Vice President of Engineering
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Vice President of Engineering is responsible for providing leadership in planning, establishing and directing all aspects of the company's engineering policies, objectives and initiatives based on product and profitability goals. Responsible for supplying and maintaining adequate resources for Engineering functions in the pursuit of the company's strategic goals and operational plans.
Job Outlook
There were 782 Vice President of Engineering job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 21536 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Engineering Manager industry, which includes the Vice President of Engineering career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Vice President of Engineering jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $188,033.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $172,876.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Vice President of Engineering postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $154,996.
Education and Experience
Posted Vice President of Engineering jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 1.43% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 65.65% |
| Master's Degree | 39.9% |
| Doctoral Degree | 5.89% |
| Other | 1.39% |
Posted Vice President of Engineering jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 2% |
| 3 to 5 years | 24.28% |
| 6 to 8 years | 17.44% |
| 9+ years | 56.28% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Vice President of Engineering positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Leadership (63.64%)
- Management (57.2%)
- Communication (54.62%)
- Operations (41.64%)
- Planning (29.84%)
- Sales (29.19%)
- Problem Solving (26.79%)
- Innovation (23.64%)
- Presentations (21.33%)
- Customer Service (20.28%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Marketing (28.9%)
- DevOps (4.41%)
- Software As A Service (SaaS) (11.01%)
- Business Development (16.19%)
- Finance (28.01%)
- Automation (11.79%)
- Scalability (9.36%)
- Amazon Web Services (6.64%)
- Computer Science (17.69%)
- Agile Methodology (18.02%)
- New Product Development (14.64%)
- Product Management (12.93%)
- Project Management (32.93%)
- Java (Programming Language) (6.05%)
- Software Engineering (8.22%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Vice President of Engineering skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Franchise Owner
- Vice President of Operations
- Vice President of Sales
- Regional Vice President
- Assistant Vice President
- Vice President
- Vice President of Software Engineering
- Vice President of Enrollment Management
- Associate Vice President
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Vice President of Engineering jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- JPMorgan Chase (670)
- WSP Global (538)
- Deutsche Bank (535)
- Goldman Sachs (510)
- Marriott International (386)
- Citigroup (352)
- BNY Mellon (291)
- The College Board (282)
- Recruiting From Scratch (245)
- Lumen Technologies (184)
North Carolina
- Deutsche Bank (250)
- Bank of America (37)
- Fidelity Investments (24)
- Insightsoftware (20)
- WSP Global (14)
- GXO Logistics (9)
- Recruiting From Scratch (8)
- AIG (8)
- Marriott International (7)
- Danaher (7)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Aerospace Engineering Master's Degrees
- Electrical Engineering Master's Degrees
- Engineering Management Analytics Graduate Certificates
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