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Road to becoming a Professional Engineer

Road to becoming a Professional Engineer. Presented by: Johann F. Szautner, P.E.,P.L.S. P.S.P.E. Lehigh Valley Chapter President. What is a Professional Engineer ?.

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Road to becoming a Professional Engineer

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  1. Road to becoming a Professional Engineer Presented by: Johann F. Szautner, P.E.,P.L.S. P.S.P.E. Lehigh Valley Chapter President

  2. What is a Professional Engineer ? • A Professional Engineer ( P.E.) is a person who is licensed to practice engineering in a particular state after meeting all the requirements of the law. To practice in multiple states, the P.E. must be licensed in each state in which he or she wishes to practice.

  3. Legal Requirements • All states have registration laws, regulating the practice of engineering • Most states prohibit persons who are not registered PE’s from: - advertising, using a business card, or otherwise indicating to the public that the are an engineer - assuming the title of engineer - practicing engineering • Exemptions for Industrial Practice

  4. Get Licensed Get Ahead Open the doors to your future

  5. Professional License equals: • Greater Authority • Enhanced Career Development • Higher Pay • Expanded Career Options • Prestige

  6. Economy: The ever changing tide... • Restructuring, downsizing, outsourcing • Stay marketable, assure yourself flexibility. • Get licensed.

  7. As a Professional Engineer….. • Laid off from industry, become their consultant • Plateaued with employer, start your firm • Stuck in non-tenured academia track, become a consultant • Not taken seriously as construction engineer, gain credibility • Challenged as a governmental engineer by private consultants, level the playing field

  8. Cape diem, get your license • Take your Fundamentals of Engineering exam, as soon as you can • Take your Professional Engineer exam, as soon as you can

  9. ACT 367, the Law • Complete two or more years of an accredited engineering program and you may sit for the E.I.T. Receive certificate after graduation. • Complete four years of engineering work after graduation and you may sit for the Professional Engineer exam, if you have your E.I.T. • Cultivate references, you need five, two of which have to be Professional Engineers

  10. What is an “accredited” degree? • Ascertain that your college’s engineering degree program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. • If you do not have a degree accredited by EAC/ABET additional experience may be necessary.

  11. The FE or E.I.T. exam formattwo four-hour sessions administered in a single day • The morning session includes 120 multiple-choice questions, worth one point each • The afternoon session includes 60 multiple choice questions, worth two points each

  12. Chemistry (9%) Computers (5%) Dynamics (8%) Electr. Circuits (10%) Eng. Economics (4%) Ethics (4%) Fluid Mechanics (7%) Materials Science(7%) Mathematics (20%) Mat. Mechanics(7%) Statics (10%) Thermodynamics(9%) The FE or E.I.T. exam formatthe morning session

  13. Chemical Civil Electrical Environmental Mechanical Mechanical Industrial General The FE or E.I.T. exam formatthe afternoon session, take one of seven tests

  14. Exam dates • 2003 - April 12th & October 25th • 2004 - April 17th & October 30th • 2005 - April 16th & October 29th

  15. The P.E. exam formattwo four-hour sessions administered in a single day • The morning session is a “breadth” exam, which consists of 40 questions drawn from all five areas of civil engineering • The afternoon session is a “depth” exam,which consists of 40 questions of the module selected from the five areas of civil engineering • All questions are multiple choice

  16. The P.E. exam formatareas of civil engineering • Environmental • Geotechnical • Structural • Transportation • Water Resources

  17. Exam dates • 2003 - April 11th & October 24th • 2004 - April 16th & October 29th • 2005 - April 15th & October 28th

  18. Here it is !

  19. Professional Engineer Status • Licensure is the the mark of a professional. Ethical standards, continuing education, and professional competency are expected. P.E. after your name indicates you have met the standards and can be respected as a professional.

  20. Can you become licensed nationally? • No. Just as with other professions, the requirements for licensure are left with states. However, most state laws are similar to the NCEE’s model law and generally permit registration by “comity”.

  21. Benefits • Can prepare, sign and seal engineering work products • Can become a project manager, director, associate, partner and owner • can earn more $$$

  22. Benefits Review • Can prepare, sign and seal engineering work products - work independently, receive recognition, create a reputation • Can become a project manager, director, associate, partner and owner - choose your field of expertise, gain experience in responsible charge, become a business person • can earn more $$$ - Area salary surveys show an average 30% differential among engineers with comparable experience

  23. Why Should You Get Licensed? • To prepare yourself for an ever-changing environment of job opportunities • To prosper with them by staying marketable • To maximize your professional growth and independence

  24. Web site Resources • www.nspe.org • www.pspe.org • www.ncees.org • www.ppi2pass.com

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