Даже машинист локомотива - инженер. Поскольку управляет двигателем.
1. a person trained in any branch of the profession of engineering
2. the originator or manager of a situation, system, etc
3. a mechanic; person who repairs or services machines 4. US and Canadian
the driver of a railway locomotive
5. an officer responsible for a ship's engines
6. Informal name: sapper
a member of the armed forces, esp the army, trained in engineering and construction work
verb (transitive)
7. to originate, cause, or plan in a clever or devious manner
he engineered the minister's downfall
8. to design, plan, or construct as a professional engineer