Fabric designer vs product engineer

The differences between fabric 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 a fabric designer and a product engineer. Additionally, a product engineer has an average salary of $89,645, which is higher than the $64,012 average annual salary of a fabric designer.

The top three skills for a fabric designer include customer service, CNC and solidworks. The most important skills for a product engineer are CAD, product design, and project management.

Fabric designer vs product engineer overview

	Fabric Designer	Product Engineer
Yearly salary	$64,012	$89,645
Hourly rate	$30.77	$43.10
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	43,980	157,888
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Fabric designer vs product engineer salary

Fabric designers and product engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fabric Designer	Product Engineer
Average salary	$64,012	$89,645
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $100,000	Between $68,000 And $118,000
Highest paying City	Adelanto, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	General Motors	Meta
Best paying industry	Retail	Technology

Differences between fabric designer and product engineer education

There are a few differences between a fabric designer and a product engineer in terms of educational background:

	Fabric Designer	Product Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Georgia Institute of Technology	Michigan Technological University

Fabric designer vs product engineer demographics

Here are the differences between fabric designers' and product engineers' demographics:

	Fabric Designer	Product Engineer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 78.5% Female, 21.5%	Male, 87.8% Female, 12.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 10.2% White, 72.0% 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 fabric designer and product engineer duties and responsibilities

Fabric designer example responsibilities.

Manage various PCB designs utilizing state of the art DFM techniques and comply with company standards.
Weld using tig and mig, o
Manufacture parts to customer specifications from raw stock using both manually and CNC control mills, lathes.
Utilize Solidworks and AutoCAD to plan and preview designs.
Complete custom design working jigs for wood processing and assembly.
Create operation work instruction sheets utilizing CAD/CAM software and models.

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.

Fabric designer vs product engineer skills

Common fabric designer skills

Customer Service, 33%
CNC, 15%
Solidworks, 12%
R, 10%
Aluminum, 6%
MIG, 5%

Common product engineer skills

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