Wandering totally Off Topic radish wrote: > pfarrell;290717 Wrote: >> Did you Masters of E allow you to sit for EIT? >> > That's a US thing, right?
Yes, in the US, if you claim to be an Engineer, you need to take the EIT Engineer in Training test, then work in the field, and then sit for the Professional Engineering exam. > Institute which is related to the Engineering Council UK. In general, > it seems that most computing related fields are considered Engineering > disciplines in the UK. In the US, the guild of engineers add barriers to entry. Anyone can do engineering. But if you want to publicly call yourself an Engineer, and if the name of your firm as the word "Engineer" in it, you had better be a Professional Engineer, or have a Professional Engineer in management. All plans for buildings (commercial at least) must be signed by a Professional Engineer. Don't want balconies to fall down, folks to get electrocuted by the mains, etc. The US accrediting boards to not recognize "software engineer" as being an Engineer. Its not much of a problem, after all who would trust software to walk on? You can be an engineer without being a PE, and many folks don't need one in their career. For example, an engineer who designs machines to make cars working for GM, Ford or Toyota, does not need to be a PE. _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
