Professional EngineerPr Eng
The professional engineer category is described against complex engineering problems and activities. Preparation focuses on showing your own analysis, judgement and responsibility on that class of problem.
What we can and cannot say about this category
- Complex problem category. Keep this separate from technologist and technician evidence.
Stages we support
Candidate
Building a record as you work, with a mentor.
Experienced applicant
Turning years of existing work into a structured account.
Registered, doing CPD
Keeping continuing development organised after registration.
Evidence template
What a candidate on this pathway typically needs to gather. This is Pr-ed's working template, not a council checklist.
- Training and experience record signed by your supervisor
- Engineering report showing your own analysis
- Design or calculation set with your checking trail
- Referee details covering the period claimed
Preparation themes
The themes your spoken accounts should eventually cover between them.
- Defining a complex problem in your own words
- Showing personal analysis rather than team output
- Design and judgement under incomplete information
- Risk, safety and legal duties in engineering practice
- Professional and ethical conduct
- Explaining outcomes and verification
Extra questions we ask on this pathway
Added after the nine core questions, tailored to this kind of work.
- Which calculations, analyses or models did you perform yourself, and how did you check them?
- Where did you have to apply engineering judgement because the codes or data did not settle it?
Mentor requirements
- Mentor registered in a comparable professional category
- Discipline familiarity with the work being described
Mentor coverage for this pathway is proposed and needs Pr-ed confirmation.