Electro-mechanical designer vs systems designer

The differences between electro-mechanical designers and systems 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 systems designer. Additionally, an electro-mechanical designer has an average salary of $96,131, which is higher than the $93,438 average annual salary of a systems designer.

The top three skills for an electro-mechanical designer include electro, solidworks and design layouts. The most important skills for a systems designer are system design, CRM, and sales proposals.

Electro-mechanical designer vs systems designer overview

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Systems Designer
Yearly salary	$96,131	$93,438
Hourly rate	$46.22	$44.92
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	61,117	101,665
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Electro-mechanical designer vs systems designer salary

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

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Systems Designer
Average salary	$96,131	$93,438
Salary range	Between $71,000 And $129,000	Between $69,000 And $125,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between electro-mechanical designer and systems designer education

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

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Systems Designer
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Stanford University

Electro-mechanical designer vs systems designer demographics

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

	Electro-Mechanical Designer	Systems Designer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 94.6% Female, 5.4%	Male, 85.7% Female, 14.3%
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, 8.0% Asian, 16.5% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between electro-mechanical designer and systems 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.

Systems designer example responsibilities.

Lead development effort for JavaScript vehicle configuration component.
Manage relationships through CRM documentation and complete post-sale customer follow ups.
Design and manage wireless infrastructure using WPA2 encryption and a centralize authentication using SSL and a user base lightweight directory database.
Modify and support COBOL, DB2, IMS, CICS, batch and online processes.
Design and draft mechanical systems for remodels and new construction at BYU using Revit, and AutoCAD.
Cover the database management system architecture, query processing and optimization.

Electro-mechanical designer vs systems designer skills

Common electro-mechanical designer skills

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

Common systems designer skills

System Design, 14%
CRM, 12%
Sales Proposals, 7%
Control Systems, 7%
Customer Satisfaction, 6%
HVAC, 5%

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