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Yes, it is in the US! You can get certified as a Professional Engineer (PE) by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). The gen
by cbsks 7y ago
Yes, it is in the US!
You can get certified as a Professional Engineer (PE) by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). The general requirements are a degree from an accredited program, passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, 4 years of supervision under a PE, and passing a PE exam.
Here's some information on the PE Electrical and Computer exam: https://ncees.org/engineering/pe/electrical-computer/ https://ncees.org/engineering/pe/electrical-computer/
As far as I know there isn't much benefit to becoming a PE as a programmer unless you are working in an industry that requires it. I have heard that some programming jobs at power companies require a PE, but I have never come across any. The National Society of Professional Engineers has a job board, but none of the programming jobs currently on it require a PE: https://careers.nspe.org/jobs/discipline/computer-software-engineering https://careers.nspe.org/jobs/discipline/computer-software-e...
I took the FE as a part of my undergraduate degree but I don't expect that I will ever become a PE.