Engineering

Get a detailed overview of the local engineering sector, including hiring trends and areas of job promise. Below is a brief excerpt from this section:

Overview

From residential developments to large infrastructure construction, as well as automatized production plants and transportation, Spain has a solid engineering industry, constantly needing experienced professionals. Clean and renewable energy, desalination, waste management, chemical and aerospace engineering are prime areas of opportunity...

Employment Outlook

The outlook is positive in the new hiring of engineers in the country, according to Hays. The instability of global markets requires increasingly competitive industries, so Spanish companies will continue to invest in modernizing systems and achieving more efficient production processes. The outlook is promising for engineers specialized in these areas with the projection that new jobs will increase by 20% in the coming months...

Areas of Job Promise

Spain is a world leader when it comes to clean and renewable energies. The nation counts over 80,000 direct and indirect employees and around 4,000 companies of different sizes and activities in this subsector. The government aims to produce at least 70% of the country’s electricity from renewable energy by 2030 and completely fuel the country by renewable sources of energy by 2050.

The well-developed aerospace and defense sector employs more than 45,000 people, and there are several public aerospace R&D centers across the country. The aerospace sector specializes in military transport and special mission aircraft, MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) activities and air traffic management.

Spain is Europe’s second-largest car manufacturer and eighth-largest automobile manufacturer worldwide. This industry generates around 10% of the national GDP and almost 2 million people are linked to it. There are more than 15 production plants, representing most of the world's car manufacturers, and over 180 organizations dedicated to these industry activities. Electric vehicle development is slated to become a major area of activity. Spain currently produces 16 electric vehicle models.

This is just a brief sample of the extensive information in the GoinGlobal Spain Career Guide, which is carefully researched and regularly updated by career experts.