One could make the case in America that a good technician makes a successful engineer :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Xiaofan Chen" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 10:52 PM Subject: Re: [OT] What Makes an Engineer Succesful > On 6/27/06, Gerhard Fiedler wrote: >> William ChopsWestfield wrote: >> >> >> But I don't think [a German degree] isrecognized for anything >> >> formal -- anything where a degree is really /required/. >> > >> > You keep talking about those positions, but I don't know that I've ever >> > seen such a position in the US within the realm of EE/CS, except for >> > university professors... >> >> IANL, but here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_Engineer they >> say: >> >> "The exact licensing procedure can vary from state to state, but the >> general process is: 1. Graduate with a degree from an accredited >> four-year >> university program in engineering. [...]" >> >> "The title "Engineer" is legally protected in many states, meaning that >> it >> is unlawful to use it unless permission is specifically granted by a >> state, >> through a professional engineering license, an industrial exemption, or >> certain other non-professional engineering licenses such as Operating >> Engineer." >> >> >> I think I have said before that I never have been in a situation where >> something like this was important, and I probably could get my degree >> recognized somehow if it was... at least by paying a university for it :) >> >> Gerhard >> > > "Professional Engineer" is not equal to "Engineer". In order to be a > PE, even a US graduated engineer needs to go for some tests. And > actually one of my university classmates is now trying to pass the > test in Canada (Toronto area). His degree (BS and MSc) were > earned in China. > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist