A way of expressing the first law of thermodynamics is that any change in the internal energy (âE) of a system is given by the sum of the heat (q) that flows across its boundaries and the work (w) done on the system by the surroundings:
Titles don't really mean much. Design Engineer or Associate Engineer mean something only in the confines of the company in which they are used. If you want a definition of different levels of engineers, use the definitions given by ASCE or one of the other professional societies.
Gender marking in job titles. One of the chief issues with which the movement for gender-neutral language has been concerned is that of gender (sex) specificity in job titles. A gender-specific job title is a name of a job that also specifies or implies the gender of the person performing that job. For example, in English, the job title stewardess implies that the person is female; the job title policeman implies that the person is male.