How I Became an Automation Engineer in Germany as a Fresh Grad (+ Part Time Master's)

[@PianistStefanBoetel]

We love to have smart people like you working and studying here.

[@GESTEofficial]

Aw thank you 😊

[@RafkyRifaldi]

This is awesome! Your journey makes me so excited to chasing my dream to study in Germany!

[@GESTEofficial]

Yay! Glad it helped! 🙌

[@RafkyRifaldi]

@@GESTEofficial I emailed you something. Would be happy if you check it😇 Thank you

[@ridersaitou]

Really inspiring story, thanks for sharing

[@GESTEofficial]

Thank you! ☺️

[@himomhey3437]

Congratulations. This is so inspiring. I am also an engineering student and I am in my last schoolyear and want to work in the Automation Industry. And as of now my programming skill is soooooo basic but I am working on it now. Watching this video really motivated me. Thank you.

[@GESTEofficial]

Glad to hear that ☺️ I'm sure you'll do great, good luck! 🙌

[@KIA36900]

Do a course in PLC and Scada programming

[@oliverr.5058]

Hey, welcome to germany, enjoy your time!

[@GESTEofficial]

Thank you, I will! 😆

[@KajenDE]

Just found your channel. Keep up the good Videos!

[@GESTEofficial]

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate that ☺️☺️☺️

[@fachriyasir7083]

Awesome! Your video is such an inspiration for me. I really love your story and hard working personality. I'm also a student majored in industrial automation in Bandung, we mostly study about manufacturing process control using plc and stuff. But we learn mechatronics as the foundation and it's a really fun and challenging area.

[@warrior100girl]

Hey glad to hear, you enjoy living here in Germany.

[@GESTEofficial]

Thanks so much! ☺️☺️

[@warrior100girl]

@@GESTEofficial I know the struggle. :D I am a Chinese born german by now. But getting to Germany and starting here a new life as a kid was quite bumpy. My parents struggled more than me. Now after all these years, I start as a Software Engineer at a big german company.

[@GESTEofficial]

Woahh I'm glad to hear that! 🙌 I agree, we have quite a few things in common. Also happy to know a fellow female engineer 😎👊

[@LunExis]

Hi, I'm Kristan, a mechatronic engineering student. I really love not just your story, but also the way you tell it : )... your personality. I plan to take a masters degree in Germany by God's grace when I'm done with my Bsc. here. I think I'd really love to keep up with your channel : )

[@GESTEofficial]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed my video. And good luck to you :)

[@Youngzeez1]

lovely video from you!!! thanks for sharing.

[@himanshuraj296]

i think KZbin recommendation is improving day by day

[@GESTEofficial]

Glad to hear that! 😁

[@inotoni6148]

I congratulate you on your success. You were very lucky with the job. I am from Germany and have also studied mechatronics and learned C programming. I also wrote a few programs during my studies. The funny thing is that I don't have a chance to get a job as a programmer. After graduating, I worked as a CAD designer in the automotive industry for 13 years and would like to switch to programming, but I'm no longer in my early 20s and unfortunately I don't have a chance. I'm almost never lucky in my life. To get a job as a programmer, I would probably have to study a second time.

[@GESTEofficial]

Thank you so much!! I did get very lucky 🥺 I hope you still can enjoy your current job or have better opportunities soon ☺️ viel Glück und Erfolg! 💪

[@dominikbaricak9589]

Are you crazy? The good thing about programming is that EVERYBODY can be a programmer if he/she wants. It's much harder to learn EE or ME on your own than some programming.

[@ariefelangraharja2573]

Wahh selamat!!! Malem2 iseng browsing akhirnya nemu video ini sangat mencerahkan 😄

[@GESTEofficial]

Terima kasihh! Semoga bermanfaat ☺️

[@wora1111]

Welcher Deutschlevel bist Du jetzt? B2? The way through internship and thesis into a company happens often. I used to hire several employees that way every year (for my department). Makes the decision to hire very easy because you know what you get.

[@GESTEofficial]

Ich habe zuletzt B1.1 gelernt und nie offizielle Tests gemacht, daher bin ich mir nicht sicher was mein aktuelles Level ist 😅 And thanks for the good tip! 🙌

[@wora1111]

@@GESTEofficial Der eine deutsche Antwortsatz sah nach C1 aus. Also für alle praktischen Zwecke fließend. C1 ist Voraussetzung für Ärzte.

