Profession mechatronics engineer

Mechatronics engineers design and develop intelligent systems, such as robotic devices, smart home appliances, and aeroplanes, through combining technologies from mechanical, electronic, computer, and control engineering. They create blueprints or design documents for parts, assemblies or finished products using software programs, and also oversee and manage projects.

Personality Type

• Investigative / Realistic
• Realistic / Investigative

Knowledge

• Mechatronics

  Multidisciplinary field of engineering that combines principles of electrical engineering, telecommunications engineering, control engineering, computer engineering, and mechanical engineering in the design of products and manufacturing processes. The combination of these areas of engineering allows for the design and development of "smart" devices and the achievement of an optimal balance between mechanical structure and control.

• Physics

  The natural science involving the study of matter, motion, energy, force and related notions.

• Automation technology

  Set of technologies that make a process, system, or apparatus operate automatically through the use of control systems.

• Technical drawings

  Drawing software and the various symbols, perspectives, units of measurement, notation systems, visual styles and page layouts used in technical drawings.

• Design drawings

  Understand design drawings detailing the design of products, tools, and engineering systems.

• Electronics

  The functioning of electronic circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including programming and applications. Apply this knowledge to ensure electronic equipment runs smoothly.

• Control engineering

  Subdiscipline of engineering that focuses on controlling the behaviour of systems through the use of sensors and actuators.

• Engineering principles

  The engineering elements like functionality, replicability, and costs in relation to the design and how they are applied in the completion of engineering projects.

• Computer engineering

  Engineering discipline that combines computer science with electrical engineering to develop computer hardware and software. Computer engineering occupies itself with electronics, software design, and the integration of hardware and software.

• Mechanics

  Theoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.

• Mechanical engineering

  Discipline that applies principles of physics, engineering and materials science to design, analyse, manufacture and maintain mechanical systems.

• Engineering processes

  The systematic approach to the development and maintenance of engineering systems.

• Robotics

  The branch of engineering that involves the design, operation, manufacture, and application of robots. Robotics is part of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science and overlaps with mechatronics and automation engineering.

• Mathematics

  Mathematics is the study of topics such as quantity, structure, space, and change. It involves the identification of patterns and formulating new conjectures based on them. Mathematicians strive to prove the truth or falsity of these conjectures. There are many fields of mathematics, some of which are widely used for practical applications.

• Electrical engineering

  Understand electrical engineering, a field of engineering that deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism.

Skills

• Conduct quality control analysis

  Conduct inspections and tests of services, processes, or products to evaluate quality.

• Use technical drawing software

  Create technical designs and technical drawings using specialised software.

• Design prototypes

  Design prototypes of products or components of products by applying design and engineering principles.

• Adjust engineering designs

  Adjust designs of products or parts of products so that they meet requirements.

• Analyse test data

  Interpret and analyse data collected during testing in order to formulate conclusions, new insights or solutions.

• Prepare production prototypes

  Prepare early models or prototypes in order to test concepts and replicability possibilities. Create prototypes to assess for pre-production tests.

• Follow safety standards in industrial contexts

  Abide by safety procedures and standards for industrial contexts, mostly where machinery is involved.

• Test mechatronic units

  Test mechatronic units using appropriate equipment. Gather and analyse data. Monitor and evaluate system performance and take action if needed.

• Design automation components

  Design engineering parts, assemblies, products, or systems that contribute to the automation of industrial machines.

• Conduct literature research

  Conduct a comprehensive and systematic research of information and publications on a specific topic. Present a comparative evaluative literature summary.

• Report analysis results

  Produce research documents or give presentations to report the results of a conducted research and analysis project, indicating the analysis procedures and methods which led to the results, as well as potential interpretations of the results.

• Define technical requirements

  Specify technical properties of goods, materials, methods, processes, services, systems, software and functionalities by identifying and responding to the particular needs that are to be satisfied according to customer requirements.

• Gather technical information

  Apply systematic research methods and communicate with relevant parties in order to find specific information and evaluate research results to assess the information's relevance, relating technical systems and developments.

• Monitor manufacturing quality standards

  Monitor quality standards in manufacturing and finishing process.

• Perform data analysis

  Collect data and statistics to test and evaluate in order to generate assertions and pattern predictions, with the aim of discovering useful information in a decision-making process.

• Develop mechatronic test procedures

  Develop testing protocols to enable a variety of analyses of mechatronic systems, products, and components.

• Simulate mechatronic design concepts

  Simulate mechatronic design concepts through creating mechanical models and performing tolerance analysis.

• Perform scientific research

  Gain, correct or improve knowledge about phenomena by using scientific methods and techniques, based on empirical or measurable observations.

• Approve engineering design

  Give consent to the finished engineering design to go over to the actual manufacturing and assembly of the product.

• Develop electronic test procedures

  Develop testing protocols to enable a variety of analyses of electronic systems, products, and components.

Optional knowledge and skills

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