Engineering Titles

[JohnS_AZ]

Confusing topic to be sure.
To be completely clear, I have no formal university engineering degrees.

I started working for a major electronics manufacturer as a technician right out of tech school. After 10 year they gave me a promotion and a business card that said "Manufacturing Engineer". In that position it did indeed design circuitry, machines, and systems. So the job did match the title. I was also a member of IEEE and SME (Society of manufacturing Engineers) for that time.

I always figured the distinction was between ...
Joe Smith, Electronics Engineer
and
Joe Smith, BSEE (or MSEE), Electronics Engineer

[Zero999]

Maybe I should but the letters HND after my name on my CV?

There again, I think it might come across as pretentious.

[Sionyn]

hacker covers it all

[Frangible]

What you call yourself is unimportant.  What really matters is how highly others think of you - they'll provide you with a title soon enough.

[Bored@Work]

What you call yourself is unimportant.

Until a judge tells you you can't, and fines you.

[McPete]

Check with your national engineering body for the local terminology, but what you have sounds like an Australian diploma or advanced diploma. That, in Australian terms could title you as a  technologist(what I'll be called when I'm finished my apprenticeship), engineering officer, or associate engineer, depending on who's handing out the titles. For myself, "electronics bloke" suits me!

[Lawsen]

The U.S. have various titles for engineer.  A company can give you that title, if you proved to them that you are capable of what they need.  An university can give you that title if you taken their classes and graduated with that engineering degree, often taking 4 to 10 years, depending upon ability or situation.  There are two exams for the license.  No all engineers require license.  If you are designing a computer or bicycle, then you do not need a license, a consumer item.  If you are designing as dam, power station, or a public place, then you will need a license, PE, principal engineer.  The first exam is given by the California consumer affairs - engineering society as the EIT.  You will have to work for a principal engineer for a few years to be ready to take the PE, exam.  Most houses are designed by anyone, no civil engineer required, just a city permit to build it.  Commercial buildings are required to have a PE, principal engineer.  All engineering and business carry some liability that is something for one to think about, but not dwell at it, just do a good job that is safe and checked by various people like my recumbent bicycle or in line ski roller skate. 

Lawsen

[Sal Ammoniac]

PE, principal engineer. 

Actually, PE is Professional Engineer.

[Simon]

PE, principal engineer. 

Actually, PE is Professional Engineer.

I thought it was "physical exercise" we could call it "paperwork exercise" just to stay up to date

[Sal Ammoniac]

PE, principal engineer. 

Actually, PE is Professional Engineer.

I thought it was "physical exercise" we could call it "paperwork exercise" just to stay up to date

No. We call that kind of thing here in the U.S. Physical Education.

[Zero999]

I thought PE was Physical Education which can also be studied at degree level.

[Lawsen]

Did you meant a PE, physical education, coach?  In the U.S., PE instructor or teacher is a physical education coach.  You would be expected to run, job, walk briskly, toss balls, swim, dive, float on your back, dance, and other strenuous activities.  The specialized study for P.E. (physical education) is kinesiology. 

Lawsen

[Zero999]

The specialized study for P.E. (physical education) is kinesiology. 

Wow, that almost makes it sound intellectual.

[TheWelly888]

The Internet, with a random bunch of smelly dudes hanging around in a forum is absolutely the wrong place to ask for legal advice. Check with your university, check with engineering organizations, and if you can't help it, check with a lawyer.

Hey! Who are you calling "smelly"?! - I had a bath last Christmas!  

Crudely put, the difference between an engineer and a technician - the engineer designed it, the technician gets it bloody working!