- Based on 21 Jobtrees users who were a Senior Materials Engineer in their career, on average, they have 3.82 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 6.7 years on average and earn $109K per year on average in this less senior role.
- 5% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Senior Materials Engineer are Materials Engineer, Graduate Research Assistant and Senior Research Scientist. Materials 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 Materials Engineer is from the same job family, Engineering - Chemical, there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by Senior Research Scientist, also being a common career path from Senior Materials Engineer.
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- The most common career steps to get to Senior Materials Engineer are Materials Engineer, Engineering Intern and Senior Research Scientist based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Materials Engineer, the most common step before Senior Materials 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 Materials Engineer is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Senior Materials Engineer that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Senior Materials 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 Materials Engineer so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Materials Engineer is from the same job family, Engineering - Chemical as Senior Materials Engineer, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Engineering Intern also leading to Senior Materials Engineer.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Senior Materials Engineer are Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Mechanical Engineering, Doctor Of Philosophy (ph.d.) In Chemistry, and Doctor Of Philosophy (ph.d.) In Materials Science And 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 Materials Engineer being the most common role to and from Senior Materials 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 Materials Engineer is part of the Engineering - Chemical job family which has a limited number of unique role types (4) 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 Materials Engineer are Sr. Materials Engineer.
- Our data is limited for this role so it's possible there are other common career paths not highlighted here for Senior Materials Engineer.