Mechatronics Engineers
Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control.
Most important skills
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Mathematics
Key knowledge
- Engineering and Technology
- Design
- Production and Processing
- Mechanical
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Computers and Electronics
- English Language
What the work involves
- Publish engineering reports documenting design details or qualification test results.
- Provide consultation or training on topics such as mechatronics or automated control.
- Oversee the work of contractors in accordance with project requirements.
- Create mechanical design documents for parts, assemblies, or finished products.
- Maintain technical project files.
- Analyze existing development or manufacturing procedures and suggest improvements.
- Implement or test design solutions.
- Research, select, or apply sensors, communication technologies, or control devices for motion control, position sensing, pressure sensing, or electronic communication.
Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Realistic, Investigative, Conventional.
Qualifications and licensing
- Most common education
- Bachelor's Degree (66.1% of respondents)
- Related experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (29.1%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months (59.2%)
- Preparation level
- O*NET job zone 4: Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Licensing
- Not yet verified. Check your state licensing board.
Check before planning
- Licensing for Mechatronics Engineers is not yet verified for any state: check the state licensing board before planning.
- Projection education uses SOC 17-2199 (detailed_parent); it may describe a broader group.
Limits
- Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
- Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0
Work environment
How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).
Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.
| Condition | Level | Compared with other occupations | Most common answer (O*NET survey) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact with others | Very low | Lower on contact with others than 86% of occupations compared | 39% of surveyed respondents chose “Contact with others most of the time” |
| Dealing with the public | Low | Lower on dealing with the public than 66% of occupations compared | — |
| Teamwork | Moderate | Higher on teamwork than 58% of occupations compared | 59% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important” |
| Freedom to make decisions | Moderate | Higher on freedom to make decisions than 56% of occupations compared | — |
| Time pressure | Low | Lower on time pressure than 67% of occupations compared | — |
| Conflict situations | Low | Lower on conflict situations than 63% of occupations compared | 34% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a month or more but not every week” |
| Dealing with unpleasant or angry people | Very low | Lower on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 86% of occupations compared | 65% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a year or more but not every month” |
| Consequence of error | High | Higher on consequence of error than 63% of occupations compared | — |
Work-pressure profile
- Time pressure: low
- Conflict situations: low
- Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: very low
- Consequence of error: high
Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.
Full answer distributions
Contact with others
- No contact with others: 0%
- Occasional contact with others: 11.54%
- Contact with others about half the time: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
- Contact with others most of the time: 38.56%
- Constant contact with others: 24.33%
n = 20, Incumbent 08/2022
Dealing with the public
- Not important at all: 13.59%
- Fairly important: 20.13%
- Important: 17.44%
- Very important: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
- Extremely important: 0.66%
n = 19, Incumbent 08/2022
Teamwork
- Not important at all: 0%
- Fairly important: 9.14%
- Important: 3.7%
- Very important: 27.81%
- Extremely important: 59.35%
n = 20, Incumbent 08/2022
Freedom to make decisions
- No freedom: 0%
- Very little freedom: 0%
- Limited freedom: 23.02%
- Some freedom: 35.1%
- A lot of freedom: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
n = 20, Incumbent 08/2022
Time pressure
- Never: 0%
- Once a year or more but not every month: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
- Once a month or more but not every week: 14.67%
- Once a week or more but not every day: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
- Every day: 15.78%
n = 20, Incumbent 08/2022
Conflict situations
- Never: 19.64%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 21.69%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 33.99%
- Once a week or more but not every day: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
- Every day: 0%
n = 20, Incumbent 08/2022
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people
- Never: 13.49%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 65.17%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 11.59%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 9.74%
- Every day: 0%
n = 20, Incumbent 08/2022
Consequence of error
- Not serious at all: 20.14%
- Fairly serious: 16.4%
- Serious: 16.39%
- Very serious: 10.78%
- Extremely serious: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
n = 20, Incumbent 08/2022
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