Production engineers are professionals who focus on planning, designing, and optimizing production processes, ensuring that production runs efficiently by using technologies and methods to increase productivity and reduce costs.
In Germany, a production engineer can expect different salaries, depending on factors such as work experience, training, industry, region and company size.
In order to work as a production engineer, a degree in mechanical engineering, production engineering or business engineering is usually required. Many employers also want to gain practical experience through internships or work-student activities in order to apply the theoretical knowledge in practice.
Production engineers have a wide range of career opportunities in various industries, such as manufacturing, the automotive sector, aviation and space, or food production.
