Careers in Mechatronics Courses
Mechatronics Courses
Mechatronics is a convergence of engineering disciplines; it is
a mix of electronic and mechanical engineering together with
information technology. A robot for example would have the
mechanical movement of it ‘arms’ controlled by electronic circuits. These circuits can be
reprogrammed to do various tasks. Mechatronics is the synergistic integration of precision
mechanical engineering, control theory, computer science and electronics in such areas as
product design and process control and automation.
The aim of the mechatronics courses at ITB is to produce technicians whose skills
and knowledge are not confined to a single subject area, but who are capable of
operating across a range of engineering disciplines and by doing so provide a link
between those with more specialised skills.
The integration of electronics and computing technologies with mechanical
engineering now forms a crucial part in the design, manufacture and maintenance
of w wide range of modern engineering products and processes. This requires the
adoption by engineers and technicians of an inter-disciplinary and integrated
approach to engineering that is being referred to as mechatronics.
Mechatronics students will typically find employment opportunities in automated
manufacturing system or in the design of biomedical devices or various sub-systems
of a car or aircraft. Graduates completing a course in mechatronics will be qualified
as Technicians and Engineers and will be capable of working in a number of
interesting areas i.e.:
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Process Engineering,
Product Design
Manufacturing
Automation
Quality and Business Process
Maintenance of Modern Engineering Products and Process
Our Graduates are currently working as:
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Commissioning Engineer
Utilities Project Engineer
Electronic Engineering
Testing Technician
Sales Executive
Students successfully completing the Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics
will be qualified technicians and engineers who will be able to adopt an interdisciplinary and integrated approach to engineering and will be skilled to operate
across a range of engineering disciplines.
Careers in Mechatronics Courses
‘I have always been interested in this kind of area, always liked mechanical
and electrical stuff (…). It’s only ITB and one other college that does a
Mechatronics course. There is a quite a bit of software based on the course,
using software packages to make circuits. You can print out tracks o the
components and basically there’s copper board and it cuts those tracks out
for you chemically rather than you having to draw them freehand. We use
another one for simulating factory floors (…). This is the kind of course that
allows you dip in a lot of places, because you have the mechanical,
electrical and software background to a certain extent, so it allows a lot of
scope.’
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics