Working as an engineer in Germany

Engineers with foreign certificates are allowed to work as an engineer in Germany, provided that you first amend your university degree in Germany. Therefore, you need to take some important steps.

In this article, we will explain all the steps that enable you to modify your engineering certificate in Germany.

Steps to work as an engineer in Germany

• Obtaining a recognized engineering degree in Germany
• Decide exactly where you want to work in Germany, choose the state and city
• Submit your application at the adjustment office in the state centers
• Wait until you get the final decision
• If you need a visa, submit it at the embassy. See information Visa for searching for work in Germany.
• During the waiting time, contact German companies to obtain a job promise
• Get your visa and travel to Germany.

Working as an engineer in Germany for Arabs

These nationalities can apply to modify their engineering certificate to work as an engineer in Germany:

•  Jordanians
•  Ethiopians
•  Emiratis
•  Bahrain
•  Tunisians
•  Algerians
•  Saudis
•  Sudanese
•  Syrians
•  Somalis
•  Iraqis
•  الغابون
•  Palestinians
•  Qataris
•  Kuwaitis
•  Lebanese
•  Liberians
•  Libyans
•  Egyptians
•  Moroccans
•  Mauritanians
•  Nigerians
•  Yemenis
•  Chad
•  South Africa
•  جيبوتي
•  Cote d'Ivoire
•  Sultanate of Oman
•  مدغشقر

Engineering degrees recognized in Germany

One of the following certificates for engineers can be recognized in Germany:

•  Electronic simulation
•  electrical engineering
•  Mechanical engineering
• Mechatronics engineering
•  Biomedical Engineering
•  civil engineering
•  Bionanotechnology
•  Textile technology
• Data science engineering
•  Space science engineering
•  Communications Engineering
• Software engineering major
•  Computer engineering and informatics
•  Energy engineering
•  Metallurgy and manufacturing engineering
•  Chemical Engineering
•  Petrol Engineering
• Nuclear engineering
• Industrial engineering
• Chemical engineering
• Electrical and communications engineering
• agricultural engineering
• sound engineering
• Mechatronics engineering
• Alternative energy and renewable energy engineering
• Architecture Engineering

German states where you can work as an engineer

1. Berlin
2. Bavaria
3. Baden-Württemberg
4. Bremen
5. Brand Newburg
6. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
7. Hamburg
8. Hessian
9. North Rhine
10. Lower Saxony
11. Thuringia
12. Rhineland-Pfalz
13. Saarland
14. Saxony
15. Schleswig-Holstein
16. Sachsen-Anhalt

Submit a request to modify the engineering certificate in Germany

In order to submit a successful modification application to work as an engineer in Germany, you must follow the following steps:

Method 1

• Specify the name of the city you want to work in as we mentioned
• Find the appropriate adjustment center by searching for “anerkennung ausländischer ingenieur” and at the end, write the name of the city.
• Go to the center’s website and search for the application, fill it out and send it with the required documents

The second method

1. go to the The official website for amending certificates is here
2. Download the Certification Evaluation Checklist . Read the checklist carefully. Get all the documents mentioned there.
3. Click on the word Zum Antragsformular
4. Fill out the order information
5.  Register the application online
6. In Step 4, enter “Blue Card” under the purpose of submitting the application. Only if you are currently outside Germany.
7. Send the signed application form with documents to the ZAB postal address.
8. After your complete order is received in the mail, they will send you a fee notification via email.
9. Mail processing may take a few days.
10. When the certificate evaluation fee is received in an account on the previous site you will receive payment confirmation. 
11. Your documents will be reviewed.
12. The processing time for certification assessment is usually 3 months. 
13. This period begins after receiving payment, when you submit all the necessary documents for evaluation of the certificate
14. You will be contacted by email only. 
15. Please check your email box regularly.

You should know that the cost of the first application to amend an engineering certificate in Germany is 200 euros and is paid either via bank transfer, PayPal, or MasterCard directly on their official website.

Documents required to work as an engineer in Germany

• The application you filled out to evaluate the certificate with your signature
• University certificate in the original language as an officially certified copy
• If the university does not issue a certificate, send a report that you have completed your studies
• University transcript as an officially certified copy
• High School certificate
• A simple copy of your identity document and passport
• If you are now in Germany, send a copy of your residence permit
• If you have worked or are working now, sending experience certificates or an employment contract is a very good thing
• If you have engineering training certificates, send them as well.

Final amendment decision

Once you receive a final answer from the adjustment office, you will receive a final decision stating that your degree is recognized in Germany, and here you can start working and write to companies to obtain a work contract, but if you are outside Germany, you need to obtain a visa, and here there are two types:

• Work visa: You must have a work contract in Germany from a company here, and its duration depends on the duration of the contract
• Job search visa: You do not have an employment contract and want to travel in order to search for an opportunity, and its duration is only six months

To obtain a work visa or to search for work, you must submit an application to the German embassy in the country in which you live or the embassy closest to you, so that you can obtain it for travel.

Engineer salary in Germany

An engineer's salary varies depending on several factors, including:

• Workplace
• The engineering field you work in
• The company you work for
• Additional services provided by the contract
• The years of experience you have
• Certificates of experience you have
• Do you only have a B.Sc. Or also a master's degree?
• Your negotiating skills with the company owner to obtain a higher price offer.

Engineers salaries in Germany

• Mechanical engineers: 79300 euros
• Sales engineers: 70100 euros
• Development engineers: 66800 euros
• Process engineers: €64200
• Quality engineers: 63800 euros
• Civil engineer 78000 euros
• Architecture and design engineer 55000 euros
• Aeronautical Engineering: 50000 euros
• Vehicle technology 55000 euros
• Medical Engineering 62.284 euros

A table showing the salary of an engineer according to the German state

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