Some of the best flight engineers I've flown with at World were PFE's. Having said that, it's a dying breed. If you want to get into the cockpit, you'll need to be a pilot.
Originally Posted by
jsfBoat
I have a year to go to finish my A&P and am taking my cfi ride next week. When the hiring starts again, will any of the cargo companies need flight engineers? Besides finishing the A&P and taking the F/E written, what else is invloved in getting the F/E ticket? I'm interested I'm getting on with a cargo company as a flight engineer.