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At the civil engineering company I used to work for they differentiated between Specialist Engineers and Project Engineers. Senior Project Engineers were people
by dagw 3y ago
At the civil engineering company I used to work for they differentiated between Specialist Engineers and Project Engineers. Senior Project Engineers were people who could lead a team and deliver a project from beginning to end. Senior Specialist Engineers were expected to have a ~PhD level of knowledge in their area of expertise and be able to deliver cutting edge solutions and/or conduct novel research. Also no one was just a "Senior Engineer" they were always "Senior Engineers in X"
I think this sort of differentiation between what we expect of our "engineers" is quite useful.
- oaiey 3y agoOh definitely. Not every specialization has the same requirements focus in seniority. But nevertheless, even in the most technical and domain focus areas, higher ranked roles are always including significant soft skills in one area or another. As an architect my specialization is technology and not people leadership. However, when you build very large solutions as an architect, your soft skills will be the dominant measurement of your seniority. Latest when you sit next to the CEO and CIO, soft skills are the only things which advance your career.