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Consider working for Corning - it's a well-run company with facilities in the US and Mexico. They'd probably love a bilingual engineer. All their different lines of business are booming, too. I'm afraid I no longer know anybody there.

I'm sorry for your losses and setbacks. Consider the US military. They are always looking for engineering talent. After engineering school, I entered the US Navy and served as a nuclear propulsion officer. Great, very marketable experience. Good luck -- I think you're probably set for a better...

Some states allow references from supervisors without PEs who can show they have equivalent training and experience to PEs. It's a judgement call whether to accept those as equivalent. Also, NC has some specific language about military experience (this is in a different thread on this board)...

The state board is at ncbels.org. I suggest you take a look at the violations section to see what’s gotten licensed PEs in trouble in the past in NC. There’s a link to that history but you have to dig around to find it. I suggest you also get involved with the local IEEE chapter to network. If...

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I know that examinees don't see test scores - how about the licensing boards? Or do they just get pass/fail information? My references may be really old (in some cases, dead) and none are PEs so my work experience may be iffy in the board's eyes. It occurs to me that if they can see exam...

I joined the Navy and went into its nuclear propulsion officer program. That's hard to get into without good grades but you might give it a shot: https://www.navy.com/sites/default/files/2018-03/sub_of-brochure_0.pdf Assuming you are a US citizen and meet the physical requirements, all the...

I have a 10th edition I bought 10 years ago. Is there much difference between using this and the current edition ($230 new, $215 used on amazon). If so, what about the 13th edition (used for $60-ish) Thanks

Thanks - this is helpful. I'll stick to the Mechanical. Nuclear's more interesting but time's a factor when it comes to exam prep. I still remember MARF and S5W like it was yesterday but that doesn't sound like it's going to help. Fast scram recoveries won't be on the exam. The nuke exam...

I figured on taking the exam. None of the exam topics address what I do now which is a mish-mash of different disciplines. I was thinking of either taking the nuclear or the mechanical (thermal and fluid systems). I have done some, but not a lot of, work for clients who held PE licenses. Most...

Thanks - this is so helpful. Location: North Carolina Motivation: Currently, I just want to save my employer (a city) money and time. Post-retirement, I may want to use this to make myself more marketable Until now, I've done the fiber cable plant design work, written up instructions for...

I am not looking to move. I'm not sure I'm even looking to apply in my home state via comity. I have observed other engineers stamping documents who live in one state and are licensed in another. A prominent civil engineer that I worked with lived in Idaho, was licensed in Colorado and had...

I got my mechanical engineering degree decades ago; professors suggested mechanical engineers just skip the PE exam. I've worked a third of my time since then in technical areas, all in industry or the military. I never saw a need for a license until 10 years ago when a potential fiber optic...