Title Engineer in Germany

Question

Hi all, 
 I was trying to find out how to ask this in the Germany Local Network section of EngX but I can't figure out where it is. 
 I'm going to be working for a company in Germany, but remotely from the UK. I gather that to formally use the title "Engineer" in Germany certain qualifications are required, for which equivalence with UK qualifications may or may not exist. Could anyone point me in the direction of finding out how to figure this all out please? 
 Cheers

mapj1 · Accepted Answer

https://verwaltung.bund.de/leistungsverzeichnis/en/leistung/99150085001000 
 is a good introduction, but what is equivalent will depend on your branch of ingineering and the qualifications you hold. 
 https://www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/de/index.php 
 ist more help for that. 
 You will need to understand German to get the best out of that website, although there is some of it in Englsh, and note that the exact process varies by Bundesland - your employer should be able to advise, but the recognition issuing authority will be local, and the details of the process, and the costs are not the same in different places. 
 Mike.

Andy Millar · Answer

It is also worth checking how much difference being able (or not) to use the title actually means. 
 E,g, https://howtogermany.com/jobs/job-search/career-information-for-foreign-engineers-in-germany/#:~:text=Use%20of%20the%20title%20%E2%80%9CIngenieur,the%20title%20for%20your%20work . 
 "Use of the title &ldquo;Ingenieur&rdquo; The professional title for an engineer is protected by law. You may not use the German word &ldquo;Ingenieur&rdquo; (e.g. in your r&eacute;sum&eacute;) until you have gone through the accreditation process. However, there are only a few special cases where you really need the title for your work. But you may face situations where it is a psychological advantage." 
 I'd suggest it's worth actually checking with the company you're going to be working for, they'll know the local situation both in their part of Germany and in their particular field (e.g., at a guess, you may find that if they are working on government contracts that it's more of a requirement). This extract does suggest that it may be a bit like Canada where you may need a few tame PEngs in the business to put final signatures on "legal" documents, but the majority of working engineers don't need to worry too much. Or maybe even more extreme like the UK where "Chartered Engineer" is protected by law but only a tiny minority of roles absolutely require it. (Not to say it's not good to have! But there's a difference between good to have and essential.) 
 Do share here what you find out - I'm sure it'll be useful for others. 
 I've not done a lot of work in Germany (at least, not for about 35 years), but for the bits I have done it's never even been mentioned. 
 Thanks, 
 Andy

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