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Build a study plan around NCEES CBT rules, 80 questions, the 9-hour appointment, October 2025 specifications, mechanics of materials, attachments, power transmission, components, manufacturing, tolerances, standards, testing, and materials behavior.
PE Mechanical: Machine Design and Materials rewards candidates who can combine stress analysis, failure theory, component design, materials judgment, manufacturing context, and reference lookup. HiraEdu helps candidates map the six-domain NCEES blueprint and practice timed design decisions under CBT pacing.
Use the current NCEES Mechanical format and October 2025 MDM specification before planning your review.
NCEES lists PE Mechanical: Machine Design and Materials as an 80-question CBT exam in a 9-hour appointment.
The MDM PE exam is administered year-round at NCEES-approved Pearson test centers, subject to board approval.
The current Machine Design and Materials blueprint is effective beginning October 2025.
Mechanics of materials and mechanical components and assemblies have the largest question ranges on the October 2025 specification.
The October 2025 MDM specification organizes the exam into basic engineering practice, mechanics of materials, mechanical attachments, power transmission, components and assemblies, and supportive machine-design knowledge.
Mechanics of materials is the largest domain. Practice axial, shear, transverse, bending, buckling, torsion, combined loading, static failure, fatigue failure, thermal stress, and interference stress problems.
Power transmission, fasteners, welds, springs, pressure vessels, piping, hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanisms, tolerances, testing, inspection, and manufacturing methods should be studied as design decisions, not isolated definitions.
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The NCEES PE Mechanical: Machine Design and Materials exam is a computer-based professional engineering licensure exam administered year-round at NCEES-approved Pearson test centers. NCEES lists 80 questions in a 9-hour appointment with tutorial time and an optional scheduled break. Candidates register through MyNCEES and must meet their state licensing board's approval rules.
The Machine Design and Materials specifications effective beginning October 2025 are closed book with an electronic reference. The blueprint includes six major areas: basic engineering practice; mechanics of materials; mechanical attachments; power transmission; mechanical components and assemblies; and supportive knowledge for machine design and materials. The largest ranges are mechanics of materials at 17-26 questions and mechanical components and assemblies at 16-24 questions.
NCEES lists an 80-question computer-based exam in a 9-hour appointment with tutorial time and an optional scheduled break.
Yes. NCEES lists PE Mechanical exams as computer-based and administered year-round at approved Pearson test centers, subject to board approval.
Use the NCEES Machine Design and Materials specification effective beginning October 2025 for current study planning.
The largest ranges are mechanics of materials at 17-26 questions and mechanical components and assemblies at 16-24 questions.
Start with stress analysis, failure theories, fatigue, fasteners, welds, gears, bearings, shafts, springs, pressure vessels, piping, fits, tolerances, manufacturing, and standards.
Check your licensing board's PE application rules before registering through MyNCEES.
Prioritize mechanics of materials and components first, then add basic practice, attachments, power transmission, and supportive knowledge.
Practice fatigue, static failure, shafts, gears, bearings, fasteners, welds, springs, pressure vessels, pipes, fits, tolerances, and material-property decisions.
Use 80-question simulations that force you to switch between analysis, design, standards lookup, manufacturing context, and inspection or quality judgment.
Use the guide to self-serve, or talk to a coordinator if you need help mapping timelines, official requirements, or troubleshooting day-of logistics.
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