For an EE, it might be analyzing or designing a simple circuit. Or writing an state machine in Verilog or VHDL. Or demonstrating their understanding of a indust

For an EE, it might be analyzing or designing a simple circuit. Or writing an state machine in Verilog or VHDL. Or demonstrating their understanding of a industry standard. In some industries an engineer might need to be licensed. That requires passing multiple tough exams and working under another professional engineer to get their license.