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Overview
Mechatronics engineering technicians help develop, build, test, install and calibrate devices that combine mechanics, electronics and computer control. They work with engineers and solve practical technical problems in mechatronic equipment.
In job descriptions, look for sensors, actuators, control systems, mechanical assemblies, electronics, calibration, test rigs, troubleshooting, installation work, technical drawings and cooperation with engineering teams.
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Search jobsWork context
Mechatronics engineering technician work happens where mechanical parts, electronics and computer control meet. The technician helps engineers turn drawings, prototypes and installation plans into tested devices, calibrated equipment and working applications.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include reading technical drawings, assembling mechanical and electronic parts, using sensors and actuators, calibration, test documentation and troubleshooting. Some mechatronics engineering technicians focus on prototypes; others support production, installation or maintenance.
Salary context
Salary context depends on equipment complexity, testing responsibility and how independently the technician solves faults. Work on advanced control systems or commissioning can carry a different context from routine assembly or laboratory test support.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward automation technician work, commissioning, maintenance engineering support, test engineering, robotics support or broader mechanical engineering technician roles. Building strong habits around calibration, documentation and fault tracing makes progression easier.
Good to know
Read adverts for the mix of mechanics, electronics and software control. A mechatronics engineering technician job may involve sensors, PLCs, test rigs, wiring, installation, calibration or prototype builds, so check the equipment named.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include robotics engineering technician and electrical engineering technician.
Explore this activityManufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include mechanical engineering technician, sensor engineering technician and electromechanical engineering technician.
Explore this activityManufacture of other electrical equipment
Another possibility is this activity. Another occupation there is electrical engineering technician.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 2
Mechatronics Engineers
17-2199.05
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETElectro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians
17-3024.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
28Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.26.51Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, testing and navigation27.9Manufacture of other electrical equipment29.31Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles27.11Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers26.6Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment26.2Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment26.4Manufacture of consumer electronics
Alternative labels
Occupation group
mechanical engineering technician (3115.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/edf2e989-d7c5-496e-b365-81fc5cb9eb39 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3115.1.11 |
| ISCO group | 3115 |
| Concept type | Occupation |