Senior Engineer or Principal Engineer ? What would be the difference and which titled person will be regarded as more valuable resource
2007-12-05 04:17:39 · 4 answers · asked by newmomma 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
Principal Engineer is higher.
In small companies [with less than 5 engineers] these positions are non-existent. In large companies definitions vary - a senior engineer may have around 10 years experience. A principal engineer could have more than 20 years of experience.
However, there is no strict national/international definition - it depends on each company.
2007-12-05 04:22:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Principal engineer to me implies the higher title because by definition there can only be one principal engineer wereas you could have several senior engineers as that simply suggests the engineer has plenty of experience. It really depends on the company and the way it's organized though.
2007-12-05 04:21:35 · answer #2 · answered by Flavor Vortex 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
principal engineer would be higher and have much power than senior...
2007-12-05 04:21:00 · answer #3 · answered by Sahil World 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Companies often use different titles to describe the same position, so you can't really define them cut and dry by the names alone. It's not the job title, but your role and responsibilities that quantify your "importance" or value.
2007-12-05 04:21:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