Hi,I am considering to take either mechanical engineering or mechatronics engineering in MONASH University Malaysia,so which one is better in terms of:

1)Job Prospects ( As mechatronics engineering is considerably quite a new field ,I am not sure about the job opportunities in developing countries like Malaysia,but i heard that in the long run , mechatronics engineering will have a better future than mechanical engineering ,is that true? )

2)Knowledge ( Mechatronics engineering basically has a broader scope but is less in depth than mechanical engineering,so how does it affect my engineering career , will I be less capable than mechanical engineers if I pursue a career in mechatronics engineering? )

THANKS IN ADVANCE!

In manufacturing industries that require precision engineering, such as automotive assembly plants (Proton), solar panel production plants (First Solar), semiconductor plants (Intel), milling plants (Perwaja Steel), pharmaceutical plants (UPHA-CCM), canned food processing plants (F&N), and Oil & Gas refineries (PETRONAS), they all apply automation and industrial robots. Mechatronic engineers are also hired to handle the process control in wastewater treatment plants as well as factories that require air scrubbing systems.

Unless the mechanical engineer knows how to operate a variety of programmable logic controllers (PLC) such as ABB, Allen-Bradley, GE, Mitsubishi, Omron, Rockwell, and Siemens, if you apply to work in the automation department which is relevant to your field of study, you should be competitive. Generally, mechatronic engineers are to trained to work in industrial control areas that are commonly associated with instrumentation (sensors), actuation (motors and valves), and control systems.

However, a mechatronic engineer usually cannot compete with the mechanical engineer in Industrial Tribology and Materials Science.

This post has been edited by Critical_Fallacy: Mar 10 2017, 11:09 AM

well,thanks for your information!

Well said

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hello everyone............

Well my professor told us mechatronic engineering is the future. Imagine the Mechanics professor of the mechanical engineering course from the top one mechanical engineering school in Germany says that.
( he got bashed the next day by the students after making this claim LOL)

is mechatronics engineering offered in ur school? if it is the future , how come most of the renowned uni like stanford , MIT, cambridge , NUS not offering mechatronics....?


tq

Nope my school doesnt offer mechatronics

Well it is only my guess, but i think instead of preparing the students for the market these top ranking schools are drilling the students and preparing them for further research works. That is why they need more specialized knowledge.

I am a monash mechanical graduate. I would say in monash the mechatronics is a mix of mechanical and electrical units. You do alittle of both majors. Job prospects and knowledge will depend on what kind of jobs you want to pursue in the future. They do different scope of works. You can PM me if you want to know more.

This post has been edited by Grevade: May 26 2018, 11:18 AM