1.项目工程师：
顾名思义，项目工程师仅仅是一个在规划，建立项目标准，协调项目审查并确保正确实施项目要素方面的专家。
2.设计工程师：
顾名思义，设计工程师仅仅是负责新项目的初始概念，设计，开发和管理以及创建原型的个人或员工。
项目工程师和设计工程师之间的区别：
| Project Engineer | Design Engineer |
|---|---|
| It mainly focuses on organizing and controlling project elements. | It mainly focuses on design process of engineering. |
| Skills required for project engineer includes verbal communication skills, knowledge of design and visualization software, requirement analysis, etc. | Skills required for design engineer includes numerical skills, creative problem solving ability, better communication skills, ability to work in team, etc. |
| Their responsibilities includes performing quality control tasks, cooperating and communicating with project manager, reviewing engineering tasks, creating frameworks, etc. | Their responsibilities includes using specialized software to create models, research new materials, organize existing records, etc. |
| Factors affecting project engineer performance include poor computer literacy and knowledge, poor project management skills, poor supervision skills, etc. | Factors affecting design engineer includes customer requirements, material requirements, new materials, etc. |
| Its process include preparation, schedule preparation, coordinating, monitoring, managing assigned engineering projects. | Its process include study, research, and develop ideas for new products, create prototypes, etc. |
| Its main objective is plan project and ensure proper implementation of project elements. | Its main objective is research and design new products or systems of company or organization. |
| Its benefit includes improve project quality, in-depth planning, risk assessment, improve team work, etc. | Its benefit includes reduction in manufacturing costs, improve design quality, increase productivity, etc. |
| Project engineer tasks are more difficult than design engineer tasks. | Design Engineer tasks are less difficult than project engineer tasks. |
| It can also handle role of design engineer. | Its role is limited and therefore cannot handle role of project engineer. |