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Just throwing some info out there since I graduated from this exact program. We may graduate with an engineering degree, but we technically cannot use the word

Just throwing some info out there since I graduated from this exact program. We may graduate with an engineering degree, but we technically cannot use the word engineer in our title (in Canada) until we get our accreditations, which require a couple years working in Canada under a somebody else with their P.Eng license. The vast majority of us (definitely > 90% of my class) have moved to the US after graduation where we pretty much can use whatever role we want (eg. my official title is software engineer at my company), but from what I know of the few people left in Canada, their roles are officially "programmer" or "developer". I've actually heard stories of P.Engs on messaging people in my program on LinkedIn to change their job titles to not include the word engineer. I'm not really sure what the repercussions are.

ramchip 7y ago
> we technically cannot use the word engineer in our title Just for completeness: it’s OK to use the title “B. Eng.”, which means you have a Bachelor’s in engineering, without implying anything about being a professional engineer.
- rawrfml 7y ago
  Is that so; it's been a while since I've taken my engineering ethics courses so I'm a little fuzzy on the details. Thanks for letting me know.
ckcheng 7y ago
Question for you then: Can you work under someone who's a P.Eng mechanical or civil engineer, and then get your own P.Eng license that way (as a software engineer)?
- rawrfml 7y ago
  IIRC there's no limitations on who you work under provided they are licensed; P.Eng license is a not tied to any specific discipline. If I complete my engineer-in-training (4 years professional industry experience under the supervision of one (or more P.Engs)) and pass the exam component, then I will also be licensed as a P.Eng. I may choose to work as a software engineer, or any other role, but being a P.Eng means that I uphold the standards, ethics, and discipline of the engineer title.
dpbriggs 7y ago
Thanks for the clarification -- I'm in CS, and did not know that.

ramchip 7y ago

> we technically cannot use the word engineer in our title Just for completeness: it’s OK to use the title “B. Eng.”, which means you have a Bachelor’s in engineering, without implying anything about being a professional engineer.

rawrfml 7y ago
Is that so; it's been a while since I've taken my engineering ethics courses so I'm a little fuzzy on the details. Thanks for letting me know.

ckcheng 7y ago

Question for you then: Can you work under someone who's a P.Eng mechanical or civil engineer, and then get your own P.Eng license that way (as a software engineer)?

rawrfml 7y ago
IIRC there's no limitations on who you work under provided they are licensed; P.Eng license is a not tied to any specific discipline. If I complete my engineer-in-training (4 years professional industry experience under the supervision of one (or more P.Engs)) and pass the exam component, then I will also be licensed as a P.Eng. I may choose to work as a software engineer, or any other role, but being a P.Eng means that I uphold the standards, ethics, and discipline of the engineer title.

dpbriggs 7y ago

Thanks for the clarification -- I'm in CS, and did not know that.