JobFrame · MANUFA2.MANUFACTAF7C.P6
Manufacturing & Production Engineering · Manufacturing/Production Engineering
P6 · P6 — Principal Professional · Individual contributor
Median pay · United States
$188,314
$147,937 – $239,712 · USD · annual · national base (function pricing in review)
Level position
P6 · 6 of 6 in track
Median pay
$188,314
$147,937–$239,712
Level
P6
P6 · 6 of 6 in track
Super-function
engineering
Demand-heat
cool
11% growth
Summary
Focuses on developing, implementing, optimizing, and validating the processes, tooling, fixtures, and equipment used to manufacture products at production scale. Distinct from product/design engineering (which defines what is built) and from quality engineering (which governs conformance testing) — this focus owns HOW products are produced efficiently, repeatably, and cost-effectively, spanning process design, line layout, automation, DFMA, pFMEAs, and transfer of new products into mass production.
This level — P6 P6 — Principal Professional
Top individual contributor; recognized authority with strategic impact, equivalent to a low executive level