A day in the life of a Mechatronics Engineer at German Aerospace Center (DLR) 

Hi bro, I think Mechatronics Engineering will absolutely suit you. There are lot of stuffs about physical hardware(microcontroller, fpga, etc) and software (Matlab, Python, ROS) that is to be learned in this branch. In my current job, I will be actually running my code in a target hardware using Speedgoat (kind of a high power computer), about which I am very excited. Apart from that, working with physical things like motors, gears, propeller, aircraft prototype etc. would be a part of the job.

This branch is also good, if you don't know now in which field (automobile, aerospace, robotics, etc. ) you wanna work exactly. The things you would learn will be applied in almost all industries.

About the study, I won't lie, it was hard at the beginning. There were subjects from electrical, mechanical and software branches. But with time, things fall into places and gets interesting. Let me know if you want to know the exact curriculum of course. I will share it with you.

@@kibakibiunplanned5196 I would love to know about the course. Questions Which university do you think will help me in becoming a mechatronic engineer? How much is the salary of a mechatronic engineer? I am thinking of studying in Germany but I haven't decided yet.

@@kibakibiunplanned5196 Another Question Do you make your own design and then build it or do you get an Idea from someone and then try to bring it to real life?

Thank you very much :) I will try to make more videos like this, about recent projects and works. Good luck with your Engineering career too. Cheers

Thank you so much. Hope to see you soon man.

Thank you so much. Kun hoi baru ? 😆

Thank you so much Biki

True that. Thanks brother. You too man...keep calm and keep building, until we conquer the world 😉

Thank you so much Ananya :)

Thank you so much bhai 🎉

Thanks be. Means a lot. Hope to see you soon. Besi e time hoi gol log pua

@@kibakibiunplanned5196 sure thing bey... Eku nai.. Log paam... We r really proud of you! ❣️

@@kalyanshandilya5185 Bas kar pagle, rulawenga kiya 💙💙

@@kibakibiunplanned5196 🥲🥲

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Are Mrinal bhai. O be, workspace tu bohut convenient hoi

Thanks a lot man. I am from there too, from Tezpur

Thanks! And nice observation. While doing the project, my Supervisor gave me the freedom to choose any language of my choice. I chose Matlab because I was good at it and also because later on I have to transfer my project to Simulink which can be done seamlessly using Matlab.

Knowing any high level language (Python/Matlab) is fine for implementing any idea in software. But in the next process to actually implement it in hardware, you have to know either C or C++.

My personal favorite is Python, because its open source, lots of add ons libraries available, and have a big community.

@@kibakibiunplanned5196 Awesome! I enjoy Matlab as well and used it with Simulink for my capstone project. I was debating whether to dedicate the time to learning C/C++ because I saw some jobs require it and was wondering why that is- but you answered it perfectly. Didn’t know the design engineers themselves embed the software. Thanks for sharing!

@@SM_757 Welcome! As an engineer working with Matlab/Simulink, you will at one point be asked to do some tests of your design (mostly SiL and HiL test). And in that moment you have to know C/C++ (intermediate knowledge is fine). Matlab also has a package to generate C code automatically from your developed model.

Thank you so much Archita. Miss u a lot too. We,ll definitely meet next year.

Hello there. Thanks :) The interviewer generally look for any kind or practical experiences gained in the respective field (either through projects, internships, thesis, or even better jobs). Proficiency in Programming is a must (Python/Matlab, C/C++). German language is always super helpful. With only English, the number of possible job position decreases comparatively. In pure IT job, just English is not a problem though.

Let me know if you have any more questions

Definitely!! I have B1 level German, even in that, it's fine. You go for it, no problem at all.

Yes definitely. That is a good field to work in and also German Aerospace Center has a whole new department for Robotics where people from Electrical engineering background are welcomed

@@kibakibiunplanned5196 Do you have LinkedIn? I want to connect with you

Short answer: No You're completely fine without chemistry. However if you are working on Hydrogen powered aircrafts (which many predicts will be the future of aviation), then its beneficial to know how fuel cells and electrochemical processes work

@wesleyho4941 what are you specifically opting for?

- Matlab/Simulink for Control Engineering - Python for almost anything - C/C++ for hardware programming - ROS for robotics For my work personally, I have used a lot of Matlab, Python and very vaguely C++.

@@kibakibiunplanned5196 Thanks a lot dada for this insight...Love from Assam💌

@@dharamrajchetry1165 very welcome brother 🤝

That's great. Here below is the DLR job portal:

www.dlr.de/dlr/jobs/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10572/#Praktikum/S:380

Select by filtering with your subject area, and then apply as soon as possible, with your cover letter, CV, and study documents.

I am sure you'll find something according to your match. You can also search by departments. For e.g my department was 'Institute of Electrified Propulsion' at location Cottbus

@@kibakibiunplanned5196 Thank you very much bro.Do they also allow remote/online internship as well?

