# Market evidence report — mechatronics-engineer

Source: **38 real job ads** (JSearch API, countries: us 38), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-17.
This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is
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## Seniority distribution

| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 26 | 68 % |
| senior | 11 | 29 % |
| junior | 1 | 3 % |

## Tools — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SolidWorks | 17 | 45 % |
| 2 | Python | 9 | 24 % |
| 3 | Creo | 6 | 16 % |
| 4 | AutoCAD | 5 | 13 % |
| 5 | MATLAB | 5 | 13 % |
| 6 | PLCs | 5 | 13 % |
| 7 | MATLAB/Simulink | 4 | 11 % |
| 8 | C++ | 3 | 8 % |
| 9 | Gazebo | 3 | 8 % |
| 10 | KiCAD | 3 | 8 % |
| 11 | labview | 3 | 8 % |
| 12 | Microsoft Office | 3 | 8 % |
| 13 | oscilloscopes | 3 | 8 % |
| 14 | power supplies | 3 | 8 % |

## Hard skills — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mechanical design | 16 | 42 % |
| 2 | system integration | 11 | 29 % |
| 3 | troubleshooting | 9 | 24 % |
| 4 | data analysis | 5 | 13 % |
| 5 | robotics | 4 | 11 % |
| 6 | root cause analysis | 4 | 11 % |
| 7 | technical documentation | 4 | 11 % |
| 8 | hardware testing | 3 | 8 % |
| 9 | mechatronic systems design | 3 | 8 % |
| 10 | pcb design | 3 | 8 % |
| 11 | prototyping | 3 | 8 % |
| 12 | robotic system integration | 3 | 8 % |
| 13 | sensor integration | 3 | 8 % |
| 14 | system design | 3 | 8 % |
| 15 | system troubleshooting | 3 | 8 % |

## Methods — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rapid prototyping | 3 | 8 % |

## Responsibilities — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prototype building | 4 | 11 % |
| 2 | system design | 4 | 11 % |
| 3 | system integration | 4 | 11 % |
| 4 | cross-functional collaboration | 3 | 8 % |
| 5 | data analysis | 3 | 8 % |
| 6 | equipment commissioning | 3 | 8 % |

## Regional breakdown

> **Corpus note:** 38 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.

### US (us)

38 ads.

**Top hard skills:**

- mechanical design — 42 % (16 ads)
- system integration — 29 % (11 ads)
- troubleshooting — 24 % (9 ads)
- data analysis — 13 % (5 ads)
- robotics — 11 % (4 ads)
- root cause analysis — 11 % (4 ads)
- technical documentation — 11 % (4 ads)
- hardware testing — 8 % (3 ads)
- mechatronic systems design — 8 % (3 ads)
- pcb design — 8 % (3 ads)

**Top tools:**

- SolidWorks — 45 % (17 ads)
- Python — 24 % (9 ads)
- Creo — 16 % (6 ads)
- AutoCAD — 13 % (5 ads)
- MATLAB — 13 % (5 ads)
- PLCs — 13 % (5 ads)
- MATLAB/Simulink — 11 % (4 ads)
- C++ — 8 % (3 ads)
- Gazebo — 8 % (3 ads)
- KiCAD — 8 % (3 ads)

**Seniority:** mid 68 % · senior 29 % · junior 3 %

### UK (gb)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.

### EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.


## Job title variants in the market

| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Mechatronics Engineer | 11 |
| Senior Mechatronics Engineer | 3 |
| Senior Mechatronics Engineer, Electro-Mechanical (PCB design + Motors/Actuation) | 2 |
| Advanced Manufacturing Automation Engineer - Mechatronics | 1 |
| Automation and Mechatronics Engineer | 1 |
| Automation Mechatronics Engineer - The Toro Company | 1 |
| Controls & Mechatronics Engineer | 1 |
| Electromechanical Engineer (Level 5) | 1 |
| Mechatronic Engineer, System Design | 1 |
| Mechatronic Engineering | 1 |
| Mechatronics Engineer – Chassis Systems | 1 |
| Mechatronics Engineer - Hands-on Robotics & Instrumentation | 1 |
| Mechatronics Engineer Industrial Automation Specialist | 1 |
| mechatronics engineer intern | 1 |
| Mechatronics Engineer Services | 1 |
| Mechatronics Engineer, Cell Prototype Engineering | 1 |
| Mechatronics Engineer: Precision Instrumentation Systems | 1 |
| Mechatronics Specialist Engineer (Robotics) | 1 |
| Mechatronics Specialist/ Engineer (Robotics) | 1 |
| Mechatronics Test Engineer, Drive Systems | 1 |
| Robotics engineer | 1 |
| Senior Mechatronics Engineer - R&D | 1 |
| Senior Mechatronics Engineer (Robotics) | 1 |
| Sr Mechatronics Engineer | 1 |
| Sr. Precision Machine Design Engineer - Mechatronics Systems | 1 |

Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.