physics degrees I think. And when I moved sideways into software much later the physics background was eminently useful when modelling machinery and physical processes. But I too have met engineers with music and also medical backgrounds. But that's all more than half a century ago, it seems that employers expect much more narrowly focussed qualifications these days.
  • Rafert 2mo ago
    It really depends on where you live and in some places that distinction does not matter. See for example https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/quebec-order-of-engineers-wins-legal-battle-with-microsoft/ https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/quebec-order-of-e...
• Projectiboga 2mo ago
  "15 Year Old Wannabe" clearly differentiates him from any credentialed engineer.