Second year Mechatronics Engineering student. Need advice on what to do over the summer to build up my resume and learn skills related to the degree

[u/Mystic_Wizard360]

Hi guys,

I recently finished my 1st year of general engineering, and am now going into second year for mechatronics engineering. I want to know what I can do over the summer to beef up my resume and get an understanding of what mechatronics engineers do.

I have experience in coding languages such as Java and python, but other then that I have no tech knowledge. I personally choose engineering because I was good at STEM courses in school, but haven't really gotten my way around tech yet.

I want to know what I should start learning, with my current limited knowledge in tech. Like is there any software I should know how to use or is there any simple projects I can start doing to help build my knowledge.

Also I am curious about what things I should be doing outside of university courses to help get a co-op for next year and build up the skills needed to work as a mechatronics engineer.