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| vs | P6 RDMDPD2.GEN.P6 Research & Development – Medical Device Product Development Principal - P6 | P6 MDPD.GEN.P6 Principal R&D Engineer | P3 RDMDPD2.GEN.P3 Research & Development – Medical Device Product Development Professional - P3 | P5 MDPD.GEN.P5 Lead/Staff R&D Engineer |
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| Market pay | — | — | — | — |
| Level | P6 · P6 — Principal Professional | P6 · P6 — Principal Professional | P3 · P3 — Mid-Level Professional | P5 · P5 — Expert Professional |
| Function | Research & Development – Medical Device Product Development | Medical Device Product Development | Research & Development – Medical Device Product Development | Medical Device Product Development |
| Focus | General | General | General | General |
| Typical years | 12–18 | 12–18 | 3–5 | 8–12 |
| Scope | Organization-wide architecture and the hardest problems | Organization-wide architecture and the hardest problems | Features or a sub-system end-to-end | Multiple systems or a technical domain |
| Autonomy | Defines direction; minimal oversight | Defines direction; minimal oversight | Works independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standard | Sets direction within the domain |
| Impact | Organization-wide | Organization-wide | Project / team outcomes | Org / multi-team outcomes |
| Decision rights | Sets technical strategy for a major area | Sets technical strategy for a major area | Owns implementation decisions for own scope | Authority over a technical domain |