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We’re experiencing a global Industry Renaissance today,bringing new ways – real and virtual – of seeing the world,
inventing, learning, producing and trading. Tomorrow’s
game-changers will not be those with the most automated

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production systems, but those who build a culture ofknowledge and know-how to reveal and train the Workforceof the Future, able to solve the challenges of a planet
lacking sustainable solutions.
BERNARD CHARLÈS
Vice Chairman of the Board
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At Dassault Systèmes, we are convinced thatthe future is about people, that the only
progress is human. In order to create a moresustainable world, people need to be
empowered with knowledge and knowhow.
Technologies are reshaping the world ofwork. Jobs are transformed and new jobs
requiring new skills are emerging. Dassault
Systèmes, as a strategic transformation
partner for many Industrial Customers, plays
a unique role in this jobs transformation.

At Dassault Systèmes, our 3DEXPERIENCE®
Edu universe is committed to improving
people’s skills and employability throughout
their lifetimes. “To foster industry growth,
people must be able to adapt to new ways ofworking, businesses must equip workers forfast-evolving roles and find workers that havethe right skills,” said Florence Verzelen,
Executive Vice President, Industry, Marketingand Sustainability, Global Affairs at Dassault
Systèmes.

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We are very pleased to share this publicationof 3DEXPERIENCE Edu, whose missions
include fostering collective intelligence on
key emerging roles and skills.

This ebook is part of a publication series
called “Skills wanted for sustainable
innovations” that shares the views of
3DEXPERIENCE Edu and our ecosystem on
the evolution of the key roles and top skills for
the Industry Renaissance. This publication isabout the role of Mechatronics Engineer, a
key role for the industry of the future to help
creating sustainable products, machines andinnovations and overall, driving environmental
sustainability.

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With smarter components, more complex
systems, increasing interactions andcommunications
betweenmachines,
Mechatronics is at the core of the Industry
Renaissance. Mechatronics professionals will
be more and more in-demand to meet thechallenges of today’s industry. This ebook
highlights Mechatronics Engineers’ missions
and key skills, and explains how this job iscritical to create sustainable innovations.

We will explain how Mechatronics systems
optimize many of the products we use daily
while reducing their environmental impact.
You will hear from several experts from theindustry and academic world sharing theirviews about the evolution of themechatronics engineer role and the skills
required to be successful. Finally, we will
demonstrate some job outlook datadetailing current job openings andsustainable education programs offeredin many universities across the globe.

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What do a computer, a car, a dishwasher, acardiac pacemaker, a robot on an assemblyline and a coffee maker have in common?
They all have mechatronics at their coresystem. Indeed, mechatronics systems
represent a multidisciplinary field that
includes a combination of mechanical,
electrical, control and software, that is, today
the heart of all smart devices.

According to MDPI site, Mechatronics
can be defined as “the combination of
mechanical and electronic engineering withcomputational power. The design of any
mechatronic system is a multidisciplinary
activity and is performed to attain productrelated advantages, which cannot be obtainedby monodisciplinary efforts.”

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the late 1960s but has been continuously
evolving to optimize the automationof industrial or mechanical systems.
Thanks to new technologies, modern
mechatronics may now integrate elementsof artificial intelligence, cybersecurity,
telecommunications, optical engineering,
sensory technology and controls, etc.

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Mechatronics engineers’ role exists in almost
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Medical, Automotive, Materials and HighTech, to Mining, Manufacturing Equipment
and Construction. They may also work withina laboratory conducting research. A skilledworkforce in Mechatronics is therefore
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According to Artema, the French
Mechatronic Industries Association,“Mechatronics is fundamental tobuild the industry and the factoryof the future.”

The main driving force in Mechatronics is
to integrate technologies from traditional
disciplinary fields in engineering andcomputer science to develop autonomous
systems that are more sustainable,
customizable, robust and cheaper than
traditional systems.

Optimize maintenance, safety and security
Thanks to the intelligence they contain,
machines may self-diagnose and alert
operators in case of failure. This capability
enables machines to operate at the righttime while optimizing their safety,
security
andmaintenance.
Then,
and
preventive
predictive
analysismaintenance become possible at thetime of the installation onward. This
reinforces the reliability of all types ofequipment.

