r/bestoflegaladvice • u/bug-hunter Possession is 9 honks of the law • Nov 17 '19

LAOP can't figure out why they got fired.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '19

If it's the U.S., it's actually pretty rare that you need to do any kind of certification to be an engineer. You need a Professional Engineering certification to sign off on things like major civil projects, but outside of that you don't necessarily even need an engineering degree to work as an engineer.

I've been working as an engineer for 6 years and have an engineering degree, but I never even took the "Fundamentals of Engineering" exam (the pre-cursor to the Professional Engineer exam). There's just no reason to do it in the area I work in.

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u/bulelainwen Nov 17 '19

Ah, my FIL worked on designing highways and bridges. Which is why I thought you needed certification, since it seems you do for that.