noun
professional engineer; consulting engineer
A Japanese national qualification for technical professionals, similar to a Professional Engineer (PE) license. The term refers to the certified individual.
彼は建設部門の技術士として働いている。
He works as a professional engineer in the construction division.
Compound of 技術 (ぎじゅつ, 'technology') and 士 (し, 'professional person'). The term was established with the 技術士法 (Professional Engineer Act) in Japan.