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Improve energy efficiency
Mechatronics engineers will use applications
to determine the best design, based on theircustomer needs: use of hydraulics, pneumatics,
mechanics or electrics in order for the productto be efficient and to save energy. According
to Artema, using "Mechatronics solutions canhelp a company to save up to 90% energy.”
To the right, are some of the common
applications of mechatronics, like Robotic
automation, Home and building automation,
Computer-driven
machinery,
Medicalimaging systems, robotic surgery, Machineinspection, Control systems, Automotiveengineering or transportation, smart grid,sustainable buildings, etc.

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Security
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Consumer
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Printers,
smartphones,
coffeemachines,
washing
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Production
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robots andautomationequipments
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Life
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Surgical assistance,
pacemakers,
prosthetic devices(biomechatronics)

ABS, park
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One of the goals of mechatronics is to meetsustainable development requirements.
To drive environmental sustainability,
ecomechatronics is an approach in whichmechatronics technologies are applied inorder to design a product or system thatis the smallest, the cheapest to produce
and the most energy-efficient to operate.
Therefore, ecomechatronics impacts theway mechatronics systems and machines
are being designed and implemented.
Ecomechatronics allows Mechatronics
engineers to create high impacts in solar
power and consider new power sources:
wind energy, biofuel, hydropower andgeothermal technologies. They must be able
to also contribute to the reduction of energy

consumption and the ecological impact ofmachines to allow the recyclability of somecomponents to create more efficient systems.
If failures are detected on a machine, themechatronics engineer will be able either tocarry out self-repair or repair it himself, andnot completely change it.
Other advantages offered to mechatronics
engineers are that capability of customizing
components that allow significant energy
savings, like cost, size and weight reduction,
automatic system shutdown when not inuse, and design simplification or flexibility.

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What does a Mechatronics Engineer do?
According to O*NET Online, Mechatronics
Engineers “design, develop, or test
automation, intelligent systems, smart
devices, or industrial systems control.”In terms of knowledge, the website
indicates that “engineering, design,
mechanical, computers and electronics,
and mathematics” are essential knowledge
formechatronics
engineers.
Thus,mechatronics engineers have a crossdisciplinary knowledge base that enables
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electrical or software engineers in someengineering projects to solve problems thatare at the intersected areas between several
engineering domains. They think holistically
about a mechatronics system rather thanfocusing on a specific domain, requiring asystem integration approach and systems
thinking skill.

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Which domains does a Mechatronics Engineer work in?

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Mechatronics is used in many different
industries. The discipline offers diverse
career choices. On the next page, discoversome examples of Mechatronics jobs anddifferent missions that professionals may
work on.

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High Tech
Mechatronics engineers in telecommunications andinformation services build and manage systems thattransmit broadband signals, switch data throughnetworks, connect smart sensors that monitor
our environment, design computer networks,
videoconferencing equipment, fiber-optic cables,
electrical systems and more.
Agriculture
In the United States, for example, agricultural robots andmechatronics support farmers by creating agricultural
innovation, such as agricultural drones to monitor
crop growth, autonomous tractors. The number ofagricultural autonomous vehicles can also meet thechallenges of an increasing food demand. The need forexperts in this industry continues growing, considering
the size of this increasing market.
Life Science, Biotechnology and Medical Equipment
In the medical field, mechatronics professionals design,build, improve or repair clinical equipment, microimplants, prosthetics, smart wearables and create an
impact on surgical procedures and rehabilitation hospital
strategies.

Renewable Energy
Mechatronics engineers in renewable energy will
work on designing and testing new prototypes andother flexible energy solutions. The role is focused on
developing new energy systems and technologies basedon renewable sources, for multi-energy generation,
particularly for distributed systems.
Transportation
Mechatronics engineers are more and more in
demand to meet growing needs in the automotive
and transportation industries. Rapid development ofintelligent control systems has brought changes andled to the development of autonomous or self-driving
vehicles. To overcome traffic and environmental issues,
self-driving transport and driver assistance systems
uses a number of sensors for vision and navigation
systems, actuators to control mechanical systems, andcomputers to process the data.

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All these domains require skilled engineers that willbring their expertise to reinforce the trend that is being
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My job is not just about creating automotive
solutions but innovating with sustainable andenergy-saving solutions. And I think this is themost exciting and challenging part of my job!

