Chief design engineer vs engineer

The differences between chief design engineers and engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a chief design engineer and an engineer. Additionally, an engineer has an average salary of $92,077, which is higher than the $91,363 average annual salary of a chief design engineer.

The top three skills for a chief design engineer include product design, autocad and mechanical design. The most important skills for an engineer are python, cloud, and C++.

Chief design engineer vs engineer overview

	Chief Design Engineer	Engineer
Yearly salary	$91,363	$92,077
Hourly rate	$43.92	$44.27
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	96,075	618,207
Job satisfaction	-	4.33
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Chief design engineer vs engineer salary

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

	Chief Design Engineer	Engineer
Average salary	$91,363	$92,077
Salary range	Between $60,000 And $137,000	Between $65,000 And $130,000
Highest paying City	Kirkland, WA	Huntsville, AL
Highest paying state	Nevada	New Hampshire
Best paying company	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Fort Bend County
Best paying industry	Technology	Automotive

Differences between chief design engineer and engineer education

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

	Chief Design Engineer	Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Michigan Technological University	Michigan Technological University

Chief design engineer vs engineer demographics

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

	Chief Design Engineer	Engineer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 96.6% Female, 3.4%	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Asian, 13.5% White, 69.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 3.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 15.0% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between chief design engineer and engineer duties and responsibilities

Chief design engineer example responsibilities.

Engineer, manage and implement configuration and installation of complex Ethernet network backbones.
Implement PLC connection for weighing systems and other serial port need to connect to other computerize control systems.
Deal with multiple agencies including UL, ETL/Intertek, NEC, TUV, and country specific testing agencies.
Work with a team of engineers to prepare architectural, mechanical, structural calculations, qualifying HVAC and steel designs.
Establish and monitor contractual obligations with OEM suppliers.
Implement engineering & management solutions and company policies necessary for attaining FAA production certification.

Engineer example responsibilities.

Manage startup, trouble shooting and testing of PLC control equipment.
Lead project team to design and FDA validate 10-up extreme accuracy vial dosing system and CIP/SIP automate cleaning equipment.
Automate the creation of a WebLogic Admin and manage server deployment scheme within an installer for secure application deployment.
Install and test PLC in client own equipment on site - solve some logical and hardware issues to accomplish goal
Implement and manage continuous delivery systems and methodologies on AWS.
Manage Terraform and refactore from monolithic to application specific components.

Chief design engineer vs engineer skills

Common chief design engineer skills

Product Design, 16%
Autocad, 15%
Mechanical Design, 10%
Design Engineering, 10%
ISO, 9%
Design Process, 7%

Common engineer skills

Python, 8%
Cloud, 6%
C++, 5%
C #, 5%
AWS, 5%
Java, 4%