Let's See a show of hands

[HFGuy]

Just out of curiosity what percentage of people using these forums are engineers ?

 

[TwoSpoons]

Me. Since 1989.

 

[Frank Berry]

Me since 1967.

 

[pinkmouse]

How do you define engineer? Is a formal qualification required?

 

[jan.didden]

Yeah, indeed. I'm not an engineer, but I feel I can keep up with most of them.

Jan Didden

 

[Frank Berry]

I don't think that a formal Degree in Engineering is necessary for you to qualify as an Engineer.
While I do hold a Degree, I have met many wonderful Engineers that were self-taught. Likewise, I've met a number of people with Engineering Degrees ... They couldn't figure out which end of a lightbulb to put into the socket.

 

[John Hope]

Me since 1984.

 

[gengis]

Me.


I would assume that one does that for a living as a criteria for qualification.

 

[HFGuy]

Iam a recent EE graduate however it will be another 3-4 years before i am a licensed engineer (P.Eng). I guess the definition of engineer depends more on the qualification then the paper. BTW the pointy end of the bulbs goes into the screw-thing-a-ma-bob if i remember correctly

 

[johnnyx]

 

[audiousername]

No, I'm not an engineer, I'm a student of er... dentistry.

I would suspect that most of the members here aren't engineers at all, but they won't bother to post here to say they aren't.

 

[quasi]

I'm not

No, I'm not an engineer, I'm a student of er... dentistry.

I would suspect that most of the members here aren't engineers at all, but they won't bother to post here to say they aren't.

Well I used to be a technician about 20 years ago now I'm a sales guy.

I am perceived by my family, relatives and friends to have an engineering bent (this means that I end up fixing their stuff) ....does that count??

I guess I'm not.....sigh

 

[Carondimonio]

Well, almost the same here... I' m an EE since 1990, but I' ve been a sales guy for approx. 10 yrs. now...
Still, I' m the "free repairman" around (you can see my favorite tool on the left...)

 

[gengis]

Carondimonio,


; good call. If it does not fit, get a bigger hammer. I have a 12lb sledge in my garage if you need to borrow it.

There is such job title as sales engineer.

 

[Carondimonio]

Gengis,

I guess I' ll take you on your kind offer...

Cheers,

Bruno

P.S.: Yes, I' m a sales engineer...

 

[baggystevo82]

me, while still at school as a machinist in holidays since 1997, now a furniture maker and finishing off a degree, building a hillclimb car in my spare time, guess that counts

 

[DaveM]

I have a degree in physics. Although I have been working as a Mechanical Engineer for the past 7 years. I guess that counts.

Dave

 

[macboy]

How do you define engineer? Is a formal qualification required?

That's easy:
If you know how to perform a Laplace transform and how to use it, then you are an engineer.

p.s. I am an EE.

 

[JensRasmussen]

I know Laplace and have a B.Sc.EE from 2003 .

But best of all I'm a trained elektronics mechanic since 1995.

\Jens

 

[Mr Evil]

/me raises hand.

If you know how to perform a Laplace transform...

I try to forget. That's what computers are for