IBM Distinguished Engineer

IBM Distinguished Engineers (DEs) are executive-level technical leadership positions and are appointed for outstanding technical contributions and leadership. IBM Distinguished Engineers are corporate appointments.
The expected career path for technical distinction at IBM is the technical career path. There are several routes to DE on the technical career path:
:* Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM), Executive IT Architect , Executive Consultant or Executive IT Specialist
:* Distinguished Engineer (DE)
:* IBM Fellow.
To progress to the DE level an individual would be expected to be at an Executive grade and have other distinguishing factors (for example, prolific inventors or patent holders) as well as being globally recognized experts in their respective fields, contributing to their clients' success and IBM's growth.
DEs are integral members of their units' executive teams, demonstrating leadership to these units and across the company by consulting with management on technical and business strategies and their implementation. They often have operational responsibilities for large, complex technical projects, and may have line management responsibility as appropriate.
Career progression can be towards the more senior technical executive position IBM Fellow, but also beyond that to more senior executive business management roles building on their technical achievements.
The IBM Technical Community numbers over 200,000 people, including 605 IBM Distinguished Engineers and 85 IBM Fellows as of September 2013.
Distinguished Engineers at other organizations
:*Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/de/default.mspx
:*Dell

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