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Facts about the word Engineer 1

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A general rule, though, is that one must hold a PE to legally represent themselves as engaged in practice of "professional engineering". (Some states take it as far as making it illegal to use the word "Engineering" in the name of a company unless a PE is one of the principals. That sounds pretty strong, but it's not very well known, and can only be addressed after someone files a complaint about it with that state's Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.)

This does not effect the use of the word Engineer in a title, job discription, or anything else.

It is only illeagl to use the title of Professional Engineer or as it says above, use the word Engineering in the title of your company...

Yes, the use of the word engineer in the certs may soil an already soiled engineering profession, but that is the way it goes...

The first paragraph is from the Enginering-Tips Website (
You can also learn more at: where you can be come a LICENSED PE by passing / having the following:

(1) a four-year engineering degree in a program approved by the state engineering licensure board, (2) four years of qualifying engineering experience, and who successfully completes (3) the eight-hour Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination, and (4) the eight- hour Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) Examination will be licensed as a professional engineer. CJ
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