Anyone have their PE here?

[CraKaJaX]

If you do, what state and what year did you take it?

They recently moved the FE to a computer-only based test. You're now allowed to take it 5 times a year (as opposed to the previous 2x/yr). Luckily I breezed through that exam right out of school my first try. The PE is still old school - pen & paper and available April & October. Can bring whatever you want to the exam, but that may or may not bite me in the ass. Bring too much, waste time looking for something. Bring too little, well... not enough information. For those who have it, what did you bring to the exam for reference material?

I started gathering all the info required to take it in Oct. 2016 (NYS, PE Electrical & Computer: Power). Getting back in the routine of this 'studying' thing is proving to be quite the hassle having not done it in ~5 years. Luckily it's starting to get colder and darker earlier so it almost forces me to be inside at a reasonable hour on weeknights. My work has almost all of the most recent code books (most notably the NEC) that I am allowed to take home every night and use. I'm making this thing my bitch basically. I've got a few old books from college that are pretty good too (the only ones I kept) for basic motor theory, protection schemes, etc. So. Much. Shit. To. Know. :|

If I do end up passing it on the first go-round, it'll come with a nice promotion & bonus which is even more incentive, other than having "PE" after my name... :awe:

In order to accomplish this, it's going to be a never-ending year for me..... starting ..... now. D:

 

[gururu2]

My wife received her FE first try but took the PE in Spring and didn't pass. She is going at it again this end of October. The biggest shock she got the first time around was that the morning general section was 10x easier than the specialty section. Most guides say to focus on the first section mainly because you only need to get like 65% total. Most of the first section is covered in one of the large reference manuals. She missed the mark by like 2-3 questions.

 

[CraKaJaX]

My wife received her FE first try but took the PE in Spring and didn't pass. She is going at it again this end of October. The biggest shock she got the first time around was that the morning general section was 10x easier than the specialty section. Most guides say to focus on the first section mainly because you only need to get like 65% total. Most of the first section is covered in one of the large reference manuals. She missed the mark by like 2-3 questions.

:thumbsup:

I'm assuming if you fail, you get your diagnostics to show where you stand among the rest of those that took it? I know that's how they did it (still do?) for the FE as I knew some people who failed a few times. Which exam did she take?

Pass rates for April, 2015: http://ncees.org/exams/pe-exam/

 

[gururu2]

She took civil/transportation. Yes, they tell you % performance in each knowledge area. It is helpful to some extent. It was a let down for her but we knew it was going to be a challenge as she has been an academic for 10 years with little application experience, particularly in the general civil field.

 

[ControlD]

I always meant to take it. Now at 46 years old with 20+ years in the industry I realize I never will. If I were a civil engineer I probably would have felt a greater need for it, but as a EE primarily involved in software related tasks I have never been asked if I had my PE license.

 

[jaha2000]

I have my PE in Mechanical in Michigan. Took it in 2012.
I filled up a suitecase full of books. The only ones i used were the recomended ones on the NCEES site.
I actully found the morning to be quite a bit harder. But i think a lot of that depends on what you are doing with your job and how long it had been since i was out of school.
I was doing machine design work. Thermo problems? Yeah i have seen those since school which had been 10 years.
For me it came with zero raise and zero promotion. Every industry is different.

 

[edro]

I'm a product design engineer, mostly mechanical... and I see no reason to have it other than pride.
I wish I had it just for the street cred though.

 

[CraKaJaX]

I have my PE in Mechanical in Michigan. Took it in 2012.
I filled up a suitecase full of books. The only ones i used were the recomended ones on the NCEES site.
I actully found the morning to be quite a bit harder. But i think a lot of that depends on what you are doing with your job and how long it had been since i was out of school.
I was doing machine design work. Thermo problems? Yeah i have seen those since school which had been 10 years.
For me it came with zero raise and zero promotion. Every industry is different.

You still do machine design or no? That's kind of ridiculous you got a zero raise/promotion. If you were with a contractor, you can be billed out at a MUCH higher rate for your work. You're also able to approve (stamp) drawings, documents, etc. Of course that comes with a lot more responsibility... but for no extra $? Not to mention the ~$500+ you dished out for the exam & reference materials. I personally would have gotten the hell out of that place. You can relocate easily with a PE.

 

[CraKaJaX]

I'm a product design engineer, mostly mechanical... and I see no reason to have it other than pride.
I wish I had it just for the street cred though.

I'm in the utility biz so it makes a ton of sense for me. There are plenty of areas that I wouldn't even consider it.... unfortunately I chose the wrong path

 

[CraKaJaX]

Got notification on Weds that I passed. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOm!!!! It's kinda scary to think I'm licensed. Yikes! Time for a serious bender. Who's in?

 

[rcpratt]

Congrats! I wish I had some sort of incentive to get my PE. I'll probably never do it...

 

[Toastedlightly]

Congrats!

I was ready to take my P.E. (Chem) a few years ago but switched jobs and have no requirement to have it and employer doesn't see value so they don't really pay for any portion of it either (continuing ed, the test itself).

 

[CraKaJaX]

Thanks gents! I felt the exam could have gone either way when I got done with it. I wasted so much time in the morning session trying to figure this one problem out that it bit me in the ass for the afternoon session. The afternoon problems were a little more lengthy ... on top of having less time. I was rushing towards the end, but I guess it worked out. I'm SO happy it's over. Besides random certifications here and there and experience, it's like the end of the road for me as an engineer. All before the age of 30. Weird... but satisfying. Cheers.

 

[Chaotic42]

Congrats! Apparently there isn't a PE for Geospatial Engineering, so I'm not sure if I count as a proper Engineer.

 

[Imp]

Glad the licensing process for engineering is simpler where I am. Here, as far as I'm aware, they certify the school. If you graduate from a certified school, you just have to pass a law/ethics test. Passing grade is 50%. If you can speak English and bother to study a bit, easy peasy. No technical exam unless you graduated from a non-certified program or have lower credentials, I think.

Nice job to OP on passing, yo.

 

[CraKaJaX]

Glad the licensing process for engineering is simpler where I am. Here, as far as I'm aware, they certify the school. If you graduate from a certified school, you just have to pass a law/ethics test. Passing grade is 50%. If you can speak English and bother to study a bit, easy peasy. No technical exam unless you graduated from a non-certified program or have lower credentials, I think.

Nice job to OP on passing, yo.

I wish.

http://ncees.org/

 

[Fritzo]

Penis Enlarger? Nope. I broke it.

 

[Herr Kutz]

Just took in the power PE in October.

 

[Herr Kutz]

Got notification on Weds that I passed. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOm!!!! It's kinda scary to think I'm licensed. Yikes! Time for a serious bender. Who's in?

Whoa wtf, my NCEES account says results are still pending. Are some states slower than others at posting results?