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Mechatronics Engineers

Mechatronics Engineers

Mechatronic Engineers research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control.

Sample of reported job titles:

  • Automation Engineer
  • Automation Specialist
  • Controls Engineer
  • Development Engineer
  • Equipment Engineer
  • Principal Engineer
  • Process Engineer
  • Project Engineer
  • Senior Design Engineer
  • Senior Project Engineer

Some of the common tasks carried out:

Create mechanical design documents for parts
  • Design engineering systems for the automation of industrial tasks.
  • Create mechanical design documents for parts, assemblies, or finished products.
  • Maintain technical project files.
  • Implement or test design solutions.
  • Create mechanical models and tolerance analyses to simulate mechatronic design concepts.

Critical technology skills required:

Development environment software
  • Analytical or scientific software
  • Computer aided design (CAD) software
  • Computer aided manufacturing CAM software/ Rapid prototyping software
  • Development environment software
  • Object or component oriented development software

Critical knowledge required:

Mathematics
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Design
  • Mechanical
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Mathematics

Skills needed:

  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Active Listening
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Reading Comprehension

Abilities needed:

  • Oral Comprehension
  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Oral Expression
  • Problem Sensitivity

Educational level of the surveyed Mechatronics Engineers:

  • Bachelor's degree: 89%
  • Some college, no degree: 7%
  • Doctoral degree: 2%

Related occupations:

Development Engineers
  • Similar to those of the robotics engineers given above

Employment data:

  • Median wages (2019): $47.62 hourly, $99,040 annual
  • Employment (2018): 157,800 employees
  • Projected growth (2018-2028): Average (4% to 6%)
  • Projected job openings (2018-2028): 11,700
  • Top industries (2018): Government