Most of us who succeeded could not imagine being anything else. I cannot remember a time in my 63 years I ever wanted to be anything else. At least since age 4. And my daughter is the same way and is 27 and gets her PhD in civil engineering this year.

But if you are not this way you can still be one. You just have to be willing to totally work your tail off for the 4 to 6 years of university it takes to get your bachelors. You also have to be good at math. You need at least B grades in algebra, calculus and trig.

Simple, if you can fulfill the following two requirements :-

1- Deep interest and devotion.

2- Follow an extensive program at an accredited educational institute that can award you a degree in engineering.

Get an engineering degree at an accredited university.

Take lots of math, enjoy taking things apart, and take a lot of science classes (chemistry or physics depending on specific engineering field). Don't slack off. The last one being the most important

to be good at math and physics in high school ....