IEEE Bylaw I-104.3 sets forth the criteria for elevation to Senior Member grade as follows: A candidate shall be an engineer, scientist, educator, technical executive or originator in IEEE-designated fields Candidates shall have been in professional practice for at least ten years Candidates shall have shown significant performance over a period of at least five of those years In addition, candidates for Senior Member grade must supply three references from current IEEE members holding the grade of Fellow, Senior Member, or Honorary Member.
