Modeled career paths · Mechanical engineering

Where does a Lead Mechanical Engineer go next?

What employers are asking a Lead Mechanical Engineer for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement

Mechanical Engineering Manager+34% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

75% of modeled moves out of Lead Mechanical Engineer go here

progression84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Director of Mechanical Engineering+92% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

25% of modeled moves out of Lead Mechanical Engineer go here

executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

Specialist path

Director of PMO+21% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Mechanical Engineering Manager. 3% joint modeled share

progression0% of modeled exits move upward from there

Higher-growth opportunity

Plant Engineering Manager+41% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Mechanical Engineering Manager. 3% joint modeled share

progression84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Electrical Engineering Manager+41% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Mechanical Engineering Manager. 3% joint modeled share

progression84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Director of Operations+27% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Mechanical Engineering Manager. 3% joint modeled share

progression93% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.