Project and design lead vs engineer

The differences between project and design leads and 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 project and design lead and an engineer. Additionally, an engineer has an average salary of $92,077, which is higher than the $89,305 average annual salary of a project and design lead.

The top three skills for a project and design lead include CAD, construction drawings and solidworks. The most important skills for an engineer are python, cloud, and C++.

Project and design lead vs engineer overview

	Project And Design Lead	Engineer
Yearly salary	$89,305	$92,077
Hourly rate	$42.94	$44.27
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	55,086	618,207
Job satisfaction	-	4.33
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Project and design lead vs engineer salary

Project and design leads and engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Project And Design Lead	Engineer
Average salary	$89,305	$92,077
Salary range	Between $67,000 And $118,000	Between $65,000 And $130,000
Highest paying City	Redwood City, CA	Huntsville, AL
Highest paying state	California	New Hampshire
Best paying company	Eli Lilly and Company	Fort Bend County
Best paying industry	Finance	Automotive

Differences between project and design lead and engineer education

There are a few differences between a project and design lead and an engineer in terms of educational background:

	Project And Design Lead	Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Michigan Technological University	Michigan Technological University

Project and design lead vs engineer demographics

Here are the differences between project and design leads' and engineers' demographics:

	Project And Design Lead	Engineer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 77.1% Female, 22.9%	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 15.9% White, 67.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 3.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 15.0% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between project and design lead and engineer duties and responsibilities

Project and design lead example responsibilities.

Deliver high-level n-tier architecture design, managing project expectations and timetables throughout all phases of development process.
Identify key areas for FPGA design improvement while isolating testing gaps in VHDL.
Request enhancements to the PLM product.
Work with composite materials, molds and SolidWorks.
Work with a 3rd party to utilize Solidworks EPDM software.
Develop requirements for customization of PLM product to suit Chrysler business processes.

Engineer example responsibilities.

Manage startup, trouble shooting and testing of PLC control equipment.
Lead project team to design and FDA validate 10-up extreme accuracy vial dosing system and CIP/SIP automate cleaning equipment.
Automate the creation of a WebLogic Admin and manage server deployment scheme within an installer for secure application deployment.
Install and test PLC in client own equipment on site - solve some logical and hardware issues to accomplish goal
Implement and manage continuous delivery systems and methodologies on AWS.
Manage Terraform and refactore from monolithic to application specific components.

Project and design lead vs engineer skills

Common project and design lead skills

CAD, 12%
Construction Drawings, 8%
Solidworks, 6%
Design Concepts, 5%
R, 5%
QA, 5%

Common engineer skills

Python, 8%
Cloud, 6%
C++, 5%
C #, 5%
AWS, 5%
Java, 4%