Electrical Engineering in Berlin

Dear alarm system engineers, electrical engineers, technical managers, electronics specialists and colleagues, Berlin’s electrical engineering sector has a wide range of professions. These are primarily concerned with the development, production and management of electronic devices and systems. The main sub-sectors are:

• Development and production of installation devices and systems 
• Power supply 
• Microelectronics

Since the beginning of the 20th century, Berlin has been known as “Electropolis” – city of electricity. More than 28,000 colleagues already work in the electrical/electronics industry, making it one of the capital’s industrial sectors with the largest workforce.

As well as several large firms, Berlin-Brandenburg is also home to medium-sized industrial companies, in particular, including many global market leaders. AEMtec, Bogen Electronic, First Sensor, imc Meßsysteme, MTS Systems, LayTec and PCS Power Converter Solutions are just some of the companies offering employment. You can find more Berlin and Brandenburg companies in the field of electrical engineering in our overview!

The sector is dominated by environmental and energy technologies. For example, power converters and electrical equipment for wind farms, solar power plants and industrial applications are built in the capital region, while optical components, modules and subsystems for telecommunication applications are also developed, produced and marketed. Begin your job search now! It will be worth your while.

Science in Berlin’s electrical engineering industry

Berlin is one of four German electric mobility locations. Research is conducted at research institutions such as IHP GmbH - Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics (a member of the Leibniz Association), the Institute of Energy and Automation Technology and the Institute of High-Frequency and Semiconductor System Technologies. Together with the industry’s Berlin-based firms, commercially viable technologies and applications are developed here for the following four key application-related areas:

• Mobility
• Smart grid
• Infrastructure
• Networks

Studying Electrical Engineering in Berlin

In Berlin, there are six colleges and universities offering electrical/electronic courses. Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) alone has more than ten different courses specialising in various topics. Find out more!