- Based on 52 Jobtrees users who were a Senior Design Engineer in their career, on average, they have 3.69 years of experience and 3 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 4.4 years on average and earn $125K per year on average in this less senior role.
- 8% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Senior Design Engineer are Intern, Design Engineer and Senior Manufacturing Engineer. Intern, 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. While Intern isn't from the Engineering - Product job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Senior Design Engineer shown by Design Engineer also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
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- The most common career steps to get to Senior Design Engineer are Design Engineer, Senior Systems Engineer and Hardware Engineer based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Design Engineer, the most common step before Senior Design Engineer, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths. People will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they explore new types and gain experience for more senior roles.
- While Design Engineer is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Senior Design Engineer that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Senior Design 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 Senior Design Engineer so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Design Engineer is from the same job family, Engineering - Product as Senior Design Engineer, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Senior Systems Engineer also leading to Senior Design Engineer.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Senior Design Engineer, you should also consider Senior Applications Engineer, Senior Manufacturing Engineer and Product Development Manager as they commonly lead to Senior Design Engineer as well.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Senior Design Engineer are Bachelor Degree In Mechanical Engineering, Master Of Science (m.sc.) In Electrical Engineering, and Bachelor Of Science (b.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 Design Engineer being on the path to and from Senior Design 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.
- Senior Design Engineer is part of the Engineering - Product job family which has a limited number of unique role types (42) 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.
- Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Senior Design Engineer are Sr. Design Engineer.