Electro-mechanical designer vs senior mechanical designer

The differences between electro-mechanical designers and senior mechanical designers 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 mechanical designer. Additionally, a senior mechanical designer has an average salary of $103,765, 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 mechanical designer are CAD, mechanical design, and GD.

Electro-mechanical designer vs senior mechanical designer overview

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Senior Mechanical Designer
Yearly salary	$96,131	$103,765
Hourly rate	$46.22	$49.89
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	61,117	71,958
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Electro-mechanical designer vs senior mechanical designer salary

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

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Senior Mechanical Designer
Average salary	$96,131	$103,765
Salary range	Between $71,000 And $129,000	Between $81,000 And $131,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between electro-mechanical designer and senior mechanical designer education

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

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Senior Mechanical Designer
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Carnegie Mellon University

Electro-mechanical designer vs senior mechanical designer demographics

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

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Senior Mechanical Designer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 94.6% Female, 5.4%	Male, 94.1% Female, 5.9%
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, 3.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Asian, 11.4% White, 71.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between electro-mechanical designer and senior mechanical designer 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 mechanical designer example responsibilities.

Lead FPGA development of key digital communication component used in successful demonstration of spacecraft radio link.
Create and modify very large assemblies in Creo which are used to create drawings for top level spacecraft assemblies.
Generate fabrication and assembly drawings for fabrication of commercial/Industrial water heaters and boilers base on ISO 9000 and AWA standards.
Perform complex interference fit checks, motion studies, and tolerance stack-up analysis on large assemblies using Pro/E - Creo software.
Verify all design factors including performance, tolerances, fitting, materials, surface finish and BOM for components and systems.
Improve dynamic response of microscope using ANSYS vibration simulation.

Electro-mechanical designer vs senior mechanical designer skills

Common electro-mechanical designer skills

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

Common senior mechanical designer skills

CAD, 12%
Mechanical Design, 11%
GD, 5%
Creo, 5%
Autocad, 4%
FEA, 4%

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