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Meet Diane
Diane is a Mechatronics Engineer working for
an Automotive company. All car components
now incorporate Mechatronics, especiallyautonomous cars. Diane has been in chargeof different engineering systems. Enhancing
braking systems currently represents thebiggest part of Diane’s job. One of the main
challenges of autonomous automotive is tomake sure the braking system is safe andefficient, and that hybrid or electric vehicles
can recover energy from their braking systems.
To achieve this, Diane creates sophisticatedsystems that deliver safety and performanceenhancements. She also needs to collaborate
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step of the design. She is a vital memberof the Mechatronics team, working closelywith other Mechatronics engineers and key
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Diane’s background: Diane graduated witha Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer
Engineering. She started her career working
for a company where she produced designs
and layouts of complex automotive systems
and components. When she realized thevalue of mechatronics, she enrolled in a
2-years Automotive Mechatronics
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The company she works for uses theDassault Systèmes’ solutions. She uses
the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and its‘Mechatronic Systems Engineer’ role toleverage the power of the platform torapidly develop, simulate and validate
complex mechatronic systems for hercompany. Mechatronics Model-Based
Design engineering (MBDE) can provide
realistic virtual machine prototyping,
optimizing design to reduce raw materials
and cut production time. By using virtual
machines, engineers can save the company
huge expenses in development costs,
while reducing its carbon footprint andenvironmental impact.

Diane’s missions• Lead integration of electrical and electronics
systems for the energy recovery of electric or
hybrid vehicles, and thermal vehicles• Define the mechatronic/electronic components
requirements, by analyzing her customer
specifications• Design CAD models and develops automatedsystems and components (prototypes, Handson, circuit boards)

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Diane’s skills• Software Engineering• Electronics• Robotics• Systems Engineering• Model-based design• Electrical engineering• Automation• Mechanical engineering• 3DEXPERIENCE• Decision-making• Complex problem-solving• Creativity & Innovation• Collaboration

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Denis Philippe

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Mechatronics Program Coordinator,
EIGSI Engineering School, France

Denis Philippe teaches Mechatronics at EIGSI and is incharge of the Mechatronics Master’s program.
As an academic expert, he shared his view of the
Mechatronics jobs and discipline with us. Denis says
there is no singular definition for Mechatronics and thelatest may vary depending on the curriculum.
At EIGSI, they started to introduce a Master’s in
Mechatronics, a 360-hour curriculum, 10 years
ago. Mechatronics is “a process aimed at integrating
Mechanics, Electronics, Automation and Computer
Science into product design and manufacturing in order
to increase and optimize its functions.
“The objective of our program is to train multi-skilled
systems engineers capable of analyzing a system
to develop each of the components of the productby making relevant decisions throughout the project.
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Science, Automation, Optics, Materials, etc.” Finally,
those engineers should also use problem-solving toaddress several industrial challenges, from both productand process standpoint”, Denis concludes.
In the industry, Mechatronics enables engineers todesign, simulate and analyze systems that require a highlevel of integration, which highlights the importance ofskilled engineers.
Denis also states that Transportation industries, such as
Automotive and Aerospace, and Life Science (Medical
robotics) are more frequently requesting professionals
with Mechatronics skills. “Mechatronics discipline is
attracting more and more profiles,” he says.

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Mechatronics discipline
is attracting more andmore profiles.

At EIGSI, 10 years ago, only 10 students were attendinga Mechatronics master. Today, it is 4 times more.
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Christophe Chanvillard

Mechatronics Discipline Leader,
Schneider Electric, France

Christophe is a Mechatronics Discipline Leader andhas a background in Electronics. Schneider Electricdefines Mechatronics as “the activity that mixed
skills in electronics, software, algorithmic andmechanics in a single product. It allows optimizing astrong physical and functional integration, with thehelp of tools to facilitate co-design and modeling”,
Christophe says. The Mechatronics discipline enables
breaking the silos: “Mechatronics is about integrating
technological innovations in a single solution forsatisfying our customers.” He further explains, “oncethere are embedded electronics into a product, there
are advanced functions adding to core mechanics, so
there is Mechatronics inside.”

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According to Christophe, Mechatronics stands at theconnection of many other jobs. Consequently, there
is no standard Mechatronics job and there are a lotof occupations opening up behind it. Each company
can use or create its own definition of mechatronics.
At Schneider Electric, they used to split mechatronics
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The first profile is the Mechatronics leader: he or she
is a technical project manager and advanced expert.
It’s a difficult profile to hire. The leader needs to havea multidisciplinary background as he or she must
understand all the technologies implemented in his
project, so he or she can work with all other third
parties. He or she leads and coordinates the project
and follows an approach. This is one of the mostdifficult profiles to recruit today because of his/herability to deep dive into all the topics in a thoroughunderstanding. “Those people are innovative andcreative,” Christophe says.
The second is composed of people in charge of thephysical integration of the product. Those profiles
are the referring people who know how to copewith all the constraints of physical integration.
They are collaborative people with technical skills.
“These people work on integrating several devices
and electronic boards into one product,” Christophesays. “They deal with problems of compactness,connectors, HMI interfaces, thermal constraints,
coupling on EMC effects and creepage or clearance
distances for voltage insulation.” This knowledge
requires to be skilled in 3D CAD Software and all typesof ECAD-MCAD interfaces.

