Re: State Laws?

[Jeanette Feldhousen <jeanette_feldhousen -at- MENTORG -dot- COM>]

On Jun 3,  8:29pm, Pat Gantt wrote:
> Subject: Re: State Laws?
> > For example, most members of the technical staff in our Software
> > Engineering group actually have degrees in "computer science" courses of
> > study, rather   degrees from programs entitled (or certfied as ) ,
> > "engineering".     (The HARDWARE engineers tend to have educational
> > backgrounds in electrical engineering.)
>
> Check with The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).
> Having a background in and passing the PE exam are two different things.

Check the NSPE website (http://www.nspe.org). On a page titled "Why Should
You Get Licensed?" they say:

        While not all engineers find licensure mandatory for their
        chosen career paths, the PE initials after their names can
        provide many advantages.

This suggests to me that it is not strictly necessary for all engineers
to be licensed. They go on to talk about how being licensed makes you more
marketable as an engineer. I know that it is necessary in more traditional
engineering fields. However, I know personally that if you're looking for a
job in the high tech industry that they don't care if you are a PE. Right
now, they hardly care if you have a pulse, much less a license.

I've gotta go home now and destroy all those old business cards that say
"software development engineer" before they come to arrest me.

--Jeanette

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Jeanette Feldhousen                        jeanette_feldhousen -at- mentorg -dot- com
Mentor Graphics Corporation
8005 SW Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, OR  97070

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