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The PE title after ones name does little outside of consulting and
firm-work other than the already mentioned pretty piece of paper and
possible pay bonus.  The "real" engineer that someone coined earlier is
the person dedicated enough to their profession to seek the education AND
experience to comlete "engineering" tasks.  The design engineer (and my
next question will be are they not real engineers?) is far more essential
in their verse of theory and application of practical experience than the
PE who stands over the draftsman and initials his drawings.  Especially in
non-public-sector fields such as aerospace (where the last small aircraft
was designed circa 197?), it is much more important to be able to get the
job done and to have the engineering credentials than it is to be a PE,
afterall what would the point be.  Unless your personal specialization
requires you to PE to further your career possibilities, why bother?  That
time/money/effort would be better spent furthering education to keep up
with technology and trends, or taking the vacation that most engineers
hold sacred :)  Just my $0.02.  TTFN

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