What benefits does a PE license give you?

RacinReaver
Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:57:58 +0000

There’s also a limited number of other fields where it’s desirable. I know at my girlfriend’s employer (a municipal utility) pretty much every engineering is expected to get a PE eventually. In the case of her job, she has to deal with engineering specifications and, as an electrical engineer, making sure whatever’s specced wouldn’t endanger the public.

I might be wrong, but I also believe many states require a PE for engineers that don’t typically need one if you’re to testify as an expert witness in court.