FlamingRCAirplanes
Elite member
I meant the jobs you can get with it pay well.
Aerospace engineering? The future?
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Matthewdupreez
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True... But I am not going to study something that I dont enjoy...
and im not a fan of electrical engineering. Just my opinion, obviously each person likes different things.
and im not a fan of electrical engineering. Just my opinion, obviously each person likes different things.
Piotrsko
Master member
I need to point out that you may end up doing things you didn't start out to do. Either my son or myself are prime examples. He did biology to be a paramedic which he turned out hating, and now catches endangered rats, where I went the EE route with a comp sci minor and ended up in public service. No one has ever asked what my major minors were during the job interview just whether or not I was degreed (which wasn't revelant to the job either)
trey
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I am not an aerospace engineer, I'll put that out there first. I would like to present what I have seen though.
I recently left a job that had me working with aerospace engineers. I worked with United Launch Alliance, SpaceX, Orbital ATK, and a few others. There is a large demand in that field, to the point of them randomly asking if I know anyone who is an engineer and looking for a job. Word of caution, SpaceX sucks to work for.
Space launch is growing at a fast rate. They don't have enough engineers to keep up, and this isn't going to change soon. There will always be a demand. I think it's a great field, and opens up a lot of possibilities.
I recently left a job that had me working with aerospace engineers. I worked with United Launch Alliance, SpaceX, Orbital ATK, and a few others. There is a large demand in that field, to the point of them randomly asking if I know anyone who is an engineer and looking for a job. Word of caution, SpaceX sucks to work for.
Space launch is growing at a fast rate. They don't have enough engineers to keep up, and this isn't going to change soon. There will always be a demand. I think it's a great field, and opens up a lot of possibilities.
Matthewdupreez
Legendary member
So basically most of the aerospace engineering jobs are in the us ?? And maybe Russia?
Shade for the lovers and poets....
I can echo what the other engineers have said here. I am a Dual major Civil-Architectural Engineering with a concentration in Structures (structural engineer) from Drexel University. My career has meandered from working on Airports and transportation, to bridges design and inspections, cell tower inspections, to windfarms, substation rehabilitation and design to landing work at a Local Municipal Utility designing the steel poles to harden the transmission system. As a bridge designer, my project manager was an aeronautical engineer. He knew structures as well as any there. In school many of my long term buddies were the ME's who shared classes with me until things started to move. (ME - things move, SE - if they do, something went terribly wrong.) The thing you are taught and practice, is a way of thinking, and a lack of fear for learning something new. (most of us crave it.)
to your moms fear, your skill set will be valuable beyond Aviation/Space, but likely it is where your passion with be. you will have to follow the work to stay with aviation likely. but you may be surprised. you make start aviation opportunities where you are
It's why I love this hobby.
JasonK
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Shade for the lovers and poets....
oh no... lovers and poets are fine.
JasonK
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hahahaha... I wouldn't even say it was the humanities, but the the people who were running them.
Piotrsko
Master member
Anything Elon , Jeff, or Mr Z runs: sucks to work for unless you're up in the food chain high enough to say hello daily and not get a security escort off premises.
Lotta times it's not what you know, but who. I got one job because I was killer at resumes and did one for my eventual boss at Edwards afb rocket site 1 C 15
SSgt Duramax
Junior Member
I was a Mechanical Engineering major for a while, I actually have an associates in engineering. The reason I went ME is that it was very versatile and you can do tons of things with it. Physics is physics. I actually ended up not completing my BS because it was nearly impossible being in the military (I am active duty AF). I am constantly being offered jobs on linked in just with an associates, so very in demand and versatile. I ended up getting my BS in environmental science, and that is also what I am getting my MS in as well. Although I was tempted to get a masters in space studies and management, but I am pretty sure I would find zero work in it. I plan to finish my ME degree when I retire from military service. I won't necessarily use it for work, but it is just a personal goal of mine. Never too old to stop learning.
Matthewdupreez
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I think that you posted in the wrong topic mate 😉
SweetSky
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mastermalpass
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I missed this thread. Until of course it got bumped a couple days ago. From everyone's comments it seems like Engineering is one of the few general areas in which your career aligns, if even albeit loosely, with what you studied.
"Get a job doing what you love and you'll never work a day in your life" they say... What they don't say is the equally likely "get a job doing what you