I agree. Mechanical Engineering will only get mechanical problems solve but you need Electrical/Electronics Engineering and even Computer Science to accomplish this endeavor you're dreaming about.
Ker_roppi,
Quit it and go for an Engineering degree. Work is work, everyone hates working, but everyone loves money... You should switch your field while you can because after you're done, there's not a lot room for you to further/advance yourself to higher degree should you need to. There's a cap for technicians, 60k is probably the highest one can get. If you want more, you'll need to take up management or upgrade to 4yr degree or higher. By then, you likely won't have what it takes to go where you need to go.