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 “Ingenieur”
The professional title for an engineer is protected by law. You may not use the German word “Ingenieur” (e.g. in your résumé) 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

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 “Ingenieur”
The professional title for an engineer is protected by law. You may not use the German word “Ingenieur” (e.g. in your résumé) 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