The third profile are engineers that integrate functions
interacting between mechanics and software suchas control, coil, measurement sensor or actuator
algorithms. “These people are very good at using
multi-physical 1D modeling software and are also
very agile because they need to be able to code themechatronic algorithms of embedded software thatmanage the interactions between mechanics andactuators or sensors,” Christophe says. They are like
Systems Engineers.
Then, there are very specialized on Mechatronics
bricks in their domain. At Schneider Electric, “thesepeople are very specialized in their domain (sensors
or actuators for example) but have a mechatronics
profile because they have to address problematics
that come out of their domain of expertise.” According
to Christophe, these engineers are rare profiles who
have a strong background, with more than 20 yearsof experiences.

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Smarter products
for reduced cost
and weight, highcompacity are themain challengesof the Mechatronics
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The 5th profile is composed of engineers andtechnicians who work in labs and do tests in validationand verification phases. Their main skills are standards
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Christophe says that, historically, Schneider Electric
was began with Mechanics, then Mechanics
juxtaposed with analog Electronics, then Mechanics
with Digital Electronics embedded. Now, thanks to
IoT and digitalization, they integrate the Electronics
discipline more and more, and everywhere.
Digitalization creates smarter products. “The more
integrated functions and the faster the networks
are, the more complex the physical integration of adevice is”, Christophe explains. The ascent of new
standards, new materials and new constraints will
therefore represent new challenges for Mechatronics
engineers. “There is no area that gets simplified, thisis what makes the job exciting,” he adds. “The basics
of each job evolve so the connections between all
stakeholders are more and more significant, thoughthose connections are to be taken into consideration
by engineers that collaborate all together.
“Mechatronics professionals working must have skills
such as creativity, collaboration knowledge plus soft
skills like complex problem solving, and analyticalskills to understand the several constraints of all
stakeholders,” Christophe says.

Mechatronics allows Schneider Electric to drive towards
sustainability: their mechatronics professionals take
into consideration how their products are going to
be recycled, used and reused, how to make themsmarter, lighter with fewer materials, less polluted,
what energy will they require and used, etc. “Overall,smarter products for a reduced cost and weight
reduction are the main challenges of the job!”,
Christophe concludes.

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Mechatronics engineers are people thatprovide technological answers to meet
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Stephanie Gallardo
Mechatronics Engineer working in the Healthcare
Industry, Mexico

Stephanie is a Mechatronics Engineer witha background in Robotics. She has worked formany companies such as GE Healthcare, ADT
Security Systems or Rosen Group.
She graduated with a Master’s degree inBiomedical
Engineering,
specializedinMechatronics systems for rehabilitation.

Stephanie chose Mechatronics studies because
she considered the discipline could open many
doors: “The main benefit of studying Mechatronics
is that it allows working either around Robotics,
Automation,
MachineLearning,
Artificial
Intelligence, Mechanical or Electrical engineering,and those disciplines are key for the future!”

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“A Mechatronics Engineer thus combines the
skills an electronics engineer, a mechanicalengineer plus an IT engineer have, as they canensure all these disciplines work together,
anticipate the problems that arise and use all
those skills to solve complex problems”,
Stephanie concludes.

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From product design, pharmaceuticals, automation
to robotics, mechatronics is everywhere. “Each year,
more and more people are interested in learning
mechatronics and combining mechanics andelectronics skills to create new devices that help
them on daily or repetitive tasks,” Stephanie says.
“But many companies are focusing on hiring people
specialized in one area and do not know where or
how the skills of a mechatronics engineer could help
the company.”
According to Stephanie, amechatronics engineer shouldhave a solid foundation inengineering and electronics,
know the basics of CAD software,like CATIA or SOLIDWORKS, andbe skilled enough in programming, like C or Python andbe knowledgeable on digital control systems. Besides,
thanks to their mixed knowledge, Mechatronics
engineers can help scientists, like physicians or
biologists, to create devices that mix control systems
with computing skills to develop easier and smarter
systems for research. Mechatronics supports thehealthcare industry in smart device creation, likeexoskeletons or medical device systems that candiagnose people.

