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Working As A Senior Engineering Manager

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Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Analyzing Data or Information

Deal with People
Mostly Sitting
Make Decisions
Stressful
$136,740
Average Salary

What Does A Senior Engineering Manager Do

Architectural and engineering managers plan, direct, and coordinate activities in architectural and engineering companies.

Duties

Architectural and engineering managers typically do the following:

Make detailed plans for the development of new products and designs
Determine staff, training, and equipment needs
Propose budgets for projects and programs
Hire and supervise staff
Lead research and development projects to produce new products, processes, or designs
Check the technical accuracy of their staff’s work
Ensure the soundness of methods their staff uses
Coordinate work with other staff and managers

Architectural and engineering managers use their knowledge of architecture or engineering to oversee a variety of activities. They may direct and coordinate production, operations, quality assurance, testing, or maintenance at manufacturing sites, industrial plants, engineering services firms, and research and development laboratories.

Architectural and engineering managers are responsible for developing the overall concept of a new product or for solving the technical problems that prevent the completion of a project. To accomplish this, they must determine technical goals and produce detailed plans.

Architectural and engineering managers spend a great deal of time coordinating the activities of their staff with the activities of other staff or organizations. They often confer with other managers, including those in finance, production, and marketing, as well as with contractors and equipment and materials suppliers.

In addition, architectural and engineering managers must know how to prepare budgets, hire staff, and supervise employees. They propose budgets for projects and programs and determine staff, training, and equipment needs. These managers must also hire people and assign them specific parts of each project to carry out. Architectural and engineering managers supervise the work of their employees, set schedules, and create administrative procedures.

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How To Become A Senior Engineering Manager

Architectural and engineering managers typically need at least a bachelor’s degree and considerable work experience as an architect or engineer.

Education

Most architectural and engineering managers have at least a bachelor’s degree in an engineering specialty or a professional degree in architecture.

Many also gain business management skills by completing a master’s degree in engineering management (MEM or MsEM) or technology management (MSTM) or a master’s degree in business administration (MBA). Some workers earn their master’s degree before advancing to management positions, and others earn it while they work as a manager. Employers will sometimes pay for such education. Typically, those who prefer to manage in technical areas pursue an MsEM or MSTM and those interested in more general management skills earn an MBA.

Engineering management programs usually include classes in accounting, engineering economics, financial management, industrial and human resources management, and quality control.

Technology management programs typically provide instruction in production and operations management, project management, computer applications, quality control, safety and health issues, statistics, and general management principles.

Work Experience in a Related Occupation

Managers advance to their positions after years of employment as an architect or engineer. They usually have experience working on difficult or complex projects, developing designs, solving problems, and making decisions. Before moving up to a management position, they also typically gain experience leading engineering teams.

Important Qualities

Analytical skills. Architectural and engineering managers must evaluate information carefully and solve complex problems.

Communication skills. Architectural and engineering managers oversee staff and work together with other levels of management. They must communicate orders effectively and lead teams to meet goals.

Detail oriented. Architectural and engineering managers must pay attention to detail. Their duties require an understanding of complex systems since a minor error can cause major problems.

Math skills. Architectural and engineering managers use calculus and other advanced mathematics to develop new products and processes.

Organizational skills. Architectural and engineering managers keep track of many workers, schedules, and budgets simultaneously.

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Senior Engineering Manager Career Paths

