r/engineering
750k members
r/engineering is a subreddit with 750k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses engineering, struggling, job, hate, and worst, 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
Solution Requests
: "I Want To Create A Sacrificial Attachment Point For My Dogs GPS/Health Monitoring Collar As A Safety Measure"
6 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Heat and mass transfer: A practical approach by Yunus A. Cengel fifth edition"
4 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "Job offer considerations"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/engineering
#1
Engineering
: "r/Engineering's Monthly Oct 2026 Hiring Thread for Engineering Professionals"
40 posts
#2
Struggling
21 posts
#3
Job
16 posts
#4
Hate
10 posts
#5
Worst
6 posts
#6
Mechanical
5 posts
#7
Frustrating
5 posts
#8
Advice
4 posts
#9
Looking For A Software
4 posts
#10
Thread
: "Weekly Career Discussion Thread (12 Oct 2026)"
4 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 (02 Nov 2026)"
8 posts
#2
[GENERAL]
: "I’m a mechanical engineer and built a free app that shows how engineering formulas actually work (3D models, your numbers in the equation, cheatsheets)"
4 posts
#3
[MECHANICAL]
: "K-141 Kursk Sinking"
2 posts
#4
[CIVIL]
: "Sampoong Dept Store Collapse June 29, 1995"
2 posts
#5
Hiring Thread
: "r/engineering's Monthly Nov 2026 Hiring Thread for Engineering Professionals"
2 posts
#6
[ELECTRICAL]
: "Request (read: begging) for electronics parts donation for a research project"
2 posts
#7
[INDUSTRIAL]
: "Piper Alpha July 6, 1988"
1 post
#8
[PROJECT]
: "AI Structural Engineering"
1 post
Member Growth in r/engineering
Yearly
+38k members(5.3%)
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Last updated: November 10, 2026