She concludes with a positive closing remark,“As technology evolves and becomes more andmore sophisticated, smarter systems including
mechatronics will continue to grow in demand, so
this will be a key job for the future.”

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The main benefit of studying Mechatronics is that itallows to work either around Robotics, Automation,
Machine Learning, Artificial intelligence, Mechanicalor Electrical engineering, and those disciplines are
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Morgan Pelissier

Chief Executive Officer, Sparkmate,an international engineering service
company specialized in IoTAt Sparkmate, Morgan says he recruits candidates
with multi-skilled profiles. “They all have one advanced
technical skill in Software, Electronics/Embedded
system, or Mechanics.”

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and technical system holistically,” Morgan adds. A
Mechatronics Engineer is someone able to orchestrateskills such as Electronics and Mechanical engineering,plus Software engineering. According to Morgan,a mechatronics engineer is skilled in those three
disciplines, but one out of the three is predominantamongst his employees. “Such engineer is not an expert
in the three disciplines but is an expert in dealing with
one of these,” he says.
According to Morgan, technologies that transform the job
today are the digital manufacturing processes, because
they reduce the manufacturing time of a product. “Also,
prototyping really makes the job evolving as it reduces
the development cycle of our products.

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Being able to build a prototype is a state of mind, aknow-how. The objective is to obtain concrete results
quickly and for that, you need to have a large technicalculture and curiosity,” he adds.

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Currently, Sparkmate’s objective is to recruit small
teams composed of specialized engineers, mastering
the prototyping discipline.
Mechatronics finds its place in sustainable innovations.
Overall, there is a need in all Engineering disciplines totake into account sustainable challenges, in terms ofboth sustainability and inclusiveness to develop better
software and offer more capabilities to end-users. As an
example, Mechatronics engineers use Design for Disassembly to understand the impact that they generate
while creating a product and simplify it so its costs
and time to market get reduced. “To create sustainable
innovations, we need to have a different framework
and be able to understand a problem holistically, and I
do believe that mechatronics has its right place in thisapproach”, Morgan says.

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A Mechatronics Engineer is someone able to orchestrate
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Our talents’ assets? Their intertwined skills!

Sparkmate carries high hope in soft and interpersonal
skills as those are the ones Morgan values the most in
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Théo DelétangCATIA Electronics Roles Portfolio
Senior Manager, Dassault Systèmes

Thanks to the digitalization of many products around us,
Mechatronics engineers, or overall, systems engineers
will be key jobs for the future, Théo says. Indeed
Mechatronics professionals can develop “smarter,
safer, cheaper product improving customers value
while reducing environmental impact.” Mechatronics
therefore meets today’s industry challenges. According
to Théo, the role of a Mechatronics engineer is beingtransformed by technology pillars: Electronics,
Embedded software and Mechanics. Electronics thanks
to increasing technology integration, sensor evolution
and new substrates. Embedded software with the
integration of algorithms that increase performance,
safety and robustness and enable the connectivity.
Mechanics with the increasing integration of connectors
and sensors. On the tools side, multidiscipline simulation
ensures the biggest part of the transformation, as
Mechatronics jobs rely on simulation models.

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According to Théo, a successful mechatronics engineer
should have a strong background in mechanics,
electronics and software engineering, plus, somestrong interpersonal skills. A Mechatronics engineer
not only focuses on mechanics but has got skills
in several other disciplines. “Discipline engineers(Mechanics, electronics, software, system, integration
test, verification test) are to collaborate more and more
together, where each discipline specialist has to develop
a strong understanding of the constraint of the otherdisciplines,” he says. Therefore, Mechatronic leader
became a systems leader orchestrating the disciplines
and improving collaboration between all team members.

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Mechatronics engineersrole will be key role forthe future!

The 3DEXPERIENCE platform provides several
approaches to support mechatronics implementation,such as “systems engineering, as well as a collaborativeenvironment that enhances collaboration between
discipline specialists, and finally Electronics Mechanics
collaboration (ECAD MCAD) that supports the physicalinterface between electronics and mechanics,” Théo
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Workforce and job openings
According to Career HQ, employment of
Mechatronics professionals is projected
to grow faster than the average of otherengineering occupations, because of thediversity of industries in which mechatronics
engineers can apply their knowledge indeveloping emerging technologies. To
become a mechatronics engineer, students
usually have to study mechanical, electricalor electronics engineering, with a major inmechatronics or robotics. The rapid paceof technological innovation should also
drive demand for mechatronics engineers
in research and development (R&D)
departments, the website indicates.

