Re: Great for this Engineer
"It's more about whether the term "engineer" is the correct one for the job."
True. If the job involves engineering, then the correct title is "engineer" regardless of certifications.
I agree with you about watering down the term (at least in software) -- "computer programmer" and "software engineer" are two different jobs with different tasks, but the number of computer programmers who have the title of engineer has gotten a bit out of hand.