PE experience requirements 7

[ME231]

Dear all:
Having passed the FE last year, I have now accumulated the necessary number of years of experience most states (Iowa in particular) require to be eligible for applying for the PE exam. Unfortunately, none of the experience years were under the tutelage of a registered PE. There are no PE's currently working in our company. Can any of you suggest ways to get around the experience requirement under the tutelage of a licensed professional clause please? In the past few years of I have had wide ranging experience in the field of mechanical engineering. My co-workers and tutors have an average of over 20 years of experience in the field of pressure vessel engineering - none of them, unfortunately bothered to ever become registered.
Your comments would be appreciated!
Thanks

 

[Ron]

Check with your state board. They can give you procedures, if they allow it at all. Some boards will accept experience other than that achieved under the direction of a P.E., some will not. I would venture to say that most will not, since that is the fundamental premise of the internship program.

 

[greenone]

Are any of your clients PEs? Would they be willing to sign your application?

 

[PeterStock]

Any former clients, coworkers, proffessors, etc a PE?

Peter Stockhausen
Senior Design Analyst (Checker)
Infotech Aerospace Services

http://www.infotechpr.net

 

[ME231]

I do have a couple of friends who are PE's but didnt know whether a "good faith" recommendation would weigh in as much as one from an actual mentor!
I usually do not interacts with clients - sales department does and I don't think my prof was a PE either - do you think PHD's would count? We do have a few of them who are quite familiar with my work around here :|
Thanks for your thoughts forum!

 

[alehman]

Can any of you suggest ways to get around the experience requirement

I'm not sure this is in the spirit of professional integrity intended by the rules. Anyone signing such an application who was not your supervisor as required by the rules would be risking his/her license.

Alan
“The engineer's first problem in any design situation is to discover what the problem really is.” Unk.

 

[stevenal]

ME231 does not have the supervised experience, and I see no way that can be fixed after the fact. The best course of action would be to start accumulating that experience now. My wife gained the supervised experience needed for her social work license by paying for supervision from a third licensed party. She would meet with the individual after hours to discuss her work. Since becoming licensed, she has acted in this same capacity herself. While I have not heard of such an arrangement in engineering, I see no reason such an arrangement could not be made. All parties, including the board, would need to agree.

 

[plasgears]

In Ohio none of my supervisors were PE, but I presented 13 yrs of professional practice, and there were no barriers to passing the PE.

 

[BJC]

Call the board and talk with them. Iowa was very cooperative with me. They were helpful and friendly. I think if you give them you story they will tell you what you need to do and cooperate as much as they can.
OR at least that's my experinece from long ago.

 

[msquared48]

No reason why not to use letters from clients that have PE's. It can't hurt your cause (May not help though either), so do it, but after you call the board, as suggested and tell them the situation.

Have a good one.

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto: KISS
Motivation: Don't ask

 

[rbulsara]

You may want to check with the board. I am not sure you require the experience only under a PE. What is required is "engineering experience" AND references of PEs. That was true in my case, many years ago. The PEs who provide references does not have to be your bosses.

Rafiq Bulsara

http://www.srengineersct.com

 

[ME231]

Thank you all for your helpful comments and suggestions. I will touch base with the board to discuss my options. I certainly do hope that they do not require experience specifically under a PE since I do not think that only a registered/licensed engineer can be a good mentor.

 

[ShaggyPE]

In California, I work in an exempt industry... no PE required... and therfore, it is difficult to get PE recommendations. In this case, getting recommendations from engineer supervisors was all I had. It was sufficient. Perhaps Iowa is similar. Definitely contact your board.

-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Certified SolidWorks Professional
Certified COSMOSWorks Designer Specialist
Certified SolidWorks Advanced Sheet Metal Specialist