Mechanical Engineering in Germany
Jobs, specializations, salaries and much more..
Germany has always been a preferred destination for Mechanical Engineering graduates and working professionals. The machine innovation, which has always been ingrained in the German Engineering culture is one of the key reasons that there has always been a high demand of Mechanical engineers in Germany.
The well-known German automotive companies like Daimler AG (Mercedes Benz), BMW Group, Volkswagen Group (The VW Group comprises of twelve brands from seven European countries and they are Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania and MAN) etc. are some of the dream companies to work for in case of any Mechanical Engineer, especially who specialized in the field of Automotive engineering. Apart from this, the presence of techno-mechanical conglomerate giants like Siemens AG, Bosch, ThyssenKrupp AG, Airbus, Lufthansa and many more makes Germany a dream destination for Mechanical engineers all over the world, be it study or finding a job.
With the major global trends like automation and more focus towards sustainable green energy sources, which have shaken up major industries (including various fields of mechanical engineering like manufacturing and industrial engineering, process engineering and automotive engineering) Germany is also catching up and in most of the cases taking the lead in driving the change.
An indicative list of specializations of Mechanical Engineering which you can pursue in Germany is:
- Mechatronics
- Automotive Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- Production Engineering
- Robotics systems Engineering
- Power Engineering
- Renewable Energy Engineering
- Computational Science
- Masters of management and Engineering programs
Apart from this, some of the Avg. salary expectations per month (sorted by German states) for Mechanical engineers in Germany are as follows (source: gehalt.de):
- Baden-Württemberg — € 5,165
- Bavaria — € 5,006
- Berlin — € 4,482
- Bremen — € 4,583
- Hamburg — € 5,048
- Hesse — € 5,294
- Lower Saxony — € 4,380
- North Rhine-Westphalia — € 4,813
- Rhineland-Palatinate — € 4,684
- Saarland — € 4,546
- Saxony — € 3,814
- Schleswig-Holstein — € 4,203
- Brandenburg — € 3,779
BiG Tip!!!
I would also like to draw your attention to the two important tips in case you plan on coming to Germany to pursue Mechanical Engineering — firstly, if you are a Master’s student, you should try and get a part-time job or an internship in one of the established Mechanical engineering companies during your master’s (like Siemens for example); this will not only give you the relevant work experience of working for a German mechanical engineering brand but it will also reveal the company and the hiring professionals about your temperament, how you handle things, how you integrate with the team, manage people etc. because they would get to observe you closely for a significant period of time; that’s why your chances of getting hired in the very same company where you did your internship or a part-time job in, get significantly higher.
And the second tip is, learn the language! This is a super important point which you should always keep in your mind. If you already are in a B1/B2 level when you set your foot inside the country then you are already in a sweet-spot and you convey the message to the employers that you are willing to learn German and willing to integrate with the culture; this will also help you during your job interviews (in other fields too apart from Mechanical Engineering), daily works in Germany and would massively help you to build your professional network in Germany.
Hope this article was of some help to give you a basic idea about Mechanical Engineering in Germany and would make you think about Germany as a possible work or a study destination.
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