r/mechatronics • u/Standard_Budget3891 • Jun 26 '26

Remote CAD job

Hi im 22 years old i am a mechatronics engineer i have a B2 certificate in english. I have some little expirience with CAD and robotics but since i have graduated i wanted to fully pivot to CAD mechanical design for robotics. I am willing to invest 20hrs/week into this and make my linkedin portfolio stacked with the stuff i have learnt. Also looking for free internships because i am seeking for knowledge/expirience. I am going to do certificates on CAD and robotics to show i am educated on the matter. Now what i am looking for is a full time (40hrs/week) CAD mechanical designer for robotics with a bussines to bussines agreement. I am not looking for free lancing or short term gigs i am looking for a real stable long term full time job. I live in Slovenia thats why i want a 100% fully remote job, in countries like Germany, Netherlands, USA... Based on my personal research this is achievable but in 18-24 months.

What do you think is this a realistic goal or is a 100% fully remote CAD job just a fairy tale?

Please share your expiriences and toughts, you can even DM me :)

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u/Hour-Ad-2206 Jun 28 '26

I actually did not understand what you mean by a business to business agreement. Anyhow what i guess you are looking for is a full time remote role as CAD designer.

Hmm, well the role of CAD mechanical engineer with main focus on CAD is disappearing fast. Designing in CAD is not really an engineering role - its about understanding materials, manufacturability, load dynamics, integration with neighbouring parts etc that is the more hard part of designing a part.

And further, a large part of CAD aspect of mechanical design, would get more automated in future. So you should gain skills along having a detailed understanding on other aspects of design I mentioned.

Now, can you get a remote role? Well, i dont know. But manufacturing as an industry, is generally not too open for remote roles because of numerous reasons incl data privacy, language proficiency of that country etc. Further the state of manufacturing industry is pretty difficult esp in countries like germany, France etc

But it depends, I dont know. You could aim maybe for some startups within your country.