PE experience
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So I am submitting my PE application (structural). So here is my experience. Do you think they will let me take the exam? Or do I need more experience?
1 year: soil, concrete, asphalt testing (lab and field) (technician experience 100%)
went back to school for 2 years for my graduate degree (structural)
1.5 years: I was one of the companies representatives out in the field. I had to make sure everyone followed the safety procedures and do their job. I worked on different projects but mostly pretty easy tasks, so I claimed mostly technician experience (85% technician, 15% design)
11 months + : My current job. I do residential and light commercial building design. I claimed (80% design, 20% project engineering)
Is this enough experience for the exam? OR do I have too much technician experience?
1 year: soil, concrete, asphalt testing (lab and field) (technician experience 100%)
went back to school for 2 years for my graduate degree (structural)
1.5 years: I was one of the companies representatives out in the field. I had to make sure everyone followed the safety procedures and do their job. I worked on different projects but mostly pretty easy tasks, so I claimed mostly technician experience (85% technician, 15% design)
11 months + : My current job. I do residential and light commercial building design. I claimed (80% design, 20% project engineering)
Is this enough experience for the exam? OR do I have too much technician experience?





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"went back to school for 2 years for my graduate degree (structural)" - counts for 1 year in NY
"1.5 years: I was one of the companies representatives out in the field. I had to make sure everyone followed the safety procedures and do their job." Safety compliance doesn't count in NY.
"11 months + : My current job" Sound like it should count.
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Page 8 explains about work experience.
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Most will want to see continued growth in engineering design over the four years. It looks to me like you've got just shy of 2 years of design experience.
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Nothing would be more aggravating if for some reason, they do not accept your some of your experience and you fall short. While do not lie, but being tactful in describing your tasks on the application is very important. Use words like "perform calculation", "design", "evaluate", "assist in design", "write specifications" etc. more often.
Administrative, construction administration experience counts for very little. Emphasize on technical aspects.
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By the way, my references gave me some great advice about completing my application. You might speak with your references about how to describe or claim the "technician" work as training for professional engineering, because they are the persons who you assume would corroborate that experience. They were telling you what to do at the time, right? I don't know that, but I do recommend not to sell yourself short.
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The California Board will not accept qualifying experience between the date of the application and the date of the exam. But other states could be completely different.
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Someone has to attest your application.
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However, if your home state requires 4 years of experience, you will still have to meet that requirement before you can qualify for a PE license by reciprocity. So taking the exam "early" in California may not speed up the licensure process in your home state. Furthermore, some states will not honor "early" exam results from other states, even if you passed.
Note also that the original poster wants to take a structural PE exam. In California, structural engineers are licensed separately from other disciplines. You can't take structural exams in California until you have three years of experience as a licensed Civil PE.
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Your state board will send you a packet of information that will outline the requirements and options.
You can then call them to discuss your situation and experience.
Charlie
www.facsco.com
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