[@GESTEofficial]

@@wora1111 vielen Dank! 🙈 Ich muss allerdings noch viel mehr üben

[@wora1111]

@@GESTEofficial I started learning English about 56 years ago im Gymnasium. But I keep finding new words. Plus languages are evolving. Last I heard of a verb "to twin" for "doing the same thing" as somebody else. And there are many similar cases, especially in US-English. So: Do not despair! Neither will I.

[@GESTEofficial]

@@wora1111 Agreed! Then toi toi toi to both of us! 😊

[@MHG1023]

How did your family react when you told them you got a regular contract offer ? Since, you initially had planned to return to Indonesia ... Nevertheless you made a great achievement especially considering the not so great economic circumstances. ... but then you have likely left a pretty good impression on your employer so far.

[@GESTEofficial]

Hmmm good question...my dad was hoping for it so I think he was glad, my mom was surprised but she knew it was good for me so she was also happy, but also sad that I'll be away for a while. But I'm glad for technology - at least we can voice or video call very often now without thinking of phone bills 😄 And thank you! I sure hope I leave a good mark at my company ☺️

[@atiladeoke]

You inspire me.

[@beatrixpastoors1104]

Da hast du ja wirklich Glück gehabt! Quite amazing story! Hab vorhin dein Video auf Deutsch entdeckt und wollte hier nachschauen, was dich denn ausgerechnet ins Siegerland verschlagen hat. Jetzt verstehe ich's. In Freudenberg war ich erst vor wenigen Wochen und habe die dortige Fachwerkinnenstadt besichtigt. Sehr nett. 👍 Aber Großstadtleben ist natürlich etwas gaaanz Anderes. 😉

[@GESTEofficial]

Vielen Dank! Ich genieße meine Zeit hier :)

[@NuclearMex]

It is rare to see a full mechatronics program. Congratulations and I hope that you are doing well.

[@obviouslysharad]

Congratulations on your job. I am also planning to do a master's in Robotics/Automation from Germany. Already got my B2 Zertifikat and as of now working here in India as a software engineer. Would love to connect with you someday 😃

[@GESTEofficial]

Woah nice! Viel Erfolg! 🙌🙌

[@aatifshaikh66]

Correction: Mecatronics is the mixture of two main field electronics and mechanical engineering. Although, you can subgroup electronics into several sub field electrical, electronics (design) and software.

[@BertieinSweden]

Thank you for sharing your inspirational story. 😃💗

[@awaisali440]

Good to see you.

[@GESTEofficial]

Thank you ☺️

[@MrMar793]

This is a great story! I am currently studying automation engineering in the department of electrical engineering and I am strongly considering getting into the path of programming and software engineering, I would like to know what you think of the supply/demand for automation engineers in Germany compared to software development? And I hope you good luck in your career!

[@GESTEofficial]

Hi! I asked my manager about this. He said both automation engineers and software developers are in demand in Germany because there's a shortage for both. To get a job, maybe it is a little easier to get an automation engineering job because it usually requires some travel and a lot of people don't want that. From income, they're both similar. So he suggests you take the one that you enjoy more ☺️

[@MrMar793]

@@GESTEofficial thanks so much for making the effort of asking and replying to me, I am 1.5 - 2 years away from graduation and started learning a bit of c#.NET development at the side to add a valuable skill to my skillset, however I really like the field of automation engineering, it is just that we don't have much industrial work going on where I live (Libya) so it's quite a pain to find a job in this field here, so I would like to move to germany or an other country where I can find good opportunities in the field, thanks again and it would be cool if you talk about the skills in demand in automation engineering in Germany.

[@GESTEofficial]

Good luck to you! 🙌 And thanks for the topic suggestion

[@genius11433]

Came here from your Q&A video. It is interesting to see how many twists and turns your life's journey had. Speaking about blessings in disguise, have you ever heard the song "Blessings" by Laura Story? You might like it, given how it talks about bad events sometimes being blessings in disguise.

