Common use of Practical Experience Clause in Contracts

Practical Experience. Practical experience includes applicants understanding and applying the practical limitations of real systems in practice. Practical experience should include at least two of: • site visits to existing engineering works, with opportunities to see equipment and systems in both operational and maintenance circumstances; • application of equipment as part of the larger system, including, for example, the merits of reliability, the role of computer software, and understanding the end product or engineering work in relationship to the equipment; • demonstrated understanding, through project work of the limitations of practical engineering and related human systems in achieving desired goals, including limitations of production methods, manufacturing tolerances, performance minima, maintenance philosophies, etc.; and, • demonstrated experience in the components of the engineering process, including project definition and planning, workflow, scheduling, equipment wear-out and replacement scheduling, etc.