• DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 months ago

    I’m curious if you’ve looked up whether you’re allowed to call yourself an engineer in some states (US centric of course)? I read years ago that some states really frown on calling yourself an engineer if you aren’t a certain small range of engineers that they have codified (pun intended) in law.

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      8 months ago

      I think that’s only a civil engineering thing.

      Source: work in the industry, and “Civil Engineer” and “Professional Engineer” are legally protected titles. Other than that, it’s fair game. Like, there are “Design Engineers” in the civil sector that don’t have their Professional Engineer certification.

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        8 months ago

        In Germany the title engineer is protected by law but with a computer science degree you may call yourself an engineer.