Senior Engineering Manager

Business Developer Business Development Manager

Director Of Sales, Americas

13 Yearsyrs

Technical Director Development Director

Director Of Software Development

12 Yearsyrs

Chief Technology Officer Product Management Director

Director, Product Marketing

11 Yearsyrs

Consulting Engineer Senior Engineer

Engineering Director

13 Yearsyrs

Technical Director Production Manager

Engineering Manager

10 Yearsyrs

Consulting Engineer Principal Consultant

Product Director

11 Yearsyrs

Senior Project Manager Senior Product Manager

Product Management Director

12 Yearsyrs

Director Of Software Development Engineering Director

Senior Director Of Engineering

15 Yearsyrs

Engineering Director Senior Project Manager

Senior Product Manager

9 Yearsyrs

Chief Operating Officer Marketing Consultant

Senior Product Marketing Manager

10 Yearsyrs

Engineering Director Operations Director

Senior Project Manager

12 Yearsyrs

Senior Manager Senior Project Manager

Senior Technical Program Manager

12 Yearsyrs

Director Of Software Development Vice President Of Engineering

Senior Vice President, Engineering

15 Yearsyrs

Senior Project Manager President Of Operations

Vice President & General Manager

12 Yearsyrs

Chief Technology Officer Chief Architect

Vice President Of Engineering

13 Yearsyrs

Business Developer Global Director

Vice President Of Global Operations

15 Yearsyrs

Senior Manager Director Of Information

Vice President Of Information Technology

12 Yearsyrs

Director Program Management Vice President Of Engineering

Vice President Of Operations And Engineering

15 Yearsyrs

Vice President Of Engineering Vice President Of Research And Development

Vice President Product Development

12 Yearsyrs

Vice President Of Engineering Vice President Product Development

Vice President, Product Management

13 Yearsyrs

Average Length of Employment

Engineering Group Manager 5.3 years
Senior Engineering Manager 5.0 years
Senior Principal Engineer 4.9 years
Engineering Services Manager 4.8 years
Software Engineering Manager 4.6 years
Test Engineering Manager 4.6 years
Engineering Manager 4.6 years
Product Engineering Manager 4.6 years
Engineering Program Manager 4.5 years
Engineering Group Leader 4.3 years
Manufacturing Engineering Manager 4.3 years
Vice President Of Engineering 4.3 years
Engineering Director 4.2 years
Senior Development Engineer 4.1 years
Senior Group Manager 4.0 years
Senior Director Of Engineering 4.0 years
Senior Software Manager 3.9 years
Senior Vice President, Engineering 3.9 years
Director Of Service & Engineering 3.8 years
Group Manager 3.8 years
Senior Manager, Product Development 3.6 years
Director, Product Engineering 3.5 years
Global Manager 3.4 years
Senior Project Engineer 3.4 years
Technical Product Manager 3.3 years
Senior Technical Program Manager 3.3 years
Global Engineering Manager 2.9 years

Top Careers Before Senior Engineering Manager

Top Careers After Senior Engineering Manager

Engineering Director 13.3%
Senior Project Manager 13.2%
Engineering Manager 9.7%
Program Manager 7.2%
Senior Manager 6.7%
Project Manager 5.8%
Vice President Of Engineering 4.9%
Senior Engineer 4.5%
Consultant 4.3%
Principal Engineer 4.2%
Vice President 3.4%
Chief Technology Officer 3.1%
General Manager 3.1%
Information Technology Project Manager 2.7%
Director Of Software Development 2.7%
Director 2.2%
Lead Engineer 2.2%
Technical Director 2.2%
Operations Director 2.2%
Consulting Engineer 2.1%

Senior Engineering Manager Demographics

Gender

Male
85.8%
Female
10.3%
Unknown
3.9%

Ethnicity

White
69.4%
Asian
18.0%
Hispanic or Latino
8.3%
Unknown
3.6%
Black or African American
0.8%

Languages Spoken

Spanish
19.2%
Carrier
9.6%
Japanese
9.6%
French
7.7%
German
7.7%
Urdu
5.8%
Italian
5.8%
Chinese
5.8%
Arabic
5.8%
Mandarin
3.8%
Swedish
1.9%
Swahili
1.9%
Turkish
1.9%
Hindi
1.9%
Korean
1.9%
Russian
1.9%
Afrikaans
1.9%
Tamil
1.9%
Finnish
1.9%
Venetian
1.9%

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Senior Engineering Manager Education

Schools

University of Phoenix
12.5%
George Washington University
7.0%
Stanford University
6.5%
Purdue University
6.5%
University of Iowa
5.5%
Santa Clara University
5.0%
George Mason University
5.0%
Northeastern University
5.0%
Pennsylvania State University
4.5%
San Jose State University
4.5%
Villanova University
4.0%
Cornell University
4.0%
University of Southern California
4.0%
Carnegie Mellon University
4.0%
University of Texas at Austin
4.0%
Iowa State University
4.0%
Illinois Institute of Technology
3.5%
Michigan State University
3.5%
University of Texas at Arlington
3.5%
Arizona State University
3.5%

Majors

Electrical Engineering 20.2%
Business 18.5%
Computer Science 12.0%
Mechanical Engineering 11.2%
Computer Engineering 4.4%
Engineering And Industrial Management 3.9%
Management 3.7%
Engineering 3.4%
Project Management 3.3%
Civil Engineering 3.0%
Finance 2.4%
Chemical Engineering 2.2%
Computer Information Systems 2.0%
Electrical Engineering Technology 1.9%
Information Technology 1.6%
Industrial Engineering 1.3%
Industrial Technology 1.2%
Mechanical Engineering Technology 1.2%
Marketing 1.2%
Systems Engineering 1.1%

