What is Mechatronics?

Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary field that refers to the skill sets needed in the contemporary,
advanced automated manufacturing industry. At the intersection of mechanics, electronics, and
computing, mechatronics specialists create simpler, smarter systems. Mechatronics is an essential
foundation for the expected growth in automation and manufacturing.

Mechatronics deals with robotics, control systems, and electro-mechanical systems Do you like
mechanics, robotics, or production equipment? Do you have a knack for creative problem solving?
Do you enjoy technical and engineering activities? Can you work well as a member of a team?
Mechatronics could be for you. Request information today.

What do mechatronics professionals do?

Mechatronics specialists can do quite a bit across multiple disciplines and have a solid base from
which to grow. Mechatronics specialists know both mechanical and electrical engineering
fundamentals—they speak both languages—so a mechatronics specialist can work with both
mechanical and engineering teams.

Mechatronics specialists work with massive industrial robots, smaller robots in pick-and-place
operations, control systems for bottling or packaging of food and drink products, drones,
designing control systems for rides in amusement parks, prototype development.

Some mechatronics specialists are employed in firms where it is necessary to design and maintain
automatic equipment. This includes industries such as manufacturing, mining, aviation, robotics,
defense, and transport. Other mechatronic specialists are employed by large manufacturing
companies involved in high-volume production. Many new career opportunities are on the horizon
due to technological advances.

What careers are there in mechatronics?

A degree in mechatronics can lead to management positions, including project management.
Workplaces range from laboratories and processing plants to engineering design offices.

Mechatronics specialists work in the fields of cybersecurity, telecommunications, computer

science, automotive engineering, robotics, artificial intelligence, and consumer products and
packaging.

Mechatronic specialists may use the following job titles:

Automotive Engineer
Control System Engineer
Data Logging Engineer
Instrumentation Engineer
Project Engineer
Software Engineer
Systems Engineer
Service Engineer
Where do mechatronics professionals work?
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Public Administration
Finance and Insurance
Manufacturing
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Transportation and Warehousing
Accommodation and Food Services
Construction
Health Care and Social Assistance
Retail Trade
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Educational Services
What skills do mechatronics specialists need?
Mechatronic specialists have

have broad multidisciplinary skills, so they are able to move into more traditional engineering
disciplines.

A mechatronics specialist is a creative problem solver who can work on a team. Thinking
creatively is the first step; being able to communicate good ideas to coworkers involves tact.

Many mechatronic engineers use computer-aided design (CAD) and other engineering software
for modeling, simulating, and analyzing complex mechanical, electronic, or other engineering
systems.

What tasks do mechatronics specialists do?

There are many tasks mechatronic specialists perform, depending on their particular industry.

Some design, develop, maintain, and manage high-technology engineering systems for the
automation of industrial tasks.
Others apply mechatronic/automated solutions to the transfer of material components or finished
goods, or design and assist with the manufacture of consumer products such as cameras and video
recorders.
Still others carry out studies into the feasibility, cost implications, and performance benefits of
new mechatronic equipment.
And others apply electronic and mechanical processes and computers to tasks where the use of
human labor may be dangerous (for example, underwater exploration, mining, or forestry).

In the Mechatronics Engineering Degree you will be trained to develop, assemble, maintain and
optimize products, systems, machines, installations or industrial processes integrating different
functions and making use of different mechanical, electronic or automation tools.
In addition, you will learn in a practical way, applying the knowledge you acquire to real
environments, working side by side with companies and participating in their projects from the
outset.

In this way, you will be able to offer solutions with greater added value, more advanced and
innovative, achieving solutions that respond to technical specifications from an intelligent systems
perspective, integrating different engineering specialties.

So, after graduating you will have the necessary skills to:

MAINTAIN INSTALLATIONS

Address and optimise activities such as assembly, commissioning, support and maintenance of
installations, machinery and industrial mechatronic systems

DESIGN MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS

Develop and design products, equipment and mechatronic systems in compliance with the
technical, economic, and established security requirements.

INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION

Implement and set up projects for the automation and control of flexible industrial processes and
systems, by integrating the hardware and software.

COORDINATION OF TEAMS

Technically manage work groups and people in activities such as assembly, commissioning,
support and maintenance of installations and production systems.