- Based on 40 Jobtrees users who were a Senior Research And Development Engineer in their career, on average, they have 2.50 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 4.7 years on average and earn $112K per year on average in this less senior role.
- 0% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Senior Research And Development Engineer are Manufacturing Engineer, Senior Mechanical Engineer and Research And Development Engineer. Manufacturing Engineer, the most common next career step, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths as people will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they build experience and explore other jobs. While Manufacturing Engineer isn't from the Engineering - Hardware job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Senior Research And Development Engineer shown by Research And Development Engineer also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
- If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Mechanical Engineer, Geoscientist and Graduate Research Assistant as they commonly lead to Senior Research And Development 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 Senior Research And Development Engineer are Development Engineer, Applications Engineer and Research And Development Engineer based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Development Engineer, the most common step before Senior Research And Development 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 Development Engineer is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Senior Research And Development Engineer that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Senior Research And Development 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 Research And Development Engineer so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Development Engineer isn't from the same job family as Senior Research And Development Engineer, Engineering - Hardware, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Applications Engineer also being a common career path to Senior Research And Development Engineer.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Senior Research And Development Engineer are Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Engineering, and Master Of Science (m.sc.) In Electrical 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 Development Engineer being on the path to and from Senior Research And Development 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 Research And Development 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.
- Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Senior Research And Development Engineer are Senior R&d Engineer.