PE experience 4

[COEngineeer]

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?

 

[Tark62]

The original poster apparently has an MS degree. If you have both an ABET BS degree and an MS degree, then California actually requires only one year of experience for the PE exam.

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.

 

[FACS]

Bridgebuster,
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

http://www.facsco.com

 

[rbulsara]

Vist

http://www.ncees.org

and you will get a wealth of information on PE licensing on all different states. It is highly recommended that you keep your records through NCEES. It will help a great deal in the future, should you decide to get the lincence in other states.

 

[wjsd]

No offence, but your not going to get accepted to take the exam. You have two years engineering experience. You need two more years.

 

[COEngineeer]

I got accepted so pretty much all of you were wrong then. I am taking it this April. They do value "engineering technician" experience. Especially if you also have design experience. I know there are a lot of you out there engineers who do technician job (although your title is engineer in the company and get paid engineer salary).