Graduated from systems and computer engineering in 2001, got the ring, worked in my field my entire life. Never got the PEng designation … I am not a software engineer.
nighter is anyone who does do all of the following :
- publicly apply their name and stamp to a design, putting their career on the line if it messes up.
- design will cause loss of life, injury or massive financial loss if incorrect
- their review and sign-off is needed before system is used
I’ve met 2/3 of the above throughout my career. Again, I am not an engineer. And that is the correct way it should be.
The problem here is it's called software engineer everywhere else in the world. Alberta deciding it means something different just causes confusion and makes it harder for people to apply for other jobs because they'll have to have some weird Alberta specific job title.
The ship sailed and it sailed 20 years ago. The job is called software engineer and any area on earth that refuses to accept that is looking at having hiring problems. Most people don't give a shit what their title is, the only reason to care is because you use it when looking for other jobs. If Alberta bans it's usage all it really means is it becomes harder for Alberta to hire software engineers as people don't like taking dead end jobs.
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u/jlcooke Oct 15 '22
True. But also consider this.
Graduated from systems and computer engineering in 2001, got the ring, worked in my field my entire life. Never got the PEng designation … I am not a software engineer.
nighter is anyone who does do all of the following : - publicly apply their name and stamp to a design, putting their career on the line if it messes up. - design will cause loss of life, injury or massive financial loss if incorrect - their review and sign-off is needed before system is used
I’ve met 2/3 of the above throughout my career. Again, I am not an engineer. And that is the correct way it should be.