A career in Mechanical Engineering: industry, technology and sales, using UoAS Hydraulik as an example

How can you break into the industry today, and what does it take to succeed there? Dimitri Volotski studied Management Accounting and Finance at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences and is now Inside Service Sales Manager at HAWE UoAS.

His guest
lecture will cover, amongst other things:

• Industry and the labour market in 2026: Which sectors offer good prospects and where skilled workers are in demand
• From customer enquiry to solution: how a mechanical engineering company turns customer needs into technical solutions and service offerings
• Collaboration within the company: How engineering, sales, procurement and management work hand in hand
• A real-life case study: Why a company is modernising a piece of equipment rather than buying a new one, with a concrete calculation drawn from its day-to-day operations

• In-demand profiles: Why such decisions require people who combine technical expertise with Business Administration.

  
  Students gain a behind-the-scenes insight into a family-run business with around 2,900 employees across 24 countries. Its hydraulic systems are used in applications ranging from industrial production to energy technology, for example in the tracking of solar modules.
  Engineering students interested in the research topic ‘PV systems with UoAS’s hydraulic drive solutions for tracking solar modules’ can discuss potential avenues for collaboration directly.
  Teaching staff and anyone seeking contacts within industry are also warmly invited: there will be time afterwards for questions and informal discussion.

  
  The lecture is taking place as part of the Faculty of Engineering’s STEP-NET project, which is funded by the DAAD and the BMBF and aims to integrate practical industry experience into teaching in a targeted manner. No prior registration is required.