Advisory engineer vs design engineer

The differences between advisory engineers and design engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become an advisory engineer, becoming a design engineer takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an advisory engineer has an average salary of $94,314, which is higher than the $77,134 average annual salary of a design engineer.

The top three skills for an advisory engineer include API, javascript and technical support. The most important skills for a design engineer are C++, UL, and project management.

Advisory engineer vs design engineer overview

	Advisory Engineer	Design Engineer
Yearly salary	$94,314	$77,134
Hourly rate	$45.34	$37.08
Growth rate	10%	2%
Number of jobs	41,456	138,173
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	42	41
Years of experience	4	6

Advisory engineer vs design engineer salary

Advisory engineers and design engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Advisory Engineer	Design Engineer
Average salary	$94,314	$77,134
Salary range	Between $73,000 And $120,000	Between $57,000 And $102,000
Highest paying City	Oakland, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Louisiana	California
Best paying company	Goldman Sachs	Meta
Best paying industry	Technology	Technology

Differences between advisory engineer and design engineer education

There are a few differences between an advisory engineer and a design engineer in terms of educational background:

	Advisory Engineer	Design Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Michigan Technological University

Advisory engineer vs design engineer demographics

Here are the differences between advisory engineers' and design engineers' demographics:

	Advisory Engineer	Design Engineer
Average age	42	41
Gender ratio	Male, 92.3% Female, 7.7%	Male, 88.9% Female, 11.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 15.1% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% Asian, 16.8% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	4%	5%

Differences between advisory engineer and design engineer duties and responsibilities

Advisory engineer example responsibilities.

Lead development of lithographic techniques for sub-micron technologies and develop processes to support manufacturing transition from bipolar to cmos.
Develop processes producing features and leverage IBM technology into RF and MEMS devices.
Develop system design budgets for RF gain, noise figure and phase noise.
Design custom ASIC base IR transceiver option cards for PCMCIA, ISA and MCA computing platforms.
Prepare designs for pack columns dealing with distillation, absorption, stripping, and direct contact heat transfer.
Translate customer objectives into PCB requirements.

Design engineer example responsibilities.

Utilize CREO surfacing to achieve stylize toilets and components.
Lead innovative cost reduction activities for MBD which lead to industry wide changes.
Develop software in MATLAB & LabVIEW to post-process data, analyze images, and automate test modules.
Participate in new product design reviews, lead DFM sessions with suppliers, and develop part specifications.
Validate specifications that achieve function requirements and Honda standards using FTA, FMEA, simulation, design logic & team collaboration.
Develop tools using Perl script to automate integration/verification process.

Advisory engineer vs design engineer skills

Common advisory engineer skills

API, 23%
JavaScript, 17%
Technical Support, 7%
Technical Leadership, 6%
Development Environment, 6%
Java, 5%

Common design engineer skills

C++, 4%
UL, 4%
Project Management, 4%
Work Ethic, 4%
Engineering Design, 4%
RF, 3%