Mechatronics/Industrial Automation Technology

www.linnbenton.edu/mechatronics-technician

Mechatronics is a hands-on interdisciplinary two-year program encompassing topics ranging from traditional millwright skills to state-of-the-art computerized automation and everything in between. The Mechatronics Program at LBCC is known for its success in meeting the rapidly growing need for highly trained industrial automation technicians to support a wide array of businesses and industries.

With a focus on troubleshooting at the “systems level,” graduates from the Mechatronics Program can think and test their way through most any kind of equipment malfunction. Cross-training on a variety of similar brand-specific equipment produces a technician capable of rapid comprehension when encountering unfamiliar equipment/devices in the workplace. With an eye toward energy efficiency, our graduates can redesign/reconfigure existing equipment to streamline processes saving time and money.

Successful mechatronics technicians are hands-on learners who also gain the skill to think analytically about interrelated systems. Such technicians are self-starters, willing to learn on the job and work well alone and in teams.

Mechatronics technicians are in high demand in a diverse spectrum of industries including: aerospace, agriculture, food processing, HVAC controls, renewable energy, semiconductor processing, machining, computer networking, animatronics, and automated manufacturing.