Degrees

Masters
41.8%
Bachelors
36.9%
Other
9.9%
Doctorate
5.2%
Certificate
3.1%
Associate
2.6%
Diploma
0.4%

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Real Senior Engineering Manager Salaries

Job Title	Company	Location	Start Date	Salary
Senior Engineering Manager	Appdynamics, Inc.	San Francisco, CA	Dec 16, 2016	$220,000
Senior Engineering Manager, Voice	Adobe Systems Incorporated	San Francisco, CA	Aug 31, 2015	$210,000
Senior Engineering Manager	Linkedin Corporation	Mountain View, CA	Sep 30, 2014	$209,102 - $260,500
Senior Engineering Manager, Big Data	Tubemogul Inc.	Emeryville, CA	Jan 29, 2016	$209,000
Senior Engineering Manager	Adobe Systems Incorporated	San Jose, CA	Feb 18, 2014	$201,400
Senior Engineering Manager	Marketo, Inc.	San Mateo, CA	Sep 12, 2016	$200,366 - $220,366
SR. Technical Engineering Manager	Enlighted Inc.	Sunnyvale, CA	Jan 12, 2016	$200,000
Senior Engineering Manager	Netgear, Inc.	San Jose, CA	Jan 07, 2016	$195,000
Senior Engineering Manager	Apple Inc.	Cupertino, CA	Feb 11, 2015	$194,925 - $199,925
Senior Engineering Manager, Software Platform	Aliphcom	San Francisco, CA	Feb 10, 2015	$191,000
Senior Engineering Manager	Groupon, Inc.	San Francisco, CA	Mar 10, 2015	$190,258 - $210,000
Senior Engineering Manager	Here North America, LLC	Berkeley, CA	May 06, 2016	$186,618 - $228,400
Senior Engineering Manager	Tubemogul, Inc.	Emeryville, CA	Nov 19, 2015	$186,555
Senior Engineering Manager	Microsoft Corporation	Bellevue, WA	May 15, 2016	$164,844
SR. Engineering Manager	Seagate Us LLC	Cupertino, CA	Oct 23, 2014	$164,819 - $199,056
Senior Engineering Manager, Software Platform	Aliphcom	San Francisco, CA	Aug 16, 2014	$161,491 - $181,000
Senior Engineering Manager, Platform	Aliphcom	San Francisco, CA	Sep 04, 2013	$160,000 - $175,000
Senior Engineering Manager	Successfactors, Inc.	South San Francisco, CA	Oct 07, 2016	$159,378
SR. Engineering Manager	Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.	Santa Clara, CA	Aug 07, 2016	$159,200 - $177,176
Senior Engineering Manager	MDE Analytics, Inc.	Elko, NV	Jan 06, 2016	$156,525
Senior Engineering Manager	Oclaro Technology, Inc.	Oro Valley, AZ	Jan 21, 2013	$139,094
Senior Engineering Manager	II-VI, Incorporated	Oro Valley, AZ	Nov 11, 2013	$139,094
Senior Engineering Manager	Docker, Inc.	San Francisco, CA	Aug 19, 2016	$138,362 - $168,000
Senior Engineering Manager, Server	Tigertext, Inc.	Santa Monica, CA	Sep 01, 2015	$135,000
Senior Engineering Manager, Server	Tigertext, Inc.	Santa Monica, CA	Sep 01, 2014	$135,000
Senior Engineering Manager	Schneider Electric USA, Inc.	Olde West Chester, OH	Mar 30, 2015	$130,826
SR. Engineering Manager, Quality Systems	Medtronic, Inc.	Fridley, MN	Jan 10, 2016	$130,800 - $133,712

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Top Skills for A Senior Engineering Manager

Top Senior Engineering Manager Skills

New Product Development
Hardware
Platform

You can check out examples of real life uses of top skills on resumes here:

Managed three engineering departments in engineering physics, software, and electronics for all new product development.
Managed the development of over 3 million lines of software code and established a hardware test environment.
Network monitoring, tools, automation and integration services provided to multiple groups across Yahoo platforms and infrastructure.
Focussed on pressure vessel code and industry design compliance, foreign design compliance and controls.
Developed and chaired the Roche Carolina Project Management Community of Practice.