Scope of Mechatronics in future job prospects

At present the manufacturing and the production sectors all over world are witnessing a huge requirement of Engineers, especially Mechanical Engineers due to high production and manufacturing of equipment/items. 

In this technological era, all manufacturing and production of equipment/items is done with help of automation. Automation has several benefits, such as high accuracy, faster rates of production, high quality, and many more, and automation is done through Mechatronics.

Now, let us know what Mechatronics is and what is its revolution in future?

What is Mechatronics? 

Mechatronics is the branch of Engineering that is developed by integrating the core technologies of Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering & Computer Science Engineering. Mechanical Engineering is the only branch that brought a revolutionary change in the automation industry. The concepts of robotics and Artificial Intelligence have now existed because of the combined studies and research in the branch of all the above-mentioned Mechatronics disciplines.

How can a Mechanical Engineer benefit from this? 

As per the ever-evolving industry, the use of conventional yet machine tools is also getting absolute from the services sector. This is being overtaken by smart machines, which can think for themselves and take decisions according to a program that was programmed for. So, to be in this competition and such a growing market, a Mechanical Engineer is constantly enhancing his skills from classical to modern technology.

What is the Future Scope of this technology? 

The future of Mechatronics is considered very promising, because of the evolution of Engineering Mechanism, artificial intelligence, and automation development. Now we can easily be able to use the machines and processes more efficiently.

What are the career opportunities for students? 

Career opportunities in Mechanical Engineering are always versatile and ever-growing as follows:

• Students from any part of the world can easily work in manufacturing industry be it production, design, maintenance department.
• Students can even work in the design industry and can help the company in the overall development of new products and models.
• Students can now work in the research field where they can contribute in developing the further technology advancements.
• A great advantage of this technology is used by the student by good understanding of interdisciplinary Engineering streams, as he/she can easily choose a different yet, versatile career for himself/herself.

What are the salary expectations?

Just like other job opportunities in this stream, the student can grab a job having a CTC anywhere between 2 LPA to 10 LPA, depending on opportunities in hand, but as career is noticed there is a steep rise among the students in the past.

If you have a curiosity about how things around you work and have a passion for learning new things which will amaze you in every day of your career, and if you are ready to put efforts, then you are thinking in the right way. This branch is definitely for you.

We at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, SISTec provide rigorous training to students from 2nd year onwards. These trainings include trainings in various programming languages, and training in special electronic devices, which helps students to incorporate such skills in their core field of Mechanical Engineering

About the author

Dr Ravishankar V Choudri is a Professor & HoD at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, SISTEC - Sagar Institute of Science & Technology.

Note: The views expressed in this article are solely author’s own and do not reflect/represent those of Shiksha