P5P5 — Expert Professional
Expert
Define long-term automation strategy; lead cross-department innovation initiatives; mentor mechatronics teams.
What this level means
Expert in field; key problem solver and project leader, authority in multiple areas
- Scope
- Multiple systems or a technical domain
- Autonomy
- Sets direction within the domain
- Complexity
- Novel, high-ambiguity problems; establishes the approach
- Impact
- Org / multi-team outcomes
- Decision rights
- Authority over a technical domain
- Leadership
- Leads cross-team technical initiatives
- Typical experience
- 8–12 yrs
What you'd do
- Define long-term automation strategy
- Lead cross-department innovation initiatives
- Develop long-term automation strategies
- Lead innovation across departments
- Mentor engineering teams
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Strategic leadership
- Innovation management
- Team mentoring
- Visionary thinking
- Cross-departmental coordination
- Strategic automation planning
- Innovation leadership
- Mentoring techniques
- Visionary strategy
- Interdepartmental collaboration
- Visionary
- Strategic planning
- Mentoring large teams
- Innovation
- Leadership
What good looks like
- >10 years experience
- Thought leader on mechatronics innovations
Common titles
Mechatronics Engineering VMechatronics Engineering 5Staff Mechatronics EngineeringLead Mechatronics EngineeringExpert Mechatronics EngineeringMechatronics Engineer VMechatronics Engineer 5Staff Mechatronics EngineerLead Mechatronics EngineerExpert Mechatronics EngineerAutomation VAutomation 5Staff AutomationLead AutomationExpert AutomationControl Systems V
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 17-2199.05 — Mechatronics Engineers
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