AI for Engineers Certification

The AI for Engineers Certification is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests AI for engineers — using LLMs and copilots for calculations, code and documentation, AI-assisted design and generative design, simulation surrogates, predictive maintenance and inspection, verification of AI outputs against engineering standards, functional safety and professional responsibility — written to NIST AI RMF, IEC 61508, ISO 26262 and engineering practice guidance for 2026 and 2027. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable AI for Engineers certificate (SOA-AE). Every question is based on published standards and research — including AI Risk Management Framework (NIST), Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST), Materials science and engineering (NIST) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free AI for Engineers Certification, written for 2026 and 2027. It tests AI tools in daily engineering work, ai-assisted design and simulation, AI in operations, maintenance and inspection and safety, ethics and professional responsibility with 20 original scenario questions in all, each naming its published source; you get an instant score and a verifiable certificate with a credential ID you can add to LinkedIn.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a AI for Engineers certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: AI Risk Management Framework (NIST); Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST); Materials science and engineering (NIST); Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework: Generative AI Profile (NIST AI 600-1) (NIST); Metrics and scoring: quantifying the quality of predictions (scikit-learn); ISO 26262 Road vehicles — Functional safety (ISO). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: AI Tools in Daily Engineering Work (LLM assistants, Code and scripting and Documentation); AI-Assisted Design and Simulation (Generative design, Surrogate models and Optimisation); AI in Operations, Maintenance and Inspection (Predictive maintenance, Inspection and quality and Data foundations); Safety, Ethics and Professional Responsibility (Functional safety, Professional duty and Risk management). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Mechanical, civil or electrical engineer, Engineering manager, Design or simulation engineer, Reliability or maintenance engineer and Engineering student. It suits students at leading universities, career switchers and experienced professionals who want quick, verifiable proof of AI for Engineers knowledge in 2026 and 2027.

CS and AI students at MIT, Stanford, CMU, Berkeley, IITs, Tsinghua and ETH are hired on depth beyond tool use: model internals, systems and hardware. Passing earns a founder-signed Science of Apps certificate with a credential ID and QR code that recruiters can verify.

Engineers can use LLMs to draft approaches or explain methods, but LLMs can make arithmetic, unit and code-reference errors. Every calculation must be independently checked, ideally with verified software or hand calculations, and the licensed engineer remains responsible.

Generative design uses optimisation algorithms, sometimes combined with AI, to explore many design options that meet specified loads, constraints and manufacturing methods. Engineers set the goals and constraints and must verify the chosen design with analysis and testing.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.