Near enuf,
You're absolutely right! We call ourselves "engineers" cos Mechanics are semi-skilled (at least to the RAF types!)
On another tack....
Recently, while talking at home about an Avionics snag (Sad!) my wife asked "Why is an Avionics engineer needed to change a black box??"
Pray tell - is it because rather than having higher standards this side of the pond, we just like to make life more difficult?
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The Stamp is mightier than the Toolbox!!