Thanks for sharing! This is a great series of articles I've never seen before. I'm also a crossover as defined here and agree with a lot of the perspectives, particularly about the many transferable skills in part three. I think working in a complex manufacturing environment helped me develop software debugging skills.
I see the licensure argument get brought up a lot. Many people working in "traditional" engineering fields never get their PE because there's just no need in their industry. Sure, that may not make them a licensed "Engineer" in some jurisdictions, but it doesn't make their work any less engineering.
The work done by other engineering fields also varies widely. Looking back on my work as a process engineer, it's honestly hard to say that entailed any more "engineering" than my software position does now.
I see the licensure argument get brought up a lot. Many people working in "traditional" engineering fields never get their PE because there's just no need in their industry. Sure, that may not make them a licensed "Engineer" in some jurisdictions, but it doesn't make their work any less engineering.
The work done by other engineering fields also varies widely. Looking back on my work as a process engineer, it's honestly hard to say that entailed any more "engineering" than my software position does now.