Electro-mechanical designer vs product engineer

The differences between electro-mechanical designers 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 an electro-mechanical designer and a product engineer. Additionally, an electro-mechanical designer has an average salary of $96,131, which is higher than the $89,645 average annual salary of a product engineer.

The top three skills for an electro-mechanical designer include electro, solidworks and design layouts. The most important skills for a product engineer are CAD, product design, and project management.

Electro-mechanical designer vs product engineer overview

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Product Engineer
Yearly salary	$96,131	$89,645
Hourly rate	$46.22	$43.10
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	61,117	157,888
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Electro-mechanical designer vs product engineer salary

Electro-mechanical designers and product engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Product Engineer
Average salary	$96,131	$89,645
Salary range	Between $71,000 And $129,000	Between $68,000 And $118,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between electro-mechanical designer and product engineer education

There are a few differences between an electro-mechanical designer and a product engineer in terms of educational background:

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Product Engineer
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Michigan Technological University

Electro-mechanical designer vs product engineer demographics

Here are the differences between electro-mechanical designers' and product engineers' demographics:

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Product Engineer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 94.6% Female, 5.4%	Male, 87.8% Female, 12.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 10.7% White, 71.4% 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 electro-mechanical designer and product engineer duties and responsibilities

Electro-mechanical designer example responsibilities.

Control and manage the testing documentation of magnetics and mechanical documents using custom small scale PDM system base on windows files.
Experience in HVAC and plumbing design.
Used FloTHERM CFD to develop thermal design enhancements.
Perform design, ANSYS verification of the assigned project.
Design templates, schedules and pertinent families in Revit to use as a company standard.
Prepare complete product layouts, working detail drawings, sub-assemblies, final assemblies and BOM's.

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.

Electro-mechanical designer vs product engineer skills

Common electro-mechanical designer skills

Electro, 13%
Solidworks, 10%
Design Layouts, 8%
Mechanical Design, 7%
Creo, 6%
Electrical Components, 5%

Common product engineer skills

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

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