Mechatronics Engineering – Faculty of Engineering and Design Part II student blog

“I volunteer as Tribute”: A complete guide to Clubs, Opportunities, and the Meaning of Life

OOOOOOH I AM SOOOO EXCITED FOR YOU GUYS. Y’all are about to get paid, have people think you’re really cool and active, and have a super hot LinkedIn. You’re welcome. Hey engineers 👋🍂 When asking for engineering and university advice, it is too common to be met with “Join clubs”, “Volunteer”, or “Start a personal…Continue Reading “I volunteer as Tribute”: A complete guide to Clubs, Opportunities, and the Meaning of Life

Tron Explained: Who is Jack and what is he trading??

“A mechatronics engineer is the jack of all trades and master of none.” – a lot of people As someone who knows jack about trades and has mastered nothing, that phrase might very well be true. Welcome back to the blog, dawgs 👋🌲 I’m still Arren, my licked-batteries-count is still four, and you’re seemingly still…Continue Reading Tron Explained: Who is Jack and what is he trading??

Love, Death & Robots: A Semester of Mechatronics

Hey y’all 👋🌊 I’m Arren and I’m super excited to welcome you to the Mechatronics Blog for 2025! Picking your spec can be a suuuuper intimidating task, so I’m here to lighten your load and pull back the curtain on the elusive world of mechatronics. Over the next semester, I’ll be talking about different courses,…Continue Reading Love, Death & Robots: A Semester of Mechatronics

Review of Part II in Photos!!

LAST BLOG POST !!!!?!?!?!?!??! Tragic stuff. Heartbroken. Jk, I know you’ll survive without the beautiful literature and pure poetry of my blog posts. I should be revising for exams, but the motivation in me is zero. Anywho, here is a cool blog post instead. I think I’ve exhausted all my wisdom + experience on the…Continue Reading Review of Part II in Photos!!

Mechatronics will NOT make you unemployable.

I sense a huge concern of specialising in mechatronics is that it’ll be difficult to find a job. Maybe you’ve heard something along the lines of this: Why would a company hire a mechatronics graduate for a mechanical role if they could just hire a mechanical engineer? Huge misconception. I know a few older mechatronic…Continue Reading Mechatronics will NOT make you unemployable.

Specialisation choice submissions have just opened! Still on the fence for mechatronics?

Hello hello! Are we excited for the summer? I sure am. I have reached that point in sem 2 where I have already exhaused all my energy throughout the year and motivation in me is zero. Can’t say I’ve been operating at peak productivity, but we are all human – think of us like an…Continue Reading Specialisation choice submissions have just opened! Still on the fence for mechatronics?

Q+A with Sabrina at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare!

Sabrina specialised in Mechatronics at the University of Auckland and graduated in 2022. She is now a Product Development Engineer at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare where she gets to develop life-saving medical devices! What is your role and what do you do? As a Product Development Engineer at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (FPH), my day-to-day…Continue Reading Q+A with Sabrina at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare!

Q+A with Likhitha at Rocket Lab!

Likhitha specialised in Mechatronics at the University of Auckland and graduated in 2020. She has worked at Fisher & Paykel Technologies and is now a Structural Analyst at Rocket Lab where she gets to see her work launched into space! What is your role and what do you do? I’m a structural analyst. I evaluate…Continue Reading Q+A with Likhitha at Rocket Lab!

Introducing the Q+A with Mechatronics Engineers Series: What does a future in mechatronics actually look like?

Alrighty, yesyes you’ve heard enough of the whole “mechatronics is a combo of electrical, mechanical and software” spiel, what does a mechatronics engineer actually do?? Tbh, I still don’t know. Hence, let’s ask fellow mechatronics graduates about their journey! The following posts will cover Q+A discussions with three awesome engineers in three different fields who…Continue Reading Introducing the Q+A with Mechatronics Engineers Series: What does a future in mechatronics actually look like?

Advice on surviving part 2 mechatronics (and part I !!!)

I won’t go through a mechatronics course breakdown because there are enough insightful posts on it from past years. If you wanna know more about our courses through a student perspective, check out James’ (2023 blogger!) posts: https://student-editorials.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/2023/08/12/first-sem-in-tron/ (SEM 1) https://student-editorials.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/2023/09/23/mechatronics-part-ii-sem-two/ (SEM 2) Instead, today I present: Phyllis’ wise advice on flourishing as an engineering…Continue Reading Advice on surviving part 2 mechatronics (and part I !!!)