Aerospace credentials, codes & rules.

Requires: Pass the INCOSE systems engineering knowledge exam (SE Handbook-based); typically <5 years SE experience

Renewal: 3 years (renewal with fee and PDUs/CEUs)

Requires: Technical bachelor's degree (or experience substitution); at least 60 months of SE professional experience including 12 months in each of 3 SE areas; pass knowledge exam; 3 colleague references

Renewal: 3 years (renewal documentation + fee every 3 years)

Requires: Extensive senior SE experience (~20+ years per INCOSE materials; some guides say 25) including leadership/management roles; demonstrated contributions to the SE community; knowledge exam if not already passed for CSEP; reference-based assessment

Renewal: 3 years (renewal with fee and evidence)

Requires: Age 18+; read/write/speak English; 18 months practical experience (single rating) or 30 months concurrent (both ratings), OR graduate of FAA-approved Part 147 AMTS, OR military JSAMTCC training; pass General + Airframe and/or Powerplant knowledge tests, plus o

Renewal: Certificate does not expire, but 14 CFR 65.83 requires currency to exercise privileges: within preceding 24 months, at l

Requires: Application demonstrating extensive engineering experience and recognized expertise in the delegated technical discipline (structures, systems, software, flight test, etc.); qualified technical background typically a degree plus years of certification experien

Renewal: Appointments reviewed/reissued periodically by the managing FAA office (annual cycles typical) - estimated

Requires: There is NO aeronautical/aerospace PE exam and no state issues an 'Aerospace PE'. Aerospace engineers seeking licensure typically sit the PE Mechanical (or Electrical/Civil-Structural) exam: ABET-accredited degree, pass FE, 4 years progressive experience, pass

Renewal: Biennial renewal with PDH continuing-education hours (varies by state)

Requires: RAeS membership at MRAeS/FRAeS grade; accredited integrated MEng or accredited BEng(Hons) plus MSc-level further learning (or demonstrated equivalent); UK-SPEC competence evidence across Standards A-E; Professional Review Interview

Renewal: Annual registration fee + maintained CPD record (UK-SPEC) - estimated

Requires: Four qualifying paths: bachelor's + 36 months leading projects, OR associate/higher-cert + 48 months, OR secondary school + 60 months, OR GAC-accredited degree + 24 months; plus 35 contact hours of PM education; experience within last 10 years; pass the PMP ex

Renewal: 3-year cycle: 60 PDUs + renewal fee

Requires: 8 years of on-the-job experience in the CQE body of knowledge with at least 3 years in a decision-making position; degree waivers (bachelor's waives 4 years, master's/doctorate 5); pass 175-question computer-based exam (score 550/750)

Renewal: Recertification every 3 years (PDUs) or re-exam

Requires: No individual prerequisites - invoked by program certification plan

Renewal: N/A (process standard; document revisions apply to new programs)

Requires: No individual prerequisites - invoked by program certification plan

Renewal: N/A (process standard)

Requires: No individual prerequisites - invoked by program development plan

Renewal: N/A (guideline; note ARP4754B published 20 Dec 2023 to align with ARP4761A)

Requires: No individual prerequisites - invoked by program safety plan

Renewal: N/A (guideline; note ARP4761A published December 2023)

Requires: No individual prerequisites; organizations audited by accredited certification bodies (OEM supplier requirement)

Renewal: Certification maintained via annual/surveillance audits, recertification every 3 years - estimated

Requires: No individual prerequisites - invoked by NASA contract/SOW

Renewal: N/A (standard; series members e.g. 8719.13 Software Safety)

Requires: No individual prerequisites - invoked by program structural requirements

Renewal: N/A (standard; current NASA-STD-5001B with Change 3, Oct 2022)

Requires: No individual prerequisites - tailored/applied per ESA project

Renewal: N/A (standards system; ~144 active standards per recent count)

Requires: No individual prerequisites - test methods selected/tailored per program

Renewal: N/A (test-method standard; current MIL-STD-810H Change 1, May 2022)

Requires: No individual prerequisites - emission/susceptibility requirements selected per platform

Renewal: N/A (interface standard; current MIL-STD-461G, Dec 2015)

Requires: Applies to manufacturers/design holders seeking type certificates (via 14 CFR Part 21 certification procedures); engineers demonstrate compliance, not personal licensing

Renewal: N/A (regulation; continuously amended)

Requires: Applicants for type certificates, supplemental type certificates (STC), PMAs, TSOs

Renewal: N/A (regulation)

Requires: Design organisations must hold a Design Organisation Approval (DOA, Subpart J) or use agreed Alternative Procedures (APDOA) to show capability per 21.A.14; production via Production Organisation Approval (POA, Subpart G)

Renewal: N/A (regulation; DOA/POA approvals subject to continued oversight)

Requires: Manufacturers/exporters of defense articles and defense services on the U.S. Munitions List (USML) must register with DDTC and obtain licenses/authorizations (including Technical Assistance Agreements for sharing technical data)

Renewal: DDTC registration annual; licenses per transaction/agreement

Requires: Exporters of dual-use/commercial items on the Commerce Control List (CCL) check ECCN, destination, end-user/end-use and obtain BIS licenses where required; commodity-classification or jurisdiction determination where ambiguous

Renewal: Licenses per transaction; compliance programs ongoing

Requires: Operators need a Vehicle Operator License (vehicle class + mission profile, up to 5 years, renewable), Mission-Specific License (single operation), or Experimental Permit (R&D, non-revenue, up to 1 year)

Renewal: Vehicle Operator License up to 5 years, renewable; mission-specific per operation

Requires: Contractors must comply with safety provisions in their contractual agreements - NASA project managers verify contractor operations/designs against them

Renewal: N/A (ongoing via contract; SMA audits per NPR 8705.6)