[@greatilyrian6533]

Excellent video keep it up

[@eloy1131]

Wow you had a great journey to where you're at now. Great story. And you can still be a model 😁

[@manivannan6278]

I saw your video because I love you ❤

[@TheDoctorIWho]

Congratulations to your job. And yes, as an employer, I prefer honest applicants, too. You have to fit in the team and if you are willing to learn: Great. By accident you achieved the best possible career path in my opinion. To know what a person is capable of as a working student is worth a lot for an employer. It saves time and money to find the right employee.

[@GESTEofficial]

Thank you so much for your kind words! I really appreciate it. ☺️☺️

[@rock801]

I wish there are more employers like you, a rare species. I am scratching my 40 and I worked as a engineer in a different field, and I am looking into the PLC and SCADA automation junkyard.

[@psyk0l0ge]

it so funny to learn about studying in germany as a german from a foregin person XD

[@bmk2561]

hi fellow indonesian :D im interested to study in germany and pursue a career in automation. do u have an insight to choose between ingenieurinformatik, technische informatik, and maschinenbau? great video btw!

[@ephraimmarcus4045]

Lovely Cheerful Girl. Love to hear your story. GOD Blessed.

[@pentakotarohithvishal1241]

Hello here, I was looking for my Master's in Germany in the field of Automation and control/ROBOTICS, As I did my Bachelors in EEE. Can u suggest me the best universities to do masters in automation and robotics.

[@MrMar793]

What programming languages are most used in your field(automation engineering) in germany?and what programming languages are most in demand there generally?and lastly how is your degree connected to control system engineering and PLC programming...etc? And sorry for bothering you with my many questions 😅

[@GESTEofficial]

Hi! Thanks for the questions. In my job particularly, I use VB.NET/C#, and for web development JS/HTML/CSS. My colleagues handling PLC stuff use ladder logic/SCL. I have friends working here using python and other languages. So I think there's a wide range of languages in demand. My particularly degree is not really connected to PLC programming. I'm doing a lot of MATLAB this semester. 🙂

[@bennannizakarya8221]

I'm automation engineer but im thinking about swapping to web dev:/ can someone give me some advices

[@aptechmalaysia3903]

Html ,css JavaScript and react this is the way

[@ucas5301]

What if you don't have B.Eng? Instead you only have S.T which you got from Indonesian's uni. Would you still be able to apply for a company over there? I'm taking Chemical Engineering anyway. But I've already made a contract with an international company in Indonesia for 3 years. So I would say when I apply (later) to the company in Germany, I will be having a work experience. Idk if that helps or no.. 🥺

[@ironlake8944]

I'm from Malaysia. I graduated in Diploma Mechatronic engineering and can't afford to pursue for a degree. I want to get a job in manufacturing automation. What specific skills and knowledge i should know ?

[@georgenet816]

Hi Gene May i know which uni in indonesia you went through which has a link to germany? GBU

[@rock801]

Hey, is there any way to do contractual automation engineer work? I only find full time jobs requiring some years of experience in the field which I cannot prove.

[@hrithikapeter7340]

I have completed my bachelor's in physics. Can I apply for ms in automation and control engineering?.And I am looking into Germany. Is there any other areas which has more scope .

[@Kevin-vf5wv]

I have an 8 yrs exp in test automation and have worked for well known software companies before, although I'm currently living in 3rd world country. What is the chance of getting an automation engr job in germany with my profile?

[@Labb-E]

Hello there, i'm thinking about studying automation engineering here in Brazil, my first option was actually Computer Science but i don't have enough points to do it now. I love programming and was actually expecting to work with it, is it a good idea for me to stick with Automation Engineering or should i study try Computer Science again? I dream of working outside of my country too, are there good opportunities in Germany for these fields?

[@evaporatesx]

Hey mate! I am curious about your decision, are you studying automation right now?

[@rouabhiamouhamed257]

I want to study engineering cycle in germany knowing that I have a baccalaureate and that I studied industrial electricity & automation for three years at the university in tunisia Can you help me get enough information to enroll in a university in germany ?

[@veermanidhillon1859]

I wish you All the Best for your Bright future 😇You're smart and intelligent too😊.

[@aissaelouahabi2306]

Nice !

[@sezerkuntasa6182]

is it a must to finish masters engineering degree in Germany even your bachelor degree has been taken from a non-european country?

[@suhaibahmed9853]

Hey thanks for the information. Could pls let me know which programming language is in demand in Germany?

