Combustion engineer vs product engineer

The differences between combustion engineers and product 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 combustion engineer and a product engineer. Additionally, a product engineer has an average salary of $89,645, which is higher than the $87,464 average annual salary of a combustion engineer.

The top three skills for a combustion engineer include heat transfer, CAD and computational fluid dynamics. The most important skills for a product engineer are CAD, product design, and project management.

Combustion engineer vs product engineer overview

	Combustion Engineer	Product Engineer
Yearly salary	$87,464	$89,645
Hourly rate	$42.05	$43.10
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	66,914	157,888
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Combustion engineer vs product engineer salary

Combustion engineers and product engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Combustion Engineer	Product Engineer
Average salary	$87,464	$89,645
Salary range	Between $61,000 And $123,000	Between $68,000 And $118,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	California
Best paying company	Argonne National Laboratory	Meta
Best paying industry	Technology	Technology

Differences between combustion engineer and product engineer education

There are a few differences between a combustion engineer and a product engineer in terms of educational background:

	Combustion Engineer	Product Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Northwestern University	Michigan Technological University

Combustion engineer vs product engineer demographics

Here are the differences between combustion engineers' and product engineers' demographics:

	Combustion Engineer	Product Engineer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 88.9% Female, 11.1%	Male, 87.8% Female, 12.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 12.8% White, 70.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 3.1% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 17.0% White, 67.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between combustion engineer and product engineer duties and responsibilities

Combustion engineer example responsibilities.

Drafted/Modele detailed components and packaging material contouring to product for shipping and storage using SolidWorks to accomplish jigs/fixture configurations.
Conduct geotechnical and environmental subsurface investigations.
Design ventilation and humidification system to provide comfort for the missile combat crews and control pollutant concentration inside the facilities.

Product engineer example responsibilities.

Lead team to achieve project objectives and report results to Sr. Management.
Manage outsourced $500k mix mode voice security IC development.
Manage various EHS activities at the Fremont, California facility.
Manage coordination of APQP, component timing, and technical resource allocation for commercial issues.
Manage the manufacturing of defense and aerospace electro-mechanical print circuit boards from prototype to production level.
Sketch concepts (Creo), coordinate prototype builds, provide assembly instructions and troubleshoot build issues.

Combustion engineer vs product engineer skills

Common combustion engineer skills

Heat Transfer, 33%
CAD, 13%
Computational Fluid Dynamics, 13%
Project Budget, 8%
PLC, 8%
NOX, 8%

Common product engineer skills

CAD, 6%
Product Design, 5%
Project Management, 4%
C++, 4%
Solidworks, 3%
Product Development, 3%