Modeled career paths · Electrical engineering

Where does a Senior Electrical Engineer go next?

What employers are asking a Senior Electrical 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.

Management path
Lead Electrical Engineer+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
60% of modeled moves out of Senior Electrical Engineer go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Electrical Engineering Manager+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
20% of modeled moves out of Senior Electrical Engineer go here
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Automation Engineering Lead+41% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Robotics Engineer. 4% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Director of Hardware Engineering+146% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Lead Electrical Engineer. 15% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Senior Robotics Engineer+10% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Senior Electrical Engineer go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Process Engineer+0% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Senior Electrical Engineer go here
pivot80% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Mechanical Engineer-4% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Senior Electrical Engineer go here
pivot80% 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.