The Engipreneur®
You were taught how to be an engineer.
Not how to build a career.
Straight answers to every career question engineers are actually asking. Built on 33 years of real-world experience.
Practical Career Guidance
This is The Engipreneur®
Most engineering career advice is scattered across Reddit threads, outdated forums, paywalled articles, and generic job boards. Some of it is good. A lot of it isn’t. And none of it is organized around the questions engineers are actually asking.
This site pulls it all together.
Every category is built from real questions engineers are asking right now — sourced from forums, communities, and 33 years of watching engineers navigate the same challenges. The answers draw from the best thinking available, filtered through the lens of someone who’s been an entry-level engineer, a project manager, a partner, a business owner, and a founder.
An Engipreneur is an engineer who manages their career the way an entrepreneur runs a business — with intention, strategy, and ownership. Not by leaving engineering. Not by hustling harder. By treating your career as something you design rather than something that happens to you. Most engineers were never taught this. That’s exactly why this site exists.
Career Insights For Engineers
Explore proven strategies across key areas of your career—each category is designed to help you solve specific problems and make better decisions.
Career Strategy
Running your career like a entrepreneur. Design vs. default path.
Salary & Negotiations
Benchmarking your value. Negotiation tactics. Raises and promotions.
Advancement and Leadership
Promotions and visibility. IC vs. management. Leading teams.
Job Searching & Transitions
Look for & finding work. Resume strategies. Pivoting disciplines and firms.
Starting & Building
Starting a firm. Side businesses. Intrapreneurship. Ownership.
Work, Burnout, and Balance
Recognizing burnout. Toxic exits. Professional boundaries.
Licensing and Credentials
PE and FE exam strategy. PMP, LEED. When credentials matter.
Money & Wealth
Financial planning. FIRE for engineers. Long-term wealth.
Featured Insights
How to Negotiate Your Engineering Salary (Scripts That Work)
A few years ago, I started mentoring a sharp, dedicated young engineer at a midsize firm who had just earned her PE. And…
Beyond Burnout: Engineering Your Career Path to Lasting Fulfillment
Beyond Burnout: Engineering Your Career Path to Lasting Fulfillment By Joe Sturtevant, PE After years of dedication, rigorous education, and countless hours honing…
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Joe Sturtevant, PE
Engineer · Entrepreneur · Owner · 33+ Years Career
Everything on this site comes from lived experience — not a textbook. I’ve been an entry-level engineer, worked my way up to partner, been a business owner, a partner, an inventor, and an employer. I’ve hired and mentored engineers for three decades. I’ve built businesses from scratch, earned equity ownership, and sold companies — including my first, which I started as a side hustle while still working full time. The insights here are what I wish someone had handed me at every stage of the career I had to figure out on my own.
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