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Re:DIY Powerwall Builders Are Using Recycled Laptop Batterie... by shagie on Saturday August 26, 2017 @11:42PM (#15108993)
Try calling yourself an engineer in Texas without proper licensure.

http://www.mystatesman.com/news/state--regional-govt--politi...

And the relevant court case:

http://www.soah.texas.gov/pfdsearch/pfds/460/16/460-16-0550-...

Re:DIY Powerwall Builders Are Using Recycled Laptop Batterie... by cat199 on Sunday August 27, 2017 @08:48AM (#15110557)
https://www.dice.com/jobs?q=software+engineer&l=Texas

-> 1 - 30 of 3,061 positions

doesn't seem to have scared too many away from the title..

Re:DIY Powerwall Builders Are Using Recycled Laptop Batterie... by ghaff on Sunday August 27, 2017 @08:04AM (#15110402)
The funny thing about that is, at least when I worked in the oil business, I'm not sure I've seen another industry that threw around the "engineer" with more abandon for technicians of all stripes.

I'd note that's a case where a business is representing themselves as an engineering firm and, and in some situations, it would be reasonable to expect that meant they employed licensed engineers. (The specific case is pretty silly though so is calling themselves engineers.) But individuals certainly call themselves and are called engineers all the time who aren't licensed in Texas and everyplace else.

Re:DIY Powerwall Builders Are Using Recycled Laptop Batterie... by heartbreak on Sunday August 27, 2017 @11:39AM (#15111193)
To this day they still call themselves Tire Engineers, even through an acquisition last spring.