Transportation & Mobility in Berlin
Dear system analysts, mechanics, development engineers and colleagues, The transport and mobility industry has a wide range of professions in the intelligent transport systems (ITS), automotive and rail technology sectors. You can find Berlin and Brandenburg companies in the field of transportation & mobility in our overview!
Intelligent Transport Systems in Berlin
In the tIntelligent Transport Systems sector alone, over 90 companies and 24 research institutes have subsidiaries in the capital region. Together, they supervise and develop traffic management and traffic telematic solutions for driver assistance systems, as well as guidance and information technologies for buses and trains.
Berlin’s Intelligent Transport Systems specialises in car IT, navigation and maps, guidance and information technology (public transport), as well as fleet management and tolls. Berlin-based firms such as TomTom, MBition and T-Systems develop hard and software solutions for the automotive sector, in particular. Global players in the navigation manufacturing arena, such as TomTom Traffic, have their headquarters in the capital, are constantly working on new technologies and are represented in the global market with a successful product portfolio. Toll Collect – the operator of Germany’s HGV toll – also has its corporate HQ in Berlin.
Rail technology in Berlin
In addition, successful companies such as Borsig and AEG have established the capital as a center of rail transport technology. Berlin and Brandenburg's rail technology companies are the backbone of global transportation systems. Companies such as Stadler, Alstom, Siemens Mobility and Knorr-Bremse are based here. They are all potential employers.
Deutsche Bahn AG is Berlin's largest private employer - over 25,000 Berliners, including a significant number of academic specialists, work there. Stadler builds trains, suburban trains, subway trains and streetcars in Berlin, while Siemens Mobility develops components for rail control and safety technology here, which are then exported all over the world. Not to be forgotten is Alstom's engineering site for rail vehicles in Hennigsdorf. You can also look for a job here - as well as at the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), which is used by around 2.9 million passengers every day.
Automotive in Berlin
There are over 200 automotive companies in the capital, of which around 80 are industrial and supplier businesses, along with various engineering firms. BMW has its motorcycle factory in Berlin; Mercedes Benz operates its oldest production plant here and sellls cars, motorhomes, vans and trucks, among other things. As well as a handful of major players, the sector is also dominated by SMEs that mainly produce and sell system components and parts. Examples of these are Lonscher Waagen, Arthur Schambach and Conze Elektro-Mobile. Begin your job search now! It will be worth your while.
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Tesla’s new Gigafactory is located in Grünheide near Berlin. Jobs in engineering, construction, production and operations!
Science & research in the Transportation & Mobility industry
As an innovation location for Germany’s national transport and mobility sector, research into new mobility concepts is being conducted in Berlin. The focus is particularly on electric mobility. Together with the digital economy and global players in the automotive sector, start-ups are developing new ideas and concepts for electromobile logistics and connected micro mobility using small vehicles and charging technologies. There are excellent job opportunities for anyone who feels at home in research and science.
Popular research institutions in Berlin’s rail technology sector include the Technische Universität and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. These specialise in control and guidance technology, software, rail operations, railway construction, passenger information and supply.
Further Information
- Automotive in Berlin
- Rail Systems Technology in Berlin
- Intelligent Transport Systems in Berlin
- Regional industry association: Association ITS BB (german only)
- Transport Cluster Berlin
- Map: rail transportation technology, automotive & aerospace engineering
- The German Aerospace Center (DLR)
- Association of Automotive Suppliers (german only)
- Science & Research in Berlin