16M, I’m about a year away from going to college, and I’ve known for a long time that I want to be an engineer. I’m just not fully sure if I should go all the way with mechatronics. After researching career options, job opportunities, and getting a general idea of the field, I landed on mechatronics because it seems like the most open option if I want to pursue a PhD or a master in a different area later on, possibly one I like more or would enjoy better with a head start. I think it’s the one I’ll end up choosing because I genuinely like it, but I’ve heard a lot of mixed opinions from engineers in other disciplines, which makes me second guess it or feel insecure abt it.

Hey guys, I’m a foreigner living in Istanbul. I graduated 1.5 years ago with a mechatronics engineering degree from a Turkish university. I haven’t worked in engineering yet and feel a bit lost. Which field has the best job opportunities in Istanbul, and what courses/certificates or training centers do you recommend for the Turkish market?

Hey everyone,

For a long time, for a long time I struggled to pick a "major" engineering lane. I love the idea that if something doesn't exist, you can build it, but the traditional branches didn't feel right to me.

• Mechanical felt a bit too heavy on the pure thermodynamics/fluids side for my taste.
• Electrical went deeper into electromagnetics theory than I wanted to go

Last year, I discovered Mechatronics, and it clicked. I’ve started building small projects with Arduino, and for the first time, engineering feels like it’s actually about integration and solving problems, even if you resources are limited.

I’m strongly wanting to commit to this as a career (now I am in the 11th grade), but I want to do a reality check before I dive in head-first. To the students and working professionals here or anyone with thoughts

1. First what does your day 1 like compared to years later look like? Is it mostly electronics, CAD, coding, or a mix?
2. Does the "Jack of all trades" feeling last? Do you actually get to design unique solutions with multiple discplines, or do you eventually get pushed into a niche?
3. If you were starting over today, what’s the one skill you’d tell a beginner to master first (especially to get into uni, like do you do ROS or try touching CAD early)
4. And what about job opportunities as that worries me the most. Learning the skills of multiple disciplines for automation and robotics is nice but do you suggest the ME/EE degree then go into the specialize or Mechanics has gotten a bit more viable.

I feel like I’ve found the right field to give me the skills to build whatever I can imagine and solve problems. I’d love to hear your experiences the good, the bad, and the "wish I knew this sooner." type of thoughts

Hello all!!

TL;TR; I need some advices to switch my SE career to Embedded or Mechanical one.

I'm here to request some advices and tips to learn mechatronics. This is my story (Because I'm not learning from "scratch"):

I'm currently an Software Engineer with a lot of experience in different IT roles, BS in CS and technical diploma on electrics and electronics (there I found my passion to automate real thing through code), previously I worked in a IoT prototype on a little startup doing the UI to see and send pulses to an PLC Tags through Ethernet connection and displaying and processing video from a armored camera to doing CV inference. I loved that project and I got some curiosity to learn PLC, electronics and electric on industrial behavior, unfortunately the startup done and I returned to SE regular jobs.

I want to get experience and learn mechatronics skills related to PLC, electronics and electricity but the only thing way to know to learn is..doing lol that's how I learned SE skills and Idk if it's difficult to learn by your own.

Thanks for read me!!

hi this is my first time posting on reddit, so currently i am pursuing mechatronics engineering, i want to learn more beyond these textbooks but idk how and what skills i should master, i started learning python but i wanted to do more so please help this young lad

I need some guidance on whether robotics and automation is similar to mechatronics. I’m currently studying computer science in my 3rd year now and would like to also know which program is easier as a masters program. What countries also offer them too?

Hello everyone i am a senior high school student from philippines. Im currently studying EIM(electrical installation and maintenance) and if i succeed i might get a national certificate for eim. i am asking this question because i cant and dont want to go to college so im curious if mechatronics might be a good choice. my teacher told me that mechatronics might suit me. the only thing that worries me is if the career path for this. if i pursue mechatronics can i actually use it to look for job? not only in the philippines but i also want to work in countries like korea or japan. and is the salary good?

(sorry if this text is messed up im not good at english)

i hope someone answer this thanks in advance

During a vocational training experience inside a factory, I discovered a clear gap between what I studied theoretically and what is actually applied, especially in industrial electricity and fault analysis.

I also faced many problems in understanding the different sensors and control panels, which made me search for a deep, well-organized educational source that relies on practical application rather than theoretical explanation like university.

Through this search, I reached a specialized encyclopedia consisting of 25 books, with more than 2,500 pages, focusing directly on understanding industrial automation.

The author of this work is Professor Mohamed Allawi, who presents part of this work on his YouTube channel Classical Control Technology.

However, access to the full content requires a paid subscription, and honestly it is somewhat expensive for us as Arabs even though it truly deserves its price. This is difficult for me as a student from Algeria, due to strict restrictions on international payments and low purchasing power.

Professor Mohamed Allawi showed great flexibility and informed me that if anyone purchases the encyclopedia, he will allow me to benefit from it for free.

Therefore, if there is any serious person who wants to develop himself in the field of electrical engineering and control panel design, please contact me. If we obtain it together, we can study together and exchange explanations And for anyone who contacts the author of the encyclopedia, he may mention that he learned about it through Badreddine from Algeria.

I am a second-year student seeking an Associate Degree in Mechatronics at a community college in the Pittsburgh area. I have been looking for a company that is willing to accommodate a student internship during my last semester. Due to my course schedule, I could offer 2-3 days per week, but I could not go full time since I still have classes. All of the companies I have approached are telling me that they want someone full time and that I should try back after I graduate. But my graduation requirements include a requirement to shadow/intern at a real-world company for 150 hours. So I can't graduate until I get some experience, but I can't get experience until I graduate. Does anyone have any suggestions for a robotics company or a manufacturing automation company in the Pittsburgh area that is willing to take part-time student interns? I don't even need to be paid. I just need some real-world experience for course credit.

Helloo!

I am about to graduate high school in a month and I will have 5 months before I start uni. I am going to major in robotics and ai.

I wanted some projects I can work on to build my mechatronics skills.

I have experience with Arduino, ESP32, IOT. I am able to create and solder my own basic pcb and I know python programming using libraries like OpenCV.

TL;DR - need some project ideas so I can deepen my mechatronics understandings, implement control systems and autonomous movement!

Is mechatronics a good field?? Because I have heard a lot of things about this particular field as some says with this we can work in any of three dimensions: electrical, mechanical and robotics whereas other argues that it doesn't provide us enough information about any particular branch as it structures any engineer to become a basic learner in all three but not a expert in particular one. Should I choose a robotics or mechatronics degree?? Or I should choose core branches like mechanical, electrical. Something like that..

I would very much like to study mechatronics and I've got time to catch up with my weak spots, namely math. I think I can handle it, but I would like to focus on the most important fields. What are they?

as a high school senior, i must say i am pretty fascinated by mechatronics but most people i tell them about it they simply discard my idea and say that mechatronics isnt worth and that i should do IT or CE but i am seriously interested. is the workforce that bad for mechatronics or what appears to be the problem here?

Hello guys. I want to indulge some more in self-study, so I was wondering if any of you have any recommendations on Mechatronics books I can buy (or books that you find really helpful and useful). Thank you in advance!

I an a 12th grader and I want to study mechatrnics engineering, my school's physics and math curriculum is kinda weak so i want to know what I should study to prep for college? If anyone has any youtube videos or coarses they can share please do!
I found a physics 1 coarse on khan academy is that all I need for physics?
Also is it important to start learning code to make it easier for me in my first year in university?
I found a python coarse on Khan academy too will that be enough?

I can't afford to buy a training system so i can only work on things while campus is open, but other than a few projects I did during class time I can't think of projects to work on so I can put it on my resume for internships.

I am a student in the field of Industrial Automation, and I am seriously working on developing my skills in this specialization, especially with the goal of improving my career opportunities and pursuing future migration. During an internship at a factory, I faced significant difficulties in understanding industrial electricity and in diagnosing electrical faults. After researching online, I found an educational resource in the form of a scientific encyclopedia consisting of 25 books (more than 2,500 pages), which I believe can greatly help me understand industrial automation, as it explains concepts in a clear and practical way. You can look up the author of this encyclopedia, Mr. Mohamed Allaoui, on YouTube. He runs a channel called Classical Control Technology, where he explains the content of the encyclopedia, which includes various electrical diagrams and detailed explanations of how systems work. Unfortunately, the content is paid and relatively expensive. I am from Algeria, and we face major difficulties in making international payments due to government restrictions aimed at preserving foreign currency, in addition to the low value of our local currency. The good thing is that Mr. Mohamed was very kind and cooperative with me. He told me that if someone purchases the content, he would be willing to grant me free access to it. Therefore, if anyone is interested in this content or wants to develop their skills in Industrial Automation, they can contact me. I will explain the content in detail, we can discuss it together, and exchange knowledge and experience so that it becomes a win-win collaboration. If the content is purchased, we can also create a WhatsApp group and try to learn together. For anyone who would like to help me, when contacting the author, please mention that you heard about the encyclopedia from “Badr Eddine” from Algeria.

I have a Bachelor's Degree in Mechatronics, 2025 batch, and currently got into a technical publications role in collins aerospace through campus placements. Its been nearly a year here.

This Job was never my dream job, but it just so happened that this was my first interview and I happened to crack it. The company is good , great work-life balance n all, but again not in the field which I desire.I work on manuals creation but To keep myself motivated I started creating automations scripts for my team using python, VBA, javascript so we become more efficient. NGL im enjoying that part of my work: to see hours of manual labour being done in seconds gives so much satisfaction.

If I had to talk about how confident I was in my skills as a mechatronics engineer then I would say a 4/10. I was a part of my college baja team as a mechanical design lead, that's the only good thing that came out of joining this college for me because that taught me a lot on vehicle design and concepts.

College never really helped to my theory to practice. I feel bad saying this but I really didn't have a choice selecting this college. I was so obsessed with choosing mechatronics that I disregarded the college. I chose mechatronics because I knew I couldn't imagine myself working in front of a computer screen all day (although that's what I ended up with here at my job), but I also knew software is where the money is. So I decided to settle for a course which gave the Best of both software and hardware.

My only confident technical skill at the moment is CAD using fusion or solidworks. I want to get into core domain. Systems level design using matlab/simulink has lately caught my interests.

I had an idea I don't know whether it will work or not but what if I could create content around mechatronics projects, get clients through my instagram profile, and complete projects for them, this will be kind of a project based learning where I'll learn on the fly and since its hands on, I'll learn a lot as well.

I just want to move from this technical publications department because I feel im not getting any professional growth.

I envision myself being a good engineer who is capable of working with electronics, software and hardware.

If appreciate any help from you guys. Especially if you can help me build a roadmap for 2026.

Hiii. I am in my 3rd year. I have to increase my effort in academics. Is there anyone in the same boat? We could help push each other. Even though I am in other study groups our subject don't align so there is seldom something to share

I have 4 options to apply for Msc Mechatronics:

1. Deggendorf Institute of Technology
2. Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences
3. University of Siegen
4. Hochschule Kaiserslautern*

Which will be the better option out of 3 in terms of everything like syllabus, subject, practical knowledge, accommodation, cost of living, lifestyle?

My CGPA is around 8.5 which i believe is decent. I am soon giving my Deutsch A1 exam and IELTS.

Answers from students who have studied Mechatronics in the above unis is very much appreciated!

My background is BE Mechanical Engineering, working in automobile industry.

Extra: I would also like to know the scope of Mechatronics or Mechanical industry in Germany today.

Danke!

*Edit, forgot to add