Manager, process development vs supplier quality engineer

The differences between managers, process development and supplier quality engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes More than 10 years to become a manager, process development, becoming a supplier quality engineer takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a manager, process development has an average salary of $121,034, which is higher than the $83,182 average annual salary of a supplier quality engineer.

The top three skills for a manager, process development include continuous improvement, project management and CMC. The most important skills for a supplier quality engineer are sigma, ISO, and PPAP.

Manager, process development vs supplier quality engineer overview

	Manager, Process Development	Supplier Quality Engineer
Yearly salary	$121,034	$83,182
Hourly rate	$58.19	$39.99
Growth rate	2%	10%
Number of jobs	90,671	76,104
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	48	42
Years of experience	-	4

Manager, process development vs supplier quality engineer salary

Managers, process development and supplier quality engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Manager, Process Development	Supplier Quality Engineer
Average salary	$121,034	$83,182
Salary range	Between $92,000 And $158,000	Between $64,000 And $107,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Foster City, CA
Highest paying state	Connecticut	California
Best paying company	Mayo Clinic	Meta
Best paying industry	Telecommunication	Professional

Differences between manager, process development and supplier quality engineer education

There are a few differences between a manager, process development and a supplier quality engineer in terms of educational background:

	Manager, Process Development	Supplier Quality Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Chemical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	New York University	Northwestern University

Manager, process development vs supplier quality engineer demographics

Here are the differences between managers, process development' and supplier quality engineers' demographics:

	Manager, Process Development	Supplier Quality Engineer
Average age	48	42
Gender ratio	Male, 81.3% Female, 18.7%	Male, 80.5% Female, 19.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 2.8% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 16.6% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 4.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 11.5% Asian, 11.7% White, 68.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	4%

Differences between manager, process development and supplier quality engineer duties and responsibilities

Manager, process development example responsibilities.

Manage multiple OEM and localization projects simultaneously.
Prepare account control books used for ISO audits.
Help procure difficult to build CNC parts and sub-assemblies.
Qualify raw material supplier (s) for submission to the FDA; manufacture registration lots.
Identify by FDA as expert in the scale-up of encapsulate dosage forms and lecture to FDA inspectors.
Develop a method to get AutoCad isometric drawings relevant to relief valve transferred electronically to the relief valve sizing package.

Supplier quality engineer example responsibilities.

Manage manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with TS16949 and ISO9001 requirements.
Lead a team of cross function business units into defining a new PCB fabrication spec.
Lead the effort with all quality engineers to collect all code coverage during a full regression pass.
Program manage inter-departmental NPI activities.
Manage automated SPC programs and perform periodic system maintenance.
Manage quality and performance for precision investment casting products manufacture for aerospace customers.

Manager, process development vs supplier quality engineer skills

Common manager, process development skills

Continuous Improvement, 8%
Project Management, 7%
CMC, 5%
Process Improvement, 5%
GMP, 4%
R, 4%

Common supplier quality engineer skills

Sigma, 6%
ISO, 6%
PPAP, 5%
Product Quality, 4%
SPC, 4%
APQP, 4%

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