[@GESTEofficial]

I'd say it's a good mix, but I'm using VB.NET/C#, JS/HTML/CSS. I have friends also use python and java, among others. For PLC in my company it's ladder or SCL.

[@kucuksamuray]

I am searching an internship for 8-10 weeks. Is mandatory to speak german to make an internship in Germany, or English could be enough ? Thanks !

[@GESTEofficial]

Depends on the company you're applying to, but it is possible to have it in English. Though for socializing with colleagues it would be better if you know basic German 🙂

[@MT-AUTOMATION]

Can you teach me about PLC Siemens

[@007swamy]

I am an Instrumentation Graduate working in Industrial Automation field.....

[@aptechmalaysia3903]

Ms hw to be an automation engineer please provide some guidance

[@007swamy]

Hi... Which courses are good to study for Masters in Industrial Automation Field???

[@GESTEofficial]

Hello, I think either electrical engineering or systems engineering would offer related courses with a focus on automation. Maybe some unis offer similar programs as well

[@siryn1524]

hi, do you need to know german to work as an automation engineer ?

[@namnguyeninh8920]

How can you speak English so fluently, I'm vietnamese and studying automation engineer in the first year in the university , but I had so much struggle with the lectures( my curriculumn is taught by english)

[@namnguyeninh8920]

I also have the intention to study abroad in Germany too, but my teacher recommended me to study Korean because it is easier than German

[@master8707]

Ich muss dir für deinen Erfolg gratulieren

[@anjulkumar5225]

I am Anjul Kumar , I am From India 🇮🇳 , I really love your youtube channel, I am Electrical Engineering Students.

[@GESTEofficial]

Hello! Thanks so much :)

[@sahzebkhan3986]

It's really inspiring story.❤️...and I really need your help .I too wanna do mechatronics engineering...can you suggest me some University please🙏...

[@GESTEofficial]

Thanks! Hmm...it depends which city you prefer, but I think all Universität or Fachhochschule in Germany are similar in terms of standards and curriculum, so any uni that offers the degree would be good ☺️

[@chyle.mp4]

💗💗💗💗

[@rock801]

Which Fachhochschule offers a part time master?

[@GESTEofficial]

Quite a few. Mine is FH Südwestfalen in Hagen. You should look for "Teilzeit" or "Berufsbegleitend" programs :)

[@ootskeehahnchenflugel5800]

Tangerang "the city next to jakarta" xD

[@GESTEofficial]

A bit of clarification is needed XD

[@prabhulogy1139]

I am a also an automation engineer india. Is there any opportunities for me get job in germany

[@GESTEofficial]

There are always opportunities! ☺️

[@ramin6772]

How money got you in month ?

[@ayyamperumalperiyasamy254]

Mam my sun also studin mechatronics eng possible get job in germany

[@GESTEofficial]

Yes, it's possible! 😊

[@ayyamperumalperiyasamy254]

@@GESTEofficial mam after finish machhatronics can go job or can compleat robatics automation Eng which one better pls reply your experience

[@GESTEofficial]

It depends if you want to get a job quickly or continue your study, or you can do both at the same time by mixing full time & part time :)

[@win-wl4pg]

Hello jennie blackpink

[@GESTEofficial]

Ohhhh wow thankss 🙈🙈✨

[@tuibchjvcgjvcgjkbvcuiibvhjvbj]

Im a Robotics and automation engineer help me to find a job😢

[@damodharan673]

Hi Gene where I can get connect with you

[@GESTEofficial]

Hi! For inquiries you can drop me an email at [e-mail] 😊

[@joseZudaire]

Holy shit, 22 and a half and you're already doing a Masters?

[@chocoblin5887]

suffering from success.

[@inggermanydeutschland3808]

Super lucky.

[@sifouad6945]

What about programming with ladder 😄 Didn't know automation engineers use low level programming languages like c++ in a usual day in work 🙄

[@GESTEofficial]

Ladder is used by my colleagues who work with PLC programming. I currently work with VB.NET, C#, and JS, but learned C++ during uni. 🙂

[@sifouad6945]

@@GESTEofficial so u work in embedded systems department right !

[@GESTEofficial]

Officially I work in the Automation department in the developer team ☺️

[@Alice-oq4jm]

Your too pretty to be programming

[@mohamedajahoud8406]

Can you share with us your LinkedIn please