What do you do as a mechatronics technician?
With your dual training in mechatronics, you will be in demand everywhere and your prospects are excellent. If there are problems with technical devices and machines or new systems or plants are needed, hardly anything works today without the specialised knowledge of mechanics, electronics and IT. As a mechatronics technician, you are an all-rounder because you combine all three disciplines in one job. Whether it’s a railway, X-ray machine or hydraulic press: You make sure that everything runs like clockwork.
Where are you needed?
Whether in robotics, medical technology, mechanical engineering, aerospace or telecommunications: almost everything is now automated or on the way to being automated. Systems and equipment have to be planned, designed and repaired everywhere. And that’s why more and more mechatronics engineers are needed who understand mechanical processes, recognise faults and can give machines the right commands. And that’s exactly where you come in. As a qualified mechatronics technician, you will know how to assemble machines, configure software and maintain systems.
What should you bring with you?
As a mechatronics apprentice, you will learn all the skills you will need later in your career: Maths, physics and English are also on your timetable. After all, calculations will make up a large part of your training and many operating systems run in English. In the practical part, you will need manual skills to repair machines and assemble components. And as you will also learn how to install programmes and operating systems and adapt them to customer requirements, computer science should also interest you. If you are good at logical thinking and enjoy solving tricky tasks, mechatronics is your home. Speaking of home! Even during your training as a mechatronics technician, you will plan orders independently and carry them out at the customer’s premises. As you will also be familiarising your clients with new software, a little fun communicating is of course also part of the job.
Your apprenticeship at a glance
- 5 years
- Theory at the vocational college, practice at the training company
- Training content ranging from metalworking, control technology and hydraulics to quality management and programming
- Extended final examination: You will take the first part at the end of the second year of training. The second part follows at the end of your apprenticeship. The exams consist of practical work tasks, written exams and a technical discussion
- After your apprenticeship, you have several options: As a state-certified mechatronics technician, you can start your career straight away and earn good money. But if you want, you can continue your education after some time: in the direction of a technician or industrial foreman (m/f/d). And with the apprenticeship in your pocket, you can also study mechanical or electrical engineering – even without an A-level.