Profession mechatronics assembler

Mechatronics assemblers assemble and maintain complex mechatronic equipment and machines, such as robots, elevators, and advanced home appliances. They build the mechanical, electrical, and electronic components, install software, set the systems in operation, and maintain and repair the components and systems.

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Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Quality standards

  The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.

• Electronics

  The functioning of electronic circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including programming and applications. Apply this knowledge to ensure electronic equipment runs smoothly.

• Mechatronics

  Multidisciplinary field of engineering that combines principles of electrical engineering, telecommunications engineering, control engineering, computer engineering, and mechanical engineering in the design of products and manufacturing processes. The combination of these areas of engineering allows for the design and development of "smart" devices and the achievement of an optimal balance between mechanical structure and control.

• Computer equipment

  The offered computers, computer peripheral equipment and software products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.

• Safety engineering

  The engineering discipline used to ensure that systems, machines and equipment work according to the set safety standards and laws, such as environmental law.

Skills

• Install mechatronic equipment

  Install equipment used for the automation of a specific machine or device.

• Ensure conformity to specifications

  Ensure that the assembled products are conform to the specifications given.

• Read standard blueprints

  Read and comprehend standard blueprints, machine, and process drawings.

• Maintain mechatronic equipment

  Diagnose and detect malfunctions in mechatronics components and systems and remove, replace, or repair these components when necessary. Execute preventative equipment maintenance tasks, such as storing mechatronics components in clean, dust-free, and non-humid spaces.

• Apply soldering techniques

  Apply and work with a variety of techniques in the process of soldering, such as soft soldering, silver soldering, induction soldering, resistance soldering, pipe soldering, mechanical and aluminium soldering.

• Align components

  Align and lay out components in order to put them together correctly according to blueprints and technical plans.

• Apply assembly techniques

  Apply correct and up-to-date assembly methods in the production development process.

• Follow safety standards in industrial contexts

  Abide by safety procedures and standards for industrial contexts, mostly where machinery is involved.

• Meet deadlines

  Ensure operative processes are finished at a previously agreed-upon time.

• Monitor machine operations

  Observe machine operations and evaluate product quality thereby ensuring conformity to standards.

• Clean components during assembly

  Clean components before fixing them to other compounds or units of components during the assembly process.

• Remove defective products

  Remove defective materials from the production line.

• Troubleshoot

  Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.

• Assemble mechatronic units

  Assemble mechatronic units using mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, electronic, and information technology systems and components. Manipulate and attach metals through using welding and soldering techniques, glue, screws, and rivets. Install wiring. Install drive systems, sensors, actuators, and transducers. Mount switches, control devices, coverings, and protection.

• Perform metal work

  Work with metal and iron materials in order to assemble individual pieces or structures.

• Read assembly drawings

  Read and interpret drawings listing all the parts and subassemblies of a certain product. The drawing identifies the different components and materials and provides instructions on how to assemble a product.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB