Job market intelligence · Germany

Mechanical Engineer Jobs in Germany

CAD appears in 37% of analyzed listings. Berlin is the most frequently named city, and 20% are marked as hybrid.

Mechanical Engineer job listings

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Job-market data

What the listings show

Based on 267 job listings we analyzed since 16 March 2026. Not a list of current vacancies.

267
job listings analyzed
173
companies behind these listings
21%
of listings offer hybrid or remote work
72%
of listings name a city
Skill signals

Which skills recur

Share of 267 analyzed listings that name each skill. One listing can name several.

Industrial & electrical61% of listings

CAD
37%
Elektrotechnik
11%
Inbetriebnahme
10%
Instandhaltung / Wartung
10%
Automation
7%
AutoCAD
7%

Business methods28% of listings

Project Management
15%
Customer Service
6%
Vertrieb / Sales
4%
Digitalisierung
3%
Consulting
2%
Process Optimization
2%
Positioning

What gets you in, and what sets you apart

Use this to decide what your CV leads with: expected skills keep you in the running, rarer ones set you apart.

Shares of the analyzed listings; skills are extracted from each listing.

Your edge

Rarer but present. These are what set a candidate apart.

  • Project Management40 listings · 15%
  • Elektrotechnik29 listings · 11%
  • Inbetriebnahme28 listings · 11%
  • Instandhaltung / Wartung27 listings · 10%
Use the findings

What to take into your search

Skill requirements vary by listing

In the listingsEven the most named skills (CAD, Project Management and Elektrotechnik) each appear in fewer than half of listings.How to use itChoose examples that fit the specific posting. No one keyword represents the whole job type.

Fully remote listings are less common

In the listingsOnly 1% of listings are fully remote. Hybrid is 20% and onsite 47%.How to use itIf you need fully remote work, check the work mode before spending time on an application.
Working conditions

Work patterns and requirements

Work mode

47%Onsite
Onsite 47%
Unspecified 32%
Hybrid 20%
Remote 1%
Do these jobs need German?

Of 267 analyzed listings, 95 require German, 49 say it is optional or a plus, and 123 do not say.

German optional 16%
German a plus 2%
German required 36%
Not stated 46%

4% of the listings are written in English.

Seniority
Mid-level 28%
Junior 14%
Senior 13%
Unspecified 45%
Who these listings are open to
Apprenticeship (Ausbildung) 4%
Contract 2%
Working student (Werkstudent) 2%
Internship / Praktikum 2%
Part-time 1%
Unspecified 12%

Full-time 77% (not shown in the bar).

Where the jobs cluster

Top locations

193 listings name a city (72%)
74 name no city (28%)

These postings don't specify a city in the data we have. That doesn't mean location isn't required, only that none was listed.

Cities named most often

  1. 1Berlin13 listings5%
  2. 2Hamburg8 listings3%
  3. 3Munich4 listings2%
  4. 4Oldenburg4 listings2%
  5. 5Cottbus4 listings2%
  6. 6Kassel3 listings1%

Counts and shares are of all 267 analyzed listings.

The recurring stack

What appears together

  • CAD + Prototyping5%
  • CAD + ERP5%
  • Project Management + Instandhaltung / Wartung4%
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does a skill percentage mean every employer requires it?

No. It is the share of analyzed listings that explicitly name the skill. Read each posting, then show examples only for skills you actually have.

What if a listing has no city?

74 of 267 analyzed listings have no city in our data. They are not assigned to a city in the chart; this does not establish whether remote work is possible.

Why can the open listings differ from the market figures?

The market figures come from an analysis dated 22 September 2026. The open listings are loaded from the current index and can change between visits.

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Source: Kariyan job index, Germany. Some location, language and seniority fields are incomplete. We do not publish salary, demographic or response-rate data.