Mine engineering superintendent vs design engineering manager

The differences between mine engineering superintendents and design engineering managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a mine engineering superintendent and a design engineering manager. Additionally, a design engineering manager has an average salary of $143,603, which is higher than the $107,167 average annual salary of a mine engineering superintendent.

The top three skills for a mine engineering superintendent include dry docking, lean manufacturing and technical management. The most important skills for a design engineering manager are CAD, project management, and aided design.

Mine engineering superintendent vs design engineering manager overview

	Mine Engineering Superintendent	Design Engineering Manager
Yearly salary	$107,167	$143,603
Hourly rate	$51.52	$69.04
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	64,473	102,491
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Mine engineering superintendent vs design engineering manager salary

Mine engineering superintendents and design engineering managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mine Engineering Superintendent	Design Engineering Manager
Average salary	$107,167	$143,603
Salary range	Between $72,000 And $158,000	Between $104,000 And $197,000
Highest paying City	San Ramon, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Nevada	Washington
Best paying company	Chevron	Google
Best paying industry	Energy	Construction

Differences between mine engineering superintendent and design engineering manager education

There are a few differences between a mine engineering superintendent and a design engineering manager in terms of educational background:

	Mine Engineering Superintendent	Design Engineering Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Mine engineering superintendent vs design engineering manager demographics

Here are the differences between mine engineering superintendents' and design engineering managers' demographics:

	Mine Engineering Superintendent	Design Engineering Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 96.0% Female, 4.0%	Male, 91.9% Female, 8.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 11.7% White, 71.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 12.1% White, 71.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between mine engineering superintendent and design engineering manager duties and responsibilities

Mine engineering superintendent example responsibilities.

Manage QA for research orient development efforts and for high visibility, production focuse development efforts tie to revenue generation.
Work with application and other infrastructure teams to facilitate application on-boarding, testing, move-ups, and user security infrastructure integration.
Coordinate the ECO process, tasks include prioritization, implementation, review, and release using MatrixOne PDM.
Utilize Kaizen events to measure facilities current performance and help identify other opportunities.

Design engineering manager example responsibilities.

Manage all inside and outside tooling and design work, programming of the CNC turret presses and laser cutting equipment.
Manage QA for research orient development efforts and for high visibility, production focuse development efforts tie to revenue generation.
Perform analysis including amplifier RF loop budgets and are a key contributor to the RF architecture.
Introduce SolidWorks for equipment design, component analysis, customer presentation, and photo rendering of products for marketing purposes.
Work closely with assembly to develop a BOM structure in MRP that optimize both the assembly and engineering release processes.
Lead engineering efforts of design, drawing creation, BOM development, test plan creation, manufacturing reviews and safety reviews.

Mine engineering superintendent vs design engineering manager skills

Common mine engineering superintendent skills

Dry Docking, 15%
Lean Manufacturing, 14%
Technical Management, 11%
Construction Projects, 11%
Facilitate Repair, 9%
Construction Management, 6%

Common design engineering manager skills

CAD, 10%
Project Management, 8%
Aided Design, 6%
Solidworks, 6%
Continuous Improvement, 5%
Mechanical Design, 4%

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