- Based on 97 Jobtrees users who were a Mechanical Design Engineer in their career, on average, they have 2.66 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 3.3 years on average in this job building experience and earn $75K per year before moving on.
- 9% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Mechanical Design Engineer are Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Designer and Senior Mechanical Design Engineer. Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineer is from the same job family, Engineering - Mechanical, there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by Mechanical Designer, also being a common career path from Mechanical Design Engineer.
- If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Senior Mechanical Engineer as they commonly lead to Mechanical Design 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 Mechanical Design Engineer are Mechanical Engineer, Intern and Senior Mechanical Engineer based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Mechanical Engineer, the most common step before Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineer is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Mechanical Design Engineer that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Mechanical 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 Mechanical Design Engineer so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Mechanical Engineer is from the same job family, Engineering - Mechanical as Mechanical Design Engineer, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Intern also leading to Mechanical Design Engineer.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Mechanical Design Engineer, you should also consider Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer and Project Engineer as they commonly lead to Mechanical Design Engineer as well.
What should I know about the career path
- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Mechanical Design Engineer are Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor Degree In Mechanical Engineering, and Master Degree 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 Mechanical Engineer being the most common role to and from Mechanical 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.
- Mechanical Design Engineer is part of the Engineering - Mechanical job family which has a limited number of unique role types (19) 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.