Mechatronics engineering
5 years- You study
- Robotics, Electronics, Automatic control
- Jobs
- Mechatronics engineer, Automation engineer
- Average for the engineering field · Age 25–29
- 11,200SAR
Average monthly pay in the engineering field for Saudi bachelor’s holders, GASTAT Labour Force Survey 2024 (1445–1446 AH)1; many earn less. Pay in a first job is usually lower.
Where is Mechatronics engineering taught?
Taught at 2 universities: 1 government and 1 private.
Riyadh
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityGovernment · women
Tabuk
- Fahad Bin Sultan UniversityPrivate
From university pages, admission guides and the Ministry’s Study in Saudi platform2. Gender is tagged where the university publishes it per programme.
What do Mechatronics engineering students learn?
Combines mechanics, electronics and programming to design smart machines and robots.
- Robotics
- Electronics
- Automatic control
- Mechanical design
In Arabic: هندسة الميكاترونكس
How many years is Mechatronics engineering?
5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Mechatronics engineering graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Mechatronics engineer
- Automation engineer
- Maintenance engineer
- Design engineer
Between factory and office, mostly by day.
- Mixed
- Moderate physical effort
Professional classification from the Saudi Council of Engineers.
What do Mechatronics engineering graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Engineering, manufacturing and construction” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)1.
What is unemployment in the engineering field?
Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)1:
For the whole field, not this major alone. Past measurement, not a forecast.
References
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Engineering, manufacturing and construction”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
- Programme pages on university websites, last checked 26 October 2026 (15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).