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Posted on 11/28/18 at 11:31 am to volod
DOT hires lots of different disciplines. They have electrical sections too if you want to go that route. Intern 2 is the highest you can go without a PE.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 11:33 am to LSUAlum2001
I have no idea. I have a diploma, that accredits it for me.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 11:33 am to volod
I've been in the engineering workplace since 1997.
In that time I've worked with 4 EE PEs...and one of those is my program manager (not an engineer but the highest level manager on the contract). In fact I no longer pay my dues to keep my EIT/FE current. I have thought about paying the $180 or so and going take the PE..but there's no need where I'm at. Most government jobs don't require it and I know of very few outside of public safety jobs that require it. Working in petro-chem in Lake Charles on instrumentation for the Conoco/Philips 66 venture..there were no EE PEs present for that.
In that time I've worked with 4 EE PEs...and one of those is my program manager (not an engineer but the highest level manager on the contract). In fact I no longer pay my dues to keep my EIT/FE current. I have thought about paying the $180 or so and going take the PE..but there's no need where I'm at. Most government jobs don't require it and I know of very few outside of public safety jobs that require it. Working in petro-chem in Lake Charles on instrumentation for the Conoco/Philips 66 venture..there were no EE PEs present for that.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 11:33 am to UltimaParadox
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nny how the local job market drives everything. In our area 99% of EEs end up in software engineering positions due to the money, so I never meet anyone with a PE.
Yeah, it is noticeable. Do you live in the Bay Area.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 11:34 am to volod
I didn’t think there were many power EE graduate topics.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 11:39 am to Gaston
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I didn’t think there were many power EE graduate topics
Not at LSU, which is why I was going for an MS in Physics before life got too busy for it.
Kansas State offers an online MSEE degree with an emphasis in Electric Power.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 11:42 am to volod
Never hurts to have it.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 11:43 am to LSUAlum2001
Were you going to go for a medical physics MS?
Posted on 11/28/18 at 11:46 am to Gaston
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Were you going to go for a medical physics MS?
No.
I would have moved towards a PhD in Physics if I had stayed in the program.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 11:56 am to volod
You’ll be limited in what you can do without a PE stamp.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 12:04 pm to jimbeam
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Never hurts to have it.
Oh I agree. The issue lies in where you happen to be located. Some areas value it more than others. Its alway better to have it than not.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 12:05 pm to volod
It's been 25 years since I considered taking the PE, but from memory the benefits were potentially higher bill rates for contract work, and the ability to fit into more jobs.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 12:06 pm to tigeraddict
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the state changed things from when i took my FE back in 2002. now you can take the PE immediately after passing the FE, but cant get your stamp until you have 5 documented years in the industry. Grad school will count on a portion of that time.
Correct, except that only 4 years experience required for the stamp.
Everyone else has already covered the answer: it's very useful for the MEP/construction field, less so in distribution, and pretty worthless for electronics.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 12:06 pm to volod
What utilities are you looking at? Distributors? Generation side of the fence that are usually large companies like Southern and Entergy doesn't usually require it. My company doesn't require it, not a lot of people get it. They don't even give you a pay bonus, just pay for dues and training.
Demand for it might just be the specific jobs you are looking at applying.
We need Power EEs in Tennessee looking to do all kinds of work, PE or no PE.
Demand for it might just be the specific jobs you are looking at applying.
We need Power EEs in Tennessee looking to do all kinds of work, PE or no PE.
This post was edited on 11/28/18 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 11/28/18 at 12:14 pm to Gaston
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No LSU MS programs are accredited.
Graduate programs don't usually get accredited, though ABET does provide accreditation for Master's programs in engineering. They do not accredit Doctoral level programs. I could only find two schools in the country that have accredited Master's programs in Mechanical Engineering: The Naval Postgrad School and Louisville (?!).
Only Louisville (?!) has an accredited Master's in Chemical Engineering.
Only The Air Force Institute of Technology, the Naval Postgrad School, and Louisville (?!) have accredited Master's in Electrical Engineering.
Professional licensure generally follows through undergraduate accreditation and Master's and Doctoral levels tend to skew more toward extreme specialization or research, so schools typically forego accreditation past the undergrad level.
For instance, in Louisiana, to attain a license to practice engineering on your own, you must pass the exam and
-be an Engineer Intern with applicable work experience
OR
-be a licensed engineer in another state that has requirement at least equal to those in Louisiana and reciprocity.
To be an Engineer Intern in Louisiana, you must pass the exam and
-have an ABET accredited undergraduate degree
OR
-a non-accredited undergrad degree and a post-grad degree from a university that offers an accredited undergrad degree in the same field as your unaccredited degree
OR
-a non-accredited degree and enough work experience to convince the board that you know your shite.
Seriously, Louisville?
This post was edited on 11/28/18 at 12:32 pm
Posted on 11/28/18 at 12:49 pm to volod
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but I'm not interested in utilities.
Dont need it here either.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 9:01 pm to dj30
I mean, if you like working for another company, it’s not needed unless it’s required for your job.
..but I don’t want to work 5 8s, 4 9s and or 4 10s forever. I have a plan and it’s in motion. Me having my PE gives me the opportunity.
..but I don’t want to work 5 8s, 4 9s and or 4 10s forever. I have a plan and it’s in motion. Me having my PE gives me the opportunity.
This post was edited on 11/28/18 at 9:01 pm
Posted on 11/28/18 at 9:38 pm to Displaced
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There are very few PE EEs in my workplace. I'm an ee and have no desire to go for my PE. I'm an underachiever though.
In plants/manufacturing/refineries most of the full-time engineers are not PEs.
They will usually farm out new projects to engineering consultants(high $ PEs) and work together.
Then in the end, have the contractor's PEs sign-off on final designs.
This post was edited on 11/28/18 at 9:39 pm
Posted on 11/28/18 at 9:51 pm to volod
My dad was a ChemE, worked at the plants, and basically no one had a PE license. If you are a small shop doing contracting work, I think it’s necessary for liability purposes.
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