Yes. You may not like it. I may not even like it but everyone from people who drive trains to technicians in lots of areas use the title.

Furthermore, tons of experienced working engineers outside of software don't have PEs. They're just not needed in a lot of contexts.

Edit: I'm referring mostly to the US. Licensing bodies in some places (perhaps including some US states) may say that only licensed engineers can be called/are engineers although the degree to which such strictures are followed will almost certainly vary. (I was told this was the case in Texas but there's no shortage of people in Texas who call themselves engineers but aren't PEs.)