QUOTE(icebryanchan @ Aug 1 2020, 12:19 AM)
There two paths for career life of an engineer:
1. Junior Engineer -> Senior Engineer -> Staff Engineer -> Architect Engineer ( name may vary in different companies but you get the idea, it means you are getting more nerd and engineering is your life now
)
2. Junior Engineer -> Senior Engineer -> Junior Manager -> Senior Manager -> Head of Department -> Director -> CEO ( name may vary too but the idea is, with some degree of engineering knowledge, you decide to manage/control/direct those engineers instead of joining them in most of the problem solving. )
Take note that, most of the people taking management path ( Path 2) is because it is easier for them to switch to different field in future.
Management and leadership skills are needed every where, regardless of what your company is doing.
On the other hand, once you are getting deeper into technical skills, your management skills / leadership might grow as well but not as much when compared to manager role. It will eventually "lock" you in your current field.
If you are staff engineer in production line,
A network company will not need a staff production engineer, but it definitely needs a manager.
A bank will not need a staff production engineer, but it definitely needs a manager.
You get the idea.
Thank you for sharing your perspective!1. Junior Engineer -> Senior Engineer -> Staff Engineer -> Architect Engineer ( name may vary in different companies but you get the idea, it means you are getting more nerd and engineering is your life now
2. Junior Engineer -> Senior Engineer -> Junior Manager -> Senior Manager -> Head of Department -> Director -> CEO ( name may vary too but the idea is, with some degree of engineering knowledge, you decide to manage/control/direct those engineers instead of joining them in most of the problem solving. )
Take note that, most of the people taking management path ( Path 2) is because it is easier for them to switch to different field in future.
Management and leadership skills are needed every where, regardless of what your company is doing.
On the other hand, once you are getting deeper into technical skills, your management skills / leadership might grow as well but not as much when compared to manager role. It will eventually "lock" you in your current field.
If you are staff engineer in production line,
A network company will not need a staff production engineer, but it definitely needs a manager.
A bank will not need a staff production engineer, but it definitely needs a manager.
You get the idea.
May I know what industry are you in? Semiconductor? Metal?
I am an engineer myself, but involved in the full product lifecycle development (design, R&D, assembly, calibration, alignment, buyoff, etc)
What path do you think will be compensated equally for the amount of work/ value added?
The reason mainly because I feel I am underpaid and would like to strive higher.
Is sales the best alternative? We don't have production engineer in our company
Aug 4 2020, 09:02 PM

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