Electro-mechanical designer vs senior design engineer

The differences between electro-mechanical designers and senior 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 an electro-mechanical designer and a senior design engineer. Additionally, a senior design engineer has an average salary of $104,698, which is higher than the $96,131 average annual salary of an electro-mechanical designer.

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

Electro-mechanical designer vs senior design engineer overview

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Senior Design Engineer
Yearly salary	$96,131	$104,698
Hourly rate	$46.22	$50.34
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	61,117	127,035
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Electro-mechanical designer vs senior design engineer salary

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

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Senior Design Engineer
Average salary	$96,131	$104,698
Salary range	Between $71,000 And $129,000	Between $80,000 And $136,000
Highest paying City	-	Cupertino, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between electro-mechanical designer and senior design engineer education

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

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Senior Design Engineer
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Michigan Technological University

Electro-mechanical designer vs senior design engineer demographics

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

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Senior Design Engineer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 94.6% Female, 5.4%	Male, 91.8% Female, 8.2%
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, 17.1% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between electro-mechanical designer and senior design 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.

Senior design engineer example responsibilities.

Create ENOVIA route template and manage routing to POC.
Manage the development of the next generation products base on existing refrigerants and CO2 system including prototyping and initial manufacturing run.
Install and support tools for mix signal EDA flow.
Validate suspension and chassis design using different real life test parameters in ANSYS.
Participate in the evaluation and performance testing of various third-party EDA software solutions.
Analyze product performance deficiencies by linking test data with effective use of MATLAB software.

Electro-mechanical designer vs senior design engineer skills

Common electro-mechanical designer skills

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

Common senior design engineer skills

CAD, 7%
Project Management, 4%
RF, 4%
Autocad, 4%
Solidworks, 3%
C++, 3%

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