Tool liaison vs project lead engineer

The differences between tool liaisons and project lead engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a tool liaison and a project lead engineer. Additionally, a project lead engineer has an average salary of $106,946, which is higher than the $83,524 average annual salary of a tool liaison.

The top three skills for a tool liaison include jigs, CATIA and design requests. The most important skills for a project lead engineer are project management, renewable energy, and project execution.

Tool liaison vs project lead engineer overview

	Tool Liaison	Project Lead Engineer
Yearly salary	$83,524	$106,946
Hourly rate	$40.16	$51.42
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	13,025	98,018
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Tool liaison vs project lead engineer salary

Tool liaisons and project lead engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Tool Liaison	Project Lead Engineer
Average salary	$83,524	$106,946
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $163,000	Between $78,000 And $146,000
Highest paying City	-	Cupertino, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between tool liaison and project lead engineer education

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

	Tool Liaison	Project Lead Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Tool liaison vs project lead engineer demographics

Here are the differences between tool liaisons' and project lead engineers' demographics:

	Tool Liaison	Project Lead Engineer
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 89.2% Female, 10.8%	Male, 86.8% Female, 13.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% Asian, 9.6% White, 69.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 15.2% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between tool liaison and project lead engineer duties and responsibilities

Tool liaison example responsibilities.

Apply for and achieve ISO certification.
Manage implementation of these solutions with hangar managers, inspectors, technicians, vendors, and OEM's.
Review changes and issues utilizing CATIA and VPM.
Design work are produced both on paper and on CATIA V4.
Collaborate with CMM equipment in the inspection of inventory shipments, ensuring all materials comply with government quality requirements and specifications.
Perform some QA inspections with raw sheet material for customer qualifications and cost saving projects.

Project lead engineer example responsibilities.

Manage IP environments using Cisco and Microsoft products.
Lead manufacturing process of all parts using lathe, mill, and CNC in university machine shop.
Manage the reverse engineering of all standard product lines to create SolidWorks models, product conceptualizations, and detail drawings.
Lead numerous ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 implementations from planning through certification in industries ranging from medical devices to government services.
Manage calibration system for multiple facilities/countries to assure compliance to ISO requirements.
Partner with the corporate PMO team to standardize reporting requirements for functionally manage initiatives.

Tool liaison vs project lead engineer skills

Common tool liaison skills

Jigs, 56%
CATIA, 29%
Design Requests, 16%

Common project lead engineer skills

Project Management, 14%
Renewable Energy, 7%
Project Execution, 5%
Engineering Design, 3%
Autocad, 3%
R, 3%