O*NET OnLine and ESCO officially refer to
Mechatronics Engineer jobs, but also list
Mechatronics Engineering technician andMechatronics assembler roles.
A study conducted by Zippia, anothercareers site, reveals that 34% of US-based
Mechatronics engineers are employed incompanies from 1,000 to 10,000 employees
and that the most common industries that
employ those profiles are automotive (15%),
manufacturing (15%), retail (15%) andtechnology (13%). According to the U.S. Bureauof Labor Statistics, projected employmentof mechatronics professionals is expected to
grow by 3% by 2029 (15,100 jobs).

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Key figures
Mechatronics engineers use
solutions that can create energy
savings up to

90%

15%

Manufacturing

Employment projection for Mechatronics
professionals by 2029 in the US:

15,100jobs

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15%
Retail15%

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Automotive

The most common industries that
employ Mechatronics Engineers

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In addition, ESCO references alternative
labels for this job, like Mechanicalsystems
engineers,mechatronics
engineering specialist, robotics engineer,electromechanical engineer, cybernetics
engineers, mechatronics systems designer,
etc. O*NET references the following
alternative labels: Automation Engineer,
Automation
Specialist,
Development
Engineer, Equipment Engineer, Principal
Engineer, Project Engineer, Senior Design
Engineer, Senior Project Engineer. The US
Bureau of Labor Statistics uses “ElectroMechanical and Mechatronics Technicians”
naming to talk about Mechatronics engineers.

Jobs in relation with a Mechatronics Engineer

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The wide array of related job titles
demonstrates the complexity of summing up
a global count for Mechatronics engineers.
There are almost certainly fewer job postings
labeled “mechatronics engineer,” because
mechatronics is more used as a required
skill on the job offering market. Indeed,
ESCO, O*NET and EMSI do reference“Mechatronics” skill in their referential.

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Education
There is a need to develop interdisciplinary
mechatronics educational degree programs
that can prepare graduates to effectively think,create, design, lead, build and maintain the
products and systems of today and tomorrow.
There is a need to prepare engineers whoare proficient in both systems design andmechanical, electronic and computer-based
control. Graduates of mechatronics programs
should be able to develop high-value-added
products of mechatronics nature and havethe rights skills to work on interdisciplinary
projects. They should collaborate effectively
as a team member across disciplines onmechatronical projects be are able to solve
complex and large-scale problems from asystems perspective.

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The increase of educational institutes
that promote mechatronics learning anddevelopment demonstrates a growing
demand for mechatronics and robotics
courses. Education in mechatronics is arelatively new discipline in engineering
education.

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Mechatronics programs at undergraduate
and graduate levels are becoming more
popular and thriving in Europe, Asia
and America. Program titles to learn
mechatronics contain several terms, suchas “automatic,” “robotics,” “electronics,”“automation,”“systems
engineering.”
Many engineering schools have reoriented
their mechanical engineering specialties
towards mechatronics to meet theindustry needs such as “Mechatronics
Engineeringand Systems specialty” atMechatronics
EIGSI School in France,
Engineering
M a s t e r at Zhejiang
University
or Master’s
degreein
Mechatronics and Robotics at New York
University.

3 examples of Master’s Degrees with
Mechatronics programs

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MASTER’S DEGREE
in Mechatronics and Systems
at EIGSI School

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MASTER’S DEGREE
in Mechatronics and Robotics
at New York University

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La Rochelle, France

Zhejiang, China

MASTER’S DEGREE
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Contributors & Authors
Stephanie Gallardo, Mechatronics Engineer
working in the Healthcare Industry
Morgan Pelissier, Chief Executive Officer,
Sparkmate
Christophe Chanvillard, Mechatronics
Discipline Leader, Schneider Electric

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Patrick Ball, Communications Senior
Manager, Corporate publishing,
Dassault SystèmesAnne Penduff, Intelligence and Marketing
Apprentice, 3DEXPERIENCE Edu,
Dassault Systèmes

Denis Philippe, Mechatronics Program
Coordinator, EIGSI Engineering School

Natacha Becard, Intelligence and Marketing
Senior Manager, 3DEXPERIENCE Edu,
Dassault Systèmes

Théo Delétang, CATIA Electronics
Roles Portfolio Senior Manager,
Dassault SystèmesAnne-Laure Vaudoit, Intelligence andMarketing Specialist, 3DEXPERIENCE Edu,
Dassault Systèmes

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