[WorldMaker]

My current employer doesn't allow "Engineer" in someone's title unless they have a PE and are in good standing with their professional society. The company employs a lot of especially Civil Engineers for what it does and making that a job title guarantee across the company, including those of us in software, goes a long way in sending the right message to clients.

I've gotten some strange resume questions about why my current resume doesn't use "Engineer" in the title, and I worry some potential readers might misconstrue why my title is different in my current role, but also I went to a "proper" Engineering school (and have an MEng), might have taken the PE if the Software PE existed when I graduated (and if I had thought it might help my salary prospects, which currently in this industry it likely wouldn't) and I have a deep appreciation for what the professional licenses and professional societies do for the other engineering fields. Sometimes I think the software industry could use more of that and it would be good for everyone.