Work Experience No Longer Counting Towards Professional Engineering Experience
I was looking for some advice from fellow mechanical engineers.
I have been working at a valve manufacturing company as a junior engineer for 1 year and 5 months. The other day, the Operations Manager called me into his office for a meeting. I was informed that I would not be able to use the experience I had obtained during my first 17 months at the company as experience towards becoming a registered engineer. The work I had been doing was creating 3D solidworks models of the company's products based on old 2D drawings. I was informed that this work was essentially drafting and not engineering and for that reason, I could not use this as experience towards becoming an engineer. In addition, I was informed that if I kept this job, I would not be able to become an engineer.
I was wondering if anyone with more experience had any advice for me concerning this situation. Should I try looking for another job where I know the experience would count? Any help would be greatly appreciated!