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NCEES PE Industrial and Systems Exam
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Systems Models and Decision ToolsYou are here
Rebuild modeling, optimization, queueing, simulation, and bottleneck-analysis fundamentals.
Facilities and Operations Core
Drill layout, material handling, forecasting, inventory, scheduling, logistics, and economics.
Work Design and Human Factors
Strengthen methods analysis, standard times, line balancing, ergonomics, and safety-risk decisions.
Quality, Reliability, and Timed Practice
Finish with SPC, capability, DOE, reliability, maintenance, and long timed mixed-domain sets.
Can You Take the PE Industrial Exam?
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- •State board approval is required before scheduling.
- •Exam is delivered at Pearson VUE test centers.
- •NCEES allows one attempt per testing window and no more than three attempts in any 12-month period; boards may be stricter.
- •The PE Industrial and Systems exam is offered on one day each year; the 2026 date is October 28, 2026.
PE Industrial Quick Facts
Time to Get Licensed
10-16 weeks for many candidates
From start to license in hand
Retake Policy
NCEES allows one attempt per testing window and no more than three attempts in any 12-month period. Because this exam is offered on one day a year, a candidate who fails normally retests at the next annual administration.
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Reported exam pass rate: The NCEES pass-rate table (updated January 2026) shows 69% of 80 first-time and 29% of 21 repeat Industrial and Systems examinees passing, as viewed on October 2, 2026.. These figures describe exam candidates, not OpenExamPrep user outcomes. Check the exam sponsor’s website for published statistics.
200 Practice Questions
Coverage across all five NCEES PE Industrial and Systems content areas.
Targeted Concept Repair
Use explanations to fix weak spots in forecasting, queueing, ergonomics, quality, and reliability.
2026 NCEES Research
Built from the current NCEES specification, examinee guide, and pass-rate table, checked October 2, 2026.
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What You'll Study
13 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide
Exam Overview, Strategy & Systems Foundations
4 sections
Optimization, Queueing, Simulation, Networks & Markov Chains
6 sections
Project Management & Planning
2 sections
Facility Layout, Space, Capacity & Material Handling
4 sections
Site Location, Warehousing & Facility Economics
3 sections
Demand Forecasting, Production Planning, MRP & JIT
4 sections
Inventory Systems, Scheduling, Logistics & Transportation Modes
5 sections
Engineering Economics, Break-Even Analysis & Costing Systems
4 sections
Methods Engineering, Work Measurement, Learning Curves, Line Balancing & Process Planning
7 sections
Ergonomics, Human Capacity, Occupational Safety & DART Rates
5 sections
Statistical Process Control & Process Capability
3 sections
Design of Experiments, Acceptance Sampling & Quality Systems
3 sections
Reliability Engineering & Maintenance Systems
3 sections
PE Industrial Exam Details
NCEES PE Industrial and Systems Exam
Administered by NCEES
Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official NCEES content outline
Analysis and design tools, requirements analysis and QFD, performance measures, modeling (simulation, queuing, LP, networks, Markov chains), process types, model assessment, bottleneck analysis, value engineering, and project management (PERT/CPM/CCPM).
Process flow, layout design (SLP, relationship diagrams, center of gravity), space and capacity analysis, cost-benefit analysis, site selection, unit loads, facility life cycle cost, and material handling equipment.
Forecasting, production planning (capacity, MRP, JIT, lot sizing, aggregate planning), engineering economics and break-even, costing systems, scheduling, inventory control, distribution models, warehousing, and transportation modes.
Methods analysis and man-machine charts, line balancing, work measurement, learning curves, work sampling, safety codes and DART rates, ergonomic risk factors, human capacity, lifting aids, link analysis, workplace design, and process planning.
Statistical process control, process capability, acceptance sampling, quality systems, DOE, Taguchi, FMEA, reliability, maintenance, and root cause analysis.
What's Included
13 Chapters
Complete exam coverage
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What's Next After the PE Industrial?
After passing the PE Industrial, you can pursue these career paths
PMP
Add formal project-management depth that complements industrial operations and implementation work.
FE Exam
Use FE fundamentals review if you need to rebuild core engineering breadth before PE study.
PE Mechanical
Expand into equipment- and thermofluids-heavy engineering work that often overlaps with manufacturing environments.
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