r/engineering
737k members
r/engineering is a subreddit with 737k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses engineering, struggling, job, tartaria, and career, and they frequently recommend/review cad software, suppliers, and pm software.
r/engineering is a forum for engineering professionals to share information, knowledge, experience related to the principles & practices of the numerous engineering disciplines.
r/engineering is **NOT** for students to ask for guidance on selecting their major, or for homework / project help. Read the sidebar BEFORE posting.
Popular Themes in r/engineering
#1
Advice Requests
: "Old books"
9 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Free open-source structural design tool I built, looking for engineers to tear it apart"
8 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "r/engineering's Monthly Jun 2026 Hiring Thread for Engineering Professionals"
3 posts
#4
News
: "Can a $1.3B private desalination project save Corpus Christi from a water crisis?"
2 posts
#5
Pain & Anger
: "My dryer is killing me"
1 post
#6
Ideas
: "Mechanical engineers are building a data-driven wildfire playbook to predict exactly how fires spread through urban neighborhoods."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/engineering
#1
Engineering
: "I'm Professor Ismet Canbulat, a geotechnical engineer and Head of UNSW's School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering. Ask Me Anything about the future of mining, geotech Engineering and sustainability in the mining industry!"
83 posts
#2
Struggling
22 posts
#3
Job
16 posts
#4
Tartaria
: "Tartaria Unveiled: The Epic Battle of Good vs. Evil and the Incubator Babies Cover-Up"
16 posts
#5
Career
: "Weekly Career Discussion Thread (08 Jun 2026)"
15 posts
#6
Career Discussion
: "Weekly Career Discussion Thread (26 Jan 2026)"
12 posts
#7
Technology
: "r/engineering's Monthly Feb 2026 Hiring Thread for Engineering Professionals"
12 posts
#8
History
11 posts
#9
Hate
10 posts
#10
Worst
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/engineering
Cad Software
12 reviews
#1
CAD Software
3.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Siemens NX
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
GMSH
4.0★ from 1 review
Suppliers
10 reviews
#1
Xometry
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Makerverse
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
SendCutSend
4.0★ from 1 review
Pm Software
9 reviews
#1
Deltek
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
A-Site
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Jira
3.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/engineering
#1
Weekly Discussion
: "Weekly Career Discussion Thread (01 Jun 2026)"
25 posts
#2
[GENERAL]
: "Hello r/engineering! We're Eben Upton (CEO), James Adams (CTO of Hardware Engineering), and Gordon Hollingworth (CTO of Software Engineering) at Raspberry Pi. Ask us anything about Industrial and Embedded applications"
10 posts
#3
[MECHANICAL]
: "Which o-ring material creates the least particles when used as a shaft seal?"
9 posts
#4
Hiring Thread
: "r/engineering's Monthly May 2026 Hiring Thread for Engineering Professionals"
6 posts
#5
[AEROSPACE]
: "Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida"
5 posts
#6
[ELECTRICAL]
: "Building a terrestrial rover to explore the ecosystem"
4 posts
#7
[IMAGE]
: "Rate My Find"
2 posts
#8
[CIVIL]
: "Huge undersea wall dating from 5000 BC found in France"
2 posts
#9
[PROJECT]
: "After seeing that < $1 hand-powered paper centrifuge, I tried making my own low-cost lab device"
2 posts
#10
[CHEMICAL]
: "Pickling surface finish on stainless steel weldments"
2 posts
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Yearly
+34k members(4.9%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026