馬來西亞理工大學UTM

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical-Mechatronics) is a program with honors that has been established and offered for more than two decades by UTM. The program is a four-year program completed with one year final year project. Mechatronic Engineering is an engineering field which combines engineering fields such as Electronic, Electric, Mechanical, Control, Software, Computer and Information Technology.

This field has become rapidly increasing and expanding within industries especially in manufacturing industry since the significance of micro processing and micro control is recognized its significance in industrial control. Furthermore, Mechatronic is the technology behind the smart products, which typically includes microprocessor, control system and mechanical field. An engineer equipped with knowledge, experience and specialization in Mechatronic field is a pre-requisite for any up and running industry.

Mechatronic engineer utilizes the use of computer and digital control system for controlling processes within an industry. They combine electrical science, control, and mechanical, robotic and manufacturing to fabricate a wide variety of products. These include everyday household such as washing machine, camera, photocopier machine and car anti locking brake as well as high-tech computer control machines operated in manufacturing and fabrication industries. Regardless of its discipline, an engineer will encounter usage of mechatronic systems at one stage of their working life.

Career prospects

Mechatronics engineers are employed in virtually every kind of industry. It is envisaged that industrial sector in Malaysia will be rapidly developed due to the increasing demand from escalating market requirements, such as market for electronic and telecommunication equipments as well as investments made by foreign investors. As mechatronic field takes on a much larger role in product development, graduates who are highly skilled in mechatronic engineering will be in high demand. They are involved in generating creative design and development of smart products, and in the production, control, management and sales of the devices and systems needed by society.

In general, graduates undertaking this course will be eligible as an engineer in the following industries:

Construction and fabrication of vehicle firms

Manufacturing of household equipment such as washing machine, television, radio, etc

Manufacturing of electronic equipment such as camera, photocopier etc.

Food Processing Industry

Oil and Gas companies

High Technology firms such as aerospace industry

Consultant firms

Engineering and Product Development firms

Automation Manufacturing System firms