Skills, Education and Experience

• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Analytical and detail oriented
• Decision making
• Project management and team work
• Proposal writing and presentations
• Financial management
• Committee work – industry ethics

To work as an Industrial and Mechanical Engineer you require:

• a Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or in a related engineering discipline
• Master's degree or doctorate in a related engineering discipline may be required
• licensing by Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia in order to practise as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) or Professional Licensee (P.L. Eng)

This occupation is regulated in British Columbia.

This means that if you are working as an engineer you must either:

• be registered as a Professional Engineer in BC

OR

• work under the direct supervision of someone who is registered as a Professional Engineer in BC

Licensing Requirements for Mechanical Engineers

You must be licensed by Engineers & Geoscientists British Columbia to use the title “Engineer.” This allows you to approve engineering drawings and reports and to practise as a professional engineer (P.Eng.).

Registration requires:

• graduation from an accredited educational program
• four years of supervised work experience in engineering
• successfully passing the professional practice examination
• completion of the law and ethics seminar

If you do not meet the minimum academic requirements for P.Eng, you may register as Professional Licensee (P.L.Eng), which requires:

• academic qualifications other than an engineering degree from a recognized university
• several years of experience in a defined area of engineering practice

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