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[โ€“] DandomRude@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

As far as I know, engineers are desperately sought after in Germany, for example. On the "Make it in Germany" website, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has a section with information for engineers.

Engineers also seem to be in demand in other European countries.

Maybe you'll find something with us โ€“ fingers crossed.

[โ€“] B0rax@feddit.org 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

What? My brother as an engineer spent almost a whole year job hunting in Germany. The current market is bad, with the car manufacturers (and their supply chain) kicking Out people left and right.

It is currently very difficult to find good engineering jobs in Germany.

[โ€“] DandomRude@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Then a lot must have changed in recent years. I can't judge that myself; I just kind of regularly see reports that demand for engineers is high, but I'm probably not up to date with the latest information.

[โ€“] B0rax@feddit.org 5 points 3 days ago

Yes a lot has changed in the last 2 years alone.

[โ€“] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The auto industry is having a hard time with the transition to EVs. They've become very polished at building internal combustion engines and very slow to pivot. Now all that expertise needs to be ditched.

[โ€“] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

German cars only look polished. This is the industry that started using plastic engine parts with designed fail times.