Job market is still doing good. But of course, less than like in 5 years ago. Companies are starting to invest in R&D, and as a result, I see quite some job openings

About the IT sector, I have heard from friends that it's been affected a little. For Mechatronics, choose any specialisation field except ML/AI. This field is harder to get in without CS background or PhD

Thank you so much man. Yes, because most of them are doing Work from Home. Right now the projects are in software development stage. Once it's finished, there will be the practical stuffs and more meetings.

@@kibakibiunplanned5196 Do they hire people from other regions outside Siegen?

​@@jatinyerawadekar4186Yes, they do. Anywhere from Germany or Europe

DLR has its institutes in lot of places all over Germany, and few abroad as well. My one was in Cottbus. Unfortunately, its not in Siegen.

1. Siegen is a pretty city, but small. For jobs, graduates go to different places. It's same for all Universities. Few also started working in some company in Siegen too, mostly Machine Learning related Software engineering

2. Course is good and intensive, its designed so that you can go for both research (PhD) or industry. If you want to purely go to the industry side, a technical or applied science universities would be a better option.

@@kibakibiunplanned5196 brother why software related jobs after doing masters in mechatronics? can you tell me will mechatronics a good career choice in germany? are job sectors and pay scale high? will you recommend me TU hamburg or seigen if I get into industries?

​@@omorkhan3437nowadays all the development mostly happens in software side. In Mechatronics course you'll learn a lot of software. It is a mixture of electrical, mechanical and software.

Go for it 👍. University acha he, practical aur industry oriented course he

@ferricgaming1740 Course me internship included he kya?

Generally, as a robotics engineer, Germany is a very superb place to work. There are different possible job positions: Robotics Software Developer (ROS, C++, Python) Embedded Systems Engineer Simulation Engineer Electronics Engineer Control Engineer

Salary depends on your skills and experience. As a fresher, you can expect about 55000 €, which is quite good.

Lot of companies (BMW, Siemens, ABB etc and also startups) looks for students as intern and for thesis positions. (They are paid as well)

Working environment is pretty awesome, lots of opportunities, resources, and very little office politics. Better if you learn German language as well.

I did Masters in Mechatronics here in Germany. Before that I did my Bachelors in Mechanical in India.

In your case you have to apply for a working visa permit. I don't know much about it but you can find more infos here: www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/types/work-qualified-professionals

Hi there! The chance I would say is 60%. From your internships, it looks good, but from the last few years, they are focusing more on CGPA. Last time I checked they were taking students with CGPAs somewhere around 9.

Give me a bit more details about your internship topics. If that matches the course requirements, you might have a chance.

@@kibakibiunplanned5196First of all thank you so much for your reply, I did one internship at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Hyderabad in manufacturing department and the other one is Online internship and my work is to simulate the design on Ansys.

@@kibakibiunplanned5196The chances are very less but I will apply and check my luck 😀

@@abuqasimkhan3656 definitely bro... keep applying. Also do apply for courses like M.Sc. Design, Computational Engineering, & Mechanical and Process Engineering. These are related to your internship on Ansys simulation. I wish you all the best!

@vishnubhaskar5586 Yes definitely. In our batch, 60% students including me had Bachelors in Mechanical, the rest comprises of Electrical and Mechatronics branch. Your 2yrs experience would be helpful for getting admission and also for a job after studies. You can opt for jobs like Application Engineer, Consultant Engineer, or Data Science Engineer.

Let me know if you have anymore questions

Thanks for your reply!! But still my experience and course is not matching right? Is that fine or they consider it as 3yr gap? Also please share your LinkedIn

@@vishnubhaskar5586 Having a gap won't be a problem. Don't worry. Mechatronics also has Machine Learning courses as well. And many students go to Data Science field. So in that regards, your experience would be somewhat matching if you have done some data analysis kind of stuffs.

@@vishnubhaskar5586 my LinkedIn: Neelabh Jyoti Saharia

Yes, of course. That is exactly what I am doing.

B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, then Masters in Mechatronics Engg, and now as a Project Engineering in Automotive industry.

​@@kibakibiunplanned5196 bro where are you working and can you name the company

​@@kibakibiunplanned5196form which university you did your masters bro

​@@arjunvs7022I did it from Universität Siegen

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As a student (intern), its 1200 € per month. As a full time engineer, 2800 €. Excluding taxes

Yes, it was a paid internship/thesis.

What will be the salary of electric aircraft per annum

Is there scope for other aircraft related feald

Does mechatronics have coding for example python,Java,etc...

Hi ​@@yusufkhan-sb9kr Salary: That depends on many factors (experience, institute etc). Anyways it's pretty good and at entry level you can expect minimum 50,000 € per annum. That's about 2000 €/month after deducting the taxes (about Rs 2 lakhs)

​​​@@yusufkhan-sb9kr Yes there are tons of scope, with the electrification of Aircraft, lots of new fields have arise