From automation engineer to mechatronics engineer
38 of the 42 essential skills of a mechatronics engineer are already essential for a automation engineer — about 90% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from automation engineer in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 38
- skills carry over
- 4
- would be new
- 90%
- of the target job covered
- 42
- essential skills of a mechatronics engineer
What a mechatronics engineer does
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.
What carries over
38 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adjust engineering designs
- analyse test data
- approve engineering design
- automation technology
- computer engineering
- conduct literature research
- conduct quality control analysis
- control engineering
- define technical requirements
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- design automation components
- design drawings
- design prototypes
- develop electronic test procedures
- develop mechatronic test procedures
- electrical engineering
- electronics
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- gather technical information
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mathematics
- mechanical engineering
- mechatronics
- monitor manufacturing quality standards
- operate open source software
- perform project management
- physics
- prepare production prototypes
- report analysis results
- robotics
- simulate mechatronic design concepts
- synthesise information
- technical drawings
- think abstractly
- use technical drawing software
What would be new
4 skillsEssential for a mechatronics engineer and not for a automation engineer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from automation engineer
2 roles- sensor engineer26 skills in common
- electromechanical engineer26 skills in common
← automation engineermechatronics engineer →The other way round
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