Detail engineer vs design engineer

The differences between detail engineers and design 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 detail engineer and a design engineer. Additionally, a detail engineer has an average salary of $82,567, which is higher than the $77,134 average annual salary of a design engineer.

The top three skills for a detail engineer include shop drawings, CAD and perform site survey. The most important skills for a design engineer are C++, UL, and project management.

Detail engineer vs design engineer overview

	Detail Engineer	Design Engineer
Yearly salary	$82,567	$77,134
Hourly rate	$39.70	$37.08
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	86,734	138,173
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Detail engineer vs design engineer salary

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

	Detail Engineer	Design Engineer
Average salary	$82,567	$77,134
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $164,000	Between $57,000 And $102,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between detail engineer and design engineer education

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

	Detail Engineer	Design Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Northwestern University	Michigan Technological University

Detail engineer vs design engineer demographics

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

	Detail Engineer	Design Engineer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 87.2% Female, 12.8%	Male, 88.9% Female, 11.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 10.2% White, 71.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	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	5%	5%

Differences between detail engineer and design engineer duties and responsibilities

Detail engineer example responsibilities.

Manage custom product design & generate all require documentation for both customer and manufacturing groups using AutoCAD rel.
Work with both SONET, and asynchronous network devices.
Require a working knowledge of SONET and DWDM technology.
Use IPPLANNER to assign IPs to new networks deploy for Ethernet hub and speak topology and point to point circuits.
Analyze OEM documentation to create specification templates for the southeast engineering and installation departments.
Conduct geotechnical and environmental subsurface investigations.

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.

Detail engineer vs design engineer skills

Common detail engineer skills

Shop Drawings, 27%
CAD, 26%
Perform Site Survey, 7%
Customer Locations, 6%
Engineering Specifications, 5%
BOM, 4%

Common design engineer skills

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