The Staff Engineer's Path

The American Society of Civil Engineers publishes its engineering grades, and its requirements include number of years of experience: Grade V (Typical titles: Senior engineer, program manager): 8 + years Grade VI (Typical: Principal engineer, district engineer, engineering manager): 10 + years Grade VII (Typical: Director, city engineer, division engineer): 15 + years Grade VIII (Typical: Bureau engineer, director of public works): 20 + years We’re less rigorous in software engineering.