Mechatronic Engineer
| Training positions: | An overview of the currently available training positions can be accessed here. |
| Prerequisites: | Good middle school leaving certificate or equal or better previous schooling Good marks in the natural sciences Technical skill Good physical constitution |
| Length of training program: | 3 1/2 years (If trainee’s performance is good, the length of the program could be reduced by six months.) |
| Training program: | During the first year of training, the trainee will learn such different skills as manual and mechanical machining in basic training courses in the training and electro workshop. The trainee learns how to assemble and wire mechanical, electro-mechanical, electrical and electronic parts, componentry and devices. In the second and third year of training, the mechatronic engineer learns how to produce mechanical parts on machine tools and the start-up, maintenance and repair of componentry and devices. |
| Training language: | German |
| Vocational school subjects: | Technology, circuitry and function analysis, mathematics/calculus and politics These courses are organized as sandwich courses at vocational school between periods of practical training (approx. 13 weeks a year). |
| The job: | A mechatronic engineer can be involved in a wide variety of different occupational activities: Installing electrical and electronic parts and components Measuring and testing electrical values Installing and testing hardware and software components Setting up and testing electrical, electronic, pneumatic and hydraulic control systems Programming mechatronic systems Assembling parts and component groups in machines and systems Assembling, disassembling and transporting machines, systems and production lines Securing, testing and adjusting functions in mechatronic systems Starting up, operating and maintaining mechatronic systems |
| Further qualification: | Certified industrial master in mechatronics Certified industrial master in electrical engineering or Metall Technician Master Professional (CCI) of Technical Management |
