Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BIDistinguished engineers and technical fellows are among the highest-level technologists in banking.They are selected through an extensive process that highlights technical prowess and influence.BI discussed the the program with execs from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.Every two years, a selective group of Morgan Stanley's elite technologists open their ranks to welcome a new crop of distinguished engineers.This month, the existing distinguished engineers at the firm themselves selected their 19 newest members after a rigorous half-a-year vetting process.