The Basics of the Professional Engineer Application Process What are the Benefits of Becoming a Professional Engineer? How to Write Your Engineering Experience Record How to Write Your Engineering Experience Record - Part 2 How to Get Your Professional Engineer References 0 Posted in Professional Engineers by admin So the biggest and most time consuming piece of your Professional Engineering application is documenting your work experience. Generally speaking, you will have to provide a written narrative documenting your work experience and explaining specific job tasks you performed. What You Need to Write in the Experience Record The key with filling out your experience forms is going to be using action verbs that show the responsibilities and tasks you actually performed. Evaluators want to see phrases such as I designed or I managed, not generic phrases like helped or worked on. This is the time to brag about how awesome you are. Here is a list of action verbs you can use in your record to get you started: Designed Analyzed Trouble-shooted Drew / Used CAD Software Repaired Estimated Operated Specified Calculated Find Engineering Water Engineering Engineering Jobs Cvil Engineering Prep Courses for PPE Exam www.ospe.on.ca Technical and Ethics Available Soon Ont. Society Professional Engineers Search How to Write Your Engineering Experience Record | Professional Engineers Exam http://www.professionalengineersexam.com/how-to-write-your-engineering-experience-record/[2013-09-09 11:37:00 PM] Performed Monitored Trained Tested Programmed Planned Evaluated Problem Solved Produced Created Implemented Managed Negotiated Example Phrases Here is a list some generic examples of the types of phrases to use. These ideas are just a start; there are millions of tasks, skills, and activities that you can use based on your job. Performed troubleshooting on circuitry problems in plant fire suppression system. Repaired natural gas leaks in gas turbine engine fuel system. Monitored oil and ambient temp levels for routine maintenance procedures. Operated plant control valves and other devices via control center HMI. Designed communication system between remote terminal units of plant and switching station equipment to transmit MW, MVAR, and Current Flow values. Designed and implemented protective relay scheme. Oversaw plant DCS migration to new system and programmed modifications to software. Produced engineering drawings for construction projects in accordance with company practices while meeting appropriate safety standards. Trained technicians on the operation of a new software implementation system. Calculated structural forces. Determined the loading on concrete foundations. Designed and managed project to construct a new underground switchgear feeder. Specified foundation detail requirements. Designed storm water drainage plan. Other Sources of Material for You Narrative How to Write Your Engineering Experience Record | Professional Engineers Exam http://www.professionalengineersexam.com/how-to-write-your-engineering-experience-record/[2013-09-09 11:37:00 PM] Comments are closed. Look at your official job description (from the original job posting you applied for or in your companys HR records). Use the duties and responsibilities in there for verbiage. Ignore the Communicates effectively or is a team player type items. Look at the operations functions and responsibilities description of your department. Use these items and add in the proper engineering terminology. (You can usually find this in company PowerPoints or management documents) Contact by phone or email your state engineering boards staff that provides assistance with form filling. They can give you direct insight into what they are looking for. Often you can even speak directly to the person who actually reviews/approves reports. Ask your P.E. references if you can review their own record documents. Having an example to go from will greatly help, especially if they are working in the same field. IMPORTANT- For the Young Engineers in the Crowd It cannot be stressed enough that if you are serious about your engineering career, you should continually track your experience through the early years of your work life. Write the experience record as you are working. It will be a lot easier for you in 4 to 6 years to put together your experience documentation if you have most of the content already written. You will also not have to rack your brain trying to remember specific details of projects you worked on years ago.
DISCLAIMER: Make sure you check your local state engineering boards website to see if there are specific requirements you must fulfill. Keep in mind that every state has their own variation of the requirements; though the core experience record should be applicable in most cases. No related posts. 2011 Professional Engineers Exam. All rights reserved. Theme by SmashingMagazine and Slimmity About the PE Exam Contact FAQ Resources BlueCieloECM - Software bluecieloecm.com/eng-info-mgmt Engineering Info Management. Contact BlueCielo Today