Engineering Manager, Manufacturing

Manages a team responsible for engineering field and process systems for manufacturing.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$250k

Mean

$260k

10th–90th pct

$190k–$345k

Observations

484

Confidence: 34% · based on 484 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

CAD

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

66% require · 21% prefer

Master's Degree

14% require · 26% prefer

No College

13% require · 12% prefer

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Common next roles

Manufacturing Field Engineer-59.4%Manufacturing Process Engineer-57.9%Director of Projects, Manufacturing-8.3%Manufacturing Project Engineer-52.9%Manufacturing Project Coordinator-57.8%

Common previous roles

Manufacturing Project Engineer-112.3%Manufacturing Field Engineer-146.4%Manufacturing Process Engineer-137.5%Manufacturing Project Coordinator-137.2%Director of Projects, Manufacturing-9.0%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)10,456

Posting growth+17.2%

Median days to fill39 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)13,025

Projected growth0.9%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness5%

Automation exposure15%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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