As a manufacturing and mechatronics engineer, you can work in the automotive, aerospace, marine, food, logistics, mining and service industries. You'll be at the heart of designing systems and equipment that can turn raw material into finished products. Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary engineering area involving mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, electronics, computer systems and information technology. Manufacturing engineering examines the development and planning of production processes and equipment. Mechatronics engineering involves the development of hardware (such as robots and high-speed automated machines) to execute those plans.

Opportunities for advanced manufacturing and mechatronics engineers are as diverse as the manufacturing industry itself. Areas of employment include industries such as: automotive aerospace computer manufacturing the process industry (for high-speed automation) food and beverage manufacturing engineering and management consultancies. You'll be qualified to take up a diverse range of positions as a product design engineer and process engineer, facilities manager, production planner and quality engineer, or automation specialist.