Mechatronics Engineers

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: Bachelor's degree
Salary
High: $168,320.00
Average: $111,280.00
Hourly
Average: $53.50

What they do:

Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control.

On the job, you would:

  • Create mechanical design documents for parts, assemblies, or finished products.
  • Design advanced precision equipment for accurate or controlled applications.
  • Design engineering systems for the automation of industrial tasks.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

85% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
80% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
80% Innovation  -  Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
79% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
75% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
75% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
73% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
72% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
72% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
70% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
70% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
63% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
63% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
62% Leadership  -  Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

100% Investigative  -  Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.
72% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

78% Achievement  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
78% Recognition  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
72% Independence  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
70% Working Conditions  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

78% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
75% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
75% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
72% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
72% Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
72% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
72% Written Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
69% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
69% Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
63% Fluency of Ideas  -  The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
60% Originality  -  The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
60% Speech Clarity  -  The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
56% Visualization  -  The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
56% Category Flexibility  -  The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
56% Speech Recognition  -  The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
53% Selective Attention  -  The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
53% Mathematical Reasoning  -  The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

61% Complex Problem Solving  -  Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
59% Reading Comprehension  -  Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
59% Judgment and Decision Making  -  Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
57% Mathematics  -  Using mathematics to solve problems.
57% Critical Thinking  -  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
57% Active Learning  -  Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
57% Systems Evaluation  -  Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
57% Active Listening  -  Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
57% Writing  -  Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
57% Systems Analysis  -  Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
55% Monitoring  -  Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
55% Speaking  -  Talking to others to convey information effectively.
54% Quality Control Analysis  -  Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
52% Technology Design  -  Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
52% Operations Analysis  -  Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Document design or operational test results.
Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
Provide technical guidance to other personnel.
Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.
Create graphical representations of mechanical equipment.
Maintain operational records or records systems.
Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Implement design or process improvements.
Research engineering applications of emerging technologies.
Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects.
Design electromechanical equipment or systems.
Design industrial processing systems.
Design control systems for mechanical or other equipment.
Develop software or computer applications.
Design electromechanical equipment or systems.
Develop technical methods or processes.
Design electromechanical equipment or systems.
Design electromechanical equipment or systems.
Design electromechanical equipment or systems.
Design environmental control systems.
Design control systems for mechanical or other equipment.
Monitor the productivity or efficiency of industrial operations.
Calibrate scientific or technical equipment.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
Select project materials.
Analyze design or requirements information for mechanical equipment or systems.
Create physical models or prototypes.
Estimate operational costs.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

98% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
93% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
93% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
88% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
84% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
83% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
80% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
80% Spend Time Sitting  -  How much does this job require sitting?
79% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
71% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
70% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
69% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
67% Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
66% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
66% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
62% Level of Competition  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
58% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
57% Consequence of Error  -  How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
56% Importance of Repeating Same Tasks  -  How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
52% Letters and Memos  -  How often does the job require written letters and memos?
78% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

98% Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
91% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
88% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
85% Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment  -  Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
81% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
80% Thinking Creatively  -  Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
74% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
73% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
72% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
71% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
67% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
67% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
66% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
66% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
65% Communicating with People Outside the Organization  -  Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
62% Analyzing Data or Information  -  Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
61% Scheduling Work and Activities  -  Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
59% Developing Objectives and Strategies  -  Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
57% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
56% Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information  -  Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
56% Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others  -  Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
55% Providing Consultation and Advice to Others  -  Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
54% Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Getting Started

Education:
66%
Bachelor's Degree
21%
Some College Courses

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