Mechanical Engineering
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Entry: Mechanical EngineerIC ceiling: IC8Both
Individual contributor route
Technical or professional depth, without managing people.
- Mechanical Engineer InternIC0Optional developmental level
- Associate Mechanical EngineerIC1
- Mechanical EngineerIC2
- Senior Mechanical EngineerIC3
- Staff Mechanical EngineerIC4
- Principal Mechanical EngineerIC5
- Senior Principal Mechanical EngineerIC6
- Distinguished Mechanical EngineerIC7
- Fellow, Mechanical EngineeringIC8
Management route
Managing people. It is not the step above the individual route: it is a different job and asks for different evidence.
This family has no management ladder.
Source: Microsoft Careers; ONET