Lighten up, TB.
I'm not slamming engineers.
In fact, I've spent my whole working life as a non-degreed engineer, that is, solving technical problems with technology and science/math-based logic and techniques (as opposed to doing research into nature, which is what scientists "officially" do).
In fact, one of my official titles was Senior Software Engineer, it was printed on my paycheck. Although I always preferred to think of myself at that time as a Scientific Programmer. I knew engineers were always a bit protective about that P.E. title.