re: Spinoff: engineers vs. PE's

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Legally, no. I call myself an engineer because that's what my check says on it, and that's what the president of the company told me I was.

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Yup, and your clients agree to pay engineering rates based on the services that you provide them. You don't need a P.E. or a bachelors to be considered and engineer in your industry. I worked as a Project Engineer earlier in my career, I have an Associates in Mechanical Sciences along with a ton of other specialized schooling. No bachelors or P.E. here....


To the poster that was looking for advice coming out of college with an engineering degree; pursue a P.E. if it's appropriate for the career path you desire. If you want to manage projects, consult, work at the project level; a P.E. is probably not going to help you much. If you want to design, revise, etc. then maybe you should look into getting your P.E.