Deakin’s Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours) prepares you to be an industry-ready professional engineer, capable of creating the electronics, robots and autonomous systems that power our future.

With ground-breaking facilities and a strong focus on project-based learning, we’re changing the way students train to become engineers.

Interested in joining aspiring engineers in some of the most advanced facilities in Australia?

Robots won’t be the only thing you build when you study mechatronics with us. You’ll learn how to design, program and integrate electronic devices with mechanical designs to deliver innovative solutions as diverse as anti-lock brakes, self-driving cars and even artificial hearts.

Mix electrical, mechanical and robotics engineering into a single degree and you could land a career shaping the innovative robotics systems of the future.

Delve into mechatronics engineering principles, then take your learning even further with opportunities to put your skills into practice. Through project-oriented design-based learning (PODBL), you’ll be challenged to apply theory and science to industry-relevant projects such as the automation of industrial processes using robotics and other cutting-edge technologies, flying drones, 3D printers, robotics and self-driving cars.

Another way we bring authentic industry experiences to you is through CADET, our $55 million dollar engineering facility with state-of-the-art simulation and visualisation systems, purpose-built interactive labs and workshop learning spaces. At CADET you’ll get hands-on with the very latest engineering tools, take part in work-integrated learning opportunities and hear from the brightest minds in the field with frequent guest lectures. Some of CADET’s world-class facilities include:

• one of the two largest 3D printing labs in the southern hemisphere
• state-of-the-art mechatronic systems
• industrial robots
• virtual reality lab
• high-voltage lab
• CNC machining centres
• digital manufacturing lab
• mechatronics and electronics lab
• Deakin AusNet Services electrical engineering lab.

Through final-year projects, you’ll gain an introduction to advanced research areas such as mobile robotics and 3D printing, and have the opportunity to design an autonomous robot.

Become even more employable by building transferable skills in entrepreneurship, innovation, project management, technical report writing and more. And be well-equipped to meet the challenges of the future by developing an understanding of the ethical, technical and professional issues within the industry, all while gaining an insight into the social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities of the modern engineer.

With an international skills shortage in the industry, and roles expected to rise significantly in the next five years, Deakin graduates are in demand both in Australia and further abroad.

Not only that, employers seek out Deakin graduates for their forward-thinking, innovative and entrepreneurial qualities.

As a mechatronics engineering graduate, you could be employed in the following roles:

• biomedical service engineer
• control systems engineer
• automation engineer
• electronics test engineer
• robot engineer.