Bob, Cleveland AddedFriday, April 4, 2014 at 2:29 PM What can I call myself if I work in design without an engineering degree? Hi I have worked in the engineering field ever since 1973. I was officially promoted to Designer in 1977. At that point in my work experience I worked in the mechanical engineering department designing all sorts of things. Piping systems, rotating equip., structures. Welded parts and machined parts. I did this until 1992. I switched my field to a electro/mechanical design area and have been designing interfaces between electrical parts and mechanical parts. Design packaging I believe you could call it. Molded parts and enclosures, cases etc that house the PCB assemblies. Not too long ago I heard from someone that I really shouldn't be calling myself a 'designer' because of the implication that I was a degreed engineer. I'm NOT a degreed engineer and have never called my self that or implied that I had a degree of any sort. My question is considering all the things I have mentioned above that are part of my experience in this field - What can I safely call myself if that really is an issue. Thanks for your insight. Bob Related to Unique Challenges Reset Sort By Default EngineerGirl Team , Answered Friday, April 4, 2014 at 2:29 PM Hi Bob, I'm sure a lot of people will have different thoughts on this. Years ago the need for an actual engineering degree was not as important as it is now. You could work in the field and learn what you needed to know from experience. The need to standardize the requirements and make engineering an actual profession with formal qualifications has changed that, but it doesn't take away from your extensive experience. In fact, a lot of people do work in engineering without an actual engineering degree. Some may study physics or get a related degree, but they learn what they need to know from internships and on the job. If you do not have a PE license you certainly cannot call yourself a professional engineer, but the term designer is much more open. It seems to describe what you do, and I personally don't see a problem with you using it.