That is a ridiculous statement. You cannot be a certified professional engineer in ANY state without a BS degree and passing the EIT exam. You may be doing technical work but please don't call yourself an engineer.
We’ve already had this debate. I guess you forgot...
I have degreed engineers that work for me. I have highly technical patents in my name.
I was employed 20 some odd years ago as a senior design engineer at a large at the time well known Sunnyvale communications equipment company. I was given numerous stock options to try to keep me to stay... Hmm, I guess they didn’t know what an “engineer” is... Later I becoming a consultant where I did satellite modem design (all of it) for several companies. It became clear that the real money to be made was in manufacturing and selling your own products, so I did.
None of my associates, customers or employees have any doubts about what I am and what I do. They’d laugh at you.
Too bad you are so narrow minded. That doesn’t bode well for job that requires creativity to be really good at.