<p>If your engineering business involves the design or manufacturing of consumer or industrial products, then it’s unlikely that you need an EE PE. Such engineering work typically falls under the “industrial exemption,” and so a PE license is not normally required. If you were a consultant in this field, then the PE title might look good on your resume and be helpful for marketing purposes, but it probably wouldn’t be necessary from a legal standpoint.</p>
<p>If your engineering business involves the design or construction of electrical systems (usually power systems) for commercial or industrial facilities, then you probably would need an EE PE license. For example, a civil engineering firm might hire an outside EE PE to design and sign off on the electrical system for a new structure. </p>
<p>Since most EEs work with “products” rather than “facilities”, demand for the EE PE is relatively limited. Here in California, for example, there are tens of thousands of electrical engineers, but only a few hundred EE PE candidates per year.</p>