I always wondered if the electrical engineer gets a profit from designing the lighting plan with certain luminaries and lighting control panels or just copy paste wathever meets the requirements? . . . .
Thank you!!!
-Drew
It is a violation of the Code of Ethics for any Professional Engineer-- who is a member of any discipline of the engineering profession-- to engage in profit-making from any design he or she is engaged in.
Goading a client into patronizing one business over another is a no-no.
An engineer can be given a grant for a design or-- if he is employed, he can draw a salary.
If an engineer came up with ground-breaking idea--he can apply for a patent that some big corporation might think can be profitable. Then, the engineer has the option of selling the rights to his idea or draw royalty.
An "electrical engineer" , who is so called self-proclaimed (and I've known a lot of them)- can call himself an engineer at a place where he or she works--but he can't carry that title when transferring to another workplace. Only a PE can do that.
Only registered Professional Engineers have that kind of "luxury" having gone through rigorous education, training and testing.
Professional Engineers are awarded a registration number and a seal--that no one else can use. . . and the authority that they carry (registration number and seal) remain on the public record even after they die.
The authority however cannot be relegated when they die.