Myself, I'm registered IEng and presently I'm designing equipment for a ~US$800 chemical plant. Oh, I forgot, I can't be an IEng. Conceptual engineering can only be done by a CEng. What bullsh*t is that?
No, conceptual engineering can be done by anyone at all. If you are carrying out conceptual engineering at a professional level then you are probably eligible for CEng status. If you decide not to apply for it then that's up to you. But neither CEng, IEng, or anything similar registration 'certifies' anyone to carry out any form of engineering, they are only a 'badge of honour' to show the level of competence that you have worked at.
An individual employer may, of course, decide that only a CEng may carry out some tasks, and only an IEng may carry out others. I've never come across this, but I would hope that if any did that they would have a plan for developing their non-registered staff to the appropriate status.
Myself, I'm registered IEng and presently I'm designing equipment for a ~US$800 chemical plant. Oh, I forgot, I can't be an IEng. Conceptual engineering can only be done by a CEng. What bullsh*t is that?
No, conceptual engineering can be done by anyone at all. If you are carrying out conceptual engineering at a professional level then you are probably eligible for CEng status. If you decide not to apply for it then that's up to you. But neither CEng, IEng, or anything similar registration 'certifies' anyone to carry out any form of engineering, they are only a 'badge of honour' to show the level of competence that you have worked at.
An individual employer may, of course, decide that only a CEng may carry out some tasks, and only an IEng may carry out others. I've never come across this, but I would hope that if any did that they would have a plan for developing their non-registered staff to the appropriate status.
