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I keep seeing the word engineer on this forum and at least half the time it refers to a bloke with a screwdriver who fixes things. In most parts of the world this is not an engineer. Then I came across this, which was agreed at a conference back in 1960, and to my mind is still a good working definition of what an engineer is:
“A professional engineer is competent by virtue of his/her fundamental education and training to apply the scientific method and outlook to the analysis and solution of engineering problems. He/she is able to assume personal responsibility for the development and application of engineering science and knowledge, notably in research, design, construction, manufacturing, superintending, managing and in the education of the engineer. His/her work is predominantly intellectual and varied and not of a routine mental or physical character. It requires the exercise of original thought and judgement and the ability to supervise the technical and administrative work of others. His/her education will have been such as to make him/her capable of closely and continuously following progress in his/her branch of engineering science by consulting newly published works on a worldwide basis, assimilating such information and applying it independently. He/she is thus placed in a position to make contributions to the development of engineering science or its applications. His/her education and training will have been such that he/she will have acquired a broad and general appreciation of the engineering sciences as well as thorough insight into the special features of his/her own branch. In due time he/she will be able to give authoritative technical advice” In parts of Europe Engineer is a title like Doctor and people will often be referred to as Engineer Braun, which of curse further enhances their status.
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Here is that the engineering council say on the matter..... https://www.engc.org.uk/glossary-faqs/frequently-asked-questions/status-of-engineers/
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I remember very little detail of my time at University [in the 1970's], but one statement has always stuck in my mind - told to us on our first day of our Civil Engineeing BSc course, by the Professor in charge of the Civils Department
"An Engineer is someone who can build for £1 what any fool can build for £2, and an Architect will charge you £10"
How very true.
Alan [C.Eng, MICE, CMIOSH] (retired)
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Surely an engineer is a bloke (always a bloke) with an oil-stained boiler suit and flat cap with black smears on his face standing on the footplate of the Flying Scotsman and holding an oil can up to a shiny bit of metal, known as Fred.
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I joined a manufacturing factory as fire prevention officer in 1991. The company made car parts and most of management were engineers.
My boss was entitled Safety Engineer.
When he left after two,years I was given his responsibilities for health and safety, on top of my fire responsibilities and my new title was Fire and Safety Officer.
I had a Fire Engineer qualification Grad I Fire E but not H&S.
The safety work was exactly the same as he did.
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