- Based on 110 Jobtrees users who were a Research Engineer in their career, on average, they have 2.18 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 3.2 years on average in this job building experience and earn $120K per year before moving on.
- 2% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Research Engineer are Graduate Research Assistant, Software Engineer and Postdoctoral Fellow. Graduate Research Assistant, the most common next career step, is a less experienced role which is common to see in career paths as titles aren't synonymous across companies (higher title doesn't always mean higher pay or larger scope) and not all job seekers are looking to increase their responsibility in their next career step.
- If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Materials Scientist, Mechanical Engineer and Test Engineer as they commonly lead to Research Engineer as well. Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.
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- The most common career steps to get to Research Engineer are Research Assistant, Fellow and Technical Consultant based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- While Research Assistant is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Research Engineer that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Research Engineer career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Research Engineer so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Research Assistant isn't from the same job family as Research Engineer, Engineering - Hardware, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Fellow also being a common career path to Research Engineer.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Research Engineer, you should also consider Intern, Aerospace Engineer and Research Scientist as they commonly lead to Research Engineer as well.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Research Engineer are Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Bioengineering, and Master Of Science (m.sc.) In Mechanical Engineering. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Research Assistant being on the path to and from Research Engineer. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Research Engineer is part of the Engineering - Hardware job family which has a limited number of unique role types (37) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.