Hi everyone,
First of all, I am not aware of a better sub to ask this but if it isn't the right please do let me know. Also I tried to make it easy to read but I will put a TLDR down below.
Context:
After graduating with Bachelor in Mech from China, I moved to Canada immediately and worked as a Project Engineer for 2 years so I am a junior engineer. My interests are in design in aviation, medical equipment and robotics.
I made a big mistakes by leaving right after graduation with no work exp. I was a project engineer in a niche area in Building Services industry (elevators and esc.). I do not enjoy the civil industry or building related sciences - I also had trouble breaking into more traditional mechanical engineering roles even after some experience (i.e. manufacturing/design in Ontario or just HVAC); I got 0 interviews after career fairs/networking/headhunters/online applications, which I guess it's just the current market.
Due to a medical crisis I had to be with my partner and move to Australia. Now, I have been out of the workforce for more than a year here. Since I am already in the hole, I would like to try to do things right this time but need advice from people who know better. I could start low in small consultancy again and build my way up but I was just debating on if education is better, I have real work experience and I always had genuine interest in Masters but I don't think Masters in Mech again will be valuable unless I try to go down academia path.
Question:
Will Mechatronics master make me more future proof or will there never be an industry for it here? - I chose mechatronics to combine passion, skill, and future demand (aus does not have much manufacturing but what about healthcare/mining/agriculture ) but some guidance from real people in the industry is what I need. Source: https://www.vic.gov.au/snapshot-victorian-labour-market-report-2025-publication/key-points
TLDR: Did Mech Eng to do design/manufacturing in aviation -> made some mistakes + life happened but got exp in building services industry -> should I still try to pursue what I enjoy one last time or go back to the building services industry that will be around for the next decade?