VDMA surveyRole of the engineer in mechanical engineering
The demand for engineers in mechanical and plant engineering in Germany is increasing - this is the conclusion reached by the VDMA in a new survey of engineers. Computer&AUTOMATION shows the results in detail in a picture gallery.
© VDMA-Ingenieur-Erhebung 2017
... around one sixth of our engineers will retire in the next ten years." In general, the number of engineers retiring will increase in the coming years as the "baby boom" generation retires. At the same time, more than half of the companies surveyed expect a further increase in the number of engineers over the next five years.