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Engineering · B1–B2–C1 · 6 units

Technik

An engineer's work in a German company: the project meeting, drawings and tolerances, a fault on the line, health and safety, a supplier who is late — and presenting a delay and a change request to the client.

Engineers and technicians in development, production or maintenance — and anyone who works with drawings, machines and suppliers.

  1. 1. Die ProjektbesprechungB1Report on your work in a team meeting: what's done, what the problem is, what you suggest, what you need and by when.
  2. 2. Maße und ToleranzenB1Talk about a technical drawing: dimensions and tolerances, which version applies, what changed and why — and agree what happens with parts already made.
  3. 3. Eine Störung an der AnlageB1Report a fault on the phone — the machine, the error, since when, what you tried — follow the hotline's instructions, and write the fault report afterwards.
  4. 4. Die SicherheitsunterweisungB1Understand and explain the safety rules of a workshop or plant: what to wear, where to walk, what to do in an emergency, and why every accident is reported.
  5. 5. Lieferanten und AngeboteB2Read a supplier's offer and its conditions, and negotiate a late delivery on the phone and in writing — firmly, politely, and with everything confirmed.
  6. 6. Präsentation beim KundenC1Present a project's status to a client's technical team — a delay, a design change and what it costs — answer critical questions without getting defensive, and negotiate a change request: keep what you owe apart from what the client changed, make a concession only for something in return, and put it all in a formal summary.

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Working as an engineer in Germany

  • The job title „Ingenieur“ is protected by the laws of the federal states. To call yourself Ingenieurin or Ingenieur with a degree from abroad, you need it recognised — usually by the Ingenieurkammer or the authority of your state.
  • You can work as an engineer without that recognition: you then use the name of your foreign degree.
  • If the recognition finds differences, they can be closed with an Eignungsprüfung (aptitude test) or an Anpassungslehrgang.
  • For an application, keep certified copies of your degree and sworn translations of it ready.
Anerkennung in Deutschland — the federal government's portal on recognition Make it in Germany — the federal government's portal for skilled workers

Rules change and depend on your state and your case — the official portals and your authority have the last word.