Was Henry Ford an engineer?

Was Henry Ford an engineer? - 1

He was hired as an engineer in the Edison Illuminating Company and later became chief engineer. However, he did not have an engineering degree. But many talented people up until the modern era were considered engineers determined largely by the willingness of someone to hire them into the position, regardless of academics.

No, he was not an engineer by formal training but he did have a high aptitude for mechanical equipment of the era.

http://en.wikipedia.org/...Henry_Ford

Yes. He was essentially an Industrial Engineer (IE). IE did not exist until 1908 when mechanical engineering split into two majors. ME got so big as a field that it had to be divided in two, thus Industrial engineering was born. IE brings together the engineering from the industrial revolution and the manufacturing/product development concepts from Henry Ford. At the time, his official title was Production Engineer. But a Production Engineer is one of the many job titles that an Industrial or Mechanical engineer work as.