PE Exam Question
PE Exam Question
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Hello,
I wish that I could get a PE to open my option for my future career. I have passed EIT in California, and I'm currently working as a mechanical engineer. I do the drafting and the analysis for the new products. It is not an invention, and it is pretty much reverse engineering and trim it to match customers' needs.
Will I still be qualified for the exam? I heard that CA only requires 2 years design experience in order to take the exam. Is it true?
How can I prove that I have 2 years design experience in engineering? We do not have any licensed PE as well as experienced or senior mechanical engineers who can be my references.
Thank you
I wish that I could get a PE to open my option for my future career. I have passed EIT in California, and I'm currently working as a mechanical engineer. I do the drafting and the analysis for the new products. It is not an invention, and it is pretty much reverse engineering and trim it to match customers' needs.
Will I still be qualified for the exam? I heard that CA only requires 2 years design experience in order to take the exam. Is it true?
How can I prove that I have 2 years design experience in engineering? We do not have any licensed PE as well as experienced or senior mechanical engineers who can be my references.
Thank you





RE: PE Exam Question
1. Get up to date with the CA requirements.
2. Most require a minimum of 4 years of "professional" work under a a PE
3. You usually need at least three and more often four PEs to verify your experience.
You need to get a "plan" to make this all work - like submitting all your work to friendly PEs that can verify your work or whatever you can dream up that meets the state's requirements.
You might have to change jobs... Sorry..
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Thank you, does that also apply to mechanical engineer? Can I get references from my professors to verify my experience?
Some of my professors are registered PE.
Getting a job under many PE supervision is not easy nowadays.
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John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
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To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
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As I recall, in CA time spent drafting doesn't count toward your PE experience.
PE requirements are written around folks in non exempt industry, can make it tricky for those of us in exempt to meet the 'cookie cutter' requirements.
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
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Pick up that 2,000 lb phone and CALL the Board. They will be very happy to let you know their requirements - what will work - what won't. Don't guess - because 4 years from now - you will probably be wrong.
And by the way - write down the names of all those you talk to....
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Talk to the board. They are mostly very nice people who truly are more interested in you getting licensed than in giving you the run around.
David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering
"Belief" is the acceptance of an hypotheses in the absence of data.
"Prejudice" is having an opinion not supported by the preponderance of the data.
"Knowledge" is only found through the accumulation and analysis of data.
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Also, I'm not only doing drafting. I also do analysis for gearbox and pressure vessels. However, the products are not in the market yet.
Thank you again for your advises. :)
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David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering
"Belief" is the acceptance of an hypotheses in the absence of data.
"Prejudice" is having an opinion not supported by the preponderance of the data.
"Knowledge" is only found through the accumulation and analysis of data.
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Check out EngineerBoards for good PE exam info as well.
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks
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www.EngineeringMetallurgy.com
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I was lucky enough to have the single PE reference required to sit for the EIT, but don't see a realistic way to get three in this industry. I'll be calling them, but they've always been rather terse the few times I've had to deal with them. Welcome to NJ, I guess.
I've seen much hand waving pertaining to doing away with exemptions and a lot of comments from the PE camp about how one can't call themselves an engineer without having the license; yet I don't see any initiative from the NCEES side to make their requirements jive with the realities of exempt industries. From this side of the fence, NCEES begins to smell a bit of an old boys club.
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