r/engineering

736k members
r/engineering is a subreddit with 736k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses engineering, struggling, tartaria, job, and career, and they frequently recommend/review cad software, 3d cad software, and suppliers.
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"
7 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Free open-source structural design tool I built, looking for engineers to tear it apart"
6 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "Forklift Op & Recessed Pallets"
3 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "My dryer is killing me"
1 post
#5
News
: "Can a $1.3B private desalination project save Corpus Christi from a water crisis?"
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!"
101 posts
#2

Struggling

31 posts
#3

Tartaria

22 posts
#4

Job

17 posts
#5

Career

: "Weekly Career Discussion Thread (09 Feb 2026)"
16 posts
#6

History

15 posts
#7

Career Discussion

: "Weekly Career Discussion Thread (26 Jan 2026)"
14 posts
#8

Technology

: "r/engineering's Monthly Feb 2026 Hiring Thread for Engineering Professionals"
14 posts
#9

Hard Time

12 posts
#10

Hate

10 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

3d Cad Software

12 reviews
#1
CAD Software
4.5 from 2 reviews
#2
SolidWorks
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Autodesk Inventor
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

Flair Used in r/engineering

#1
Weekly Discussion
: "Weekly Career Discussion Thread (01 Jun 2026)"
23 posts
#2
[MECHANICAL]
: "Which o-ring material creates the least particles when used as a shaft seal?"
8 posts
#3
[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"
8 posts
#4
[AEROSPACE]
: "Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida"
4 posts
#5
Hiring Thread
: "r/engineering's Monthly May 2026 Hiring Thread for Engineering Professionals"
4 posts
#6
[ELECTRICAL]
: "Building a terrestrial rover to explore the ecosystem"
3 posts
#7
[PROJECT]
: "Looking for feedback on unit prefix mistakes you see in your field"
3 posts
#8
[CIVIL]
: "Huge undersea wall dating from 5000 BC found in France"
2 posts
#9
[CHEMICAL]
: "Pickling surface finish on stainless steel weldments"
2 posts
#10
[MANAGEMENT]
: "A little off topic, Inclusion messages?"
1 post

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Yearly
+34k members(4.9%)

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Last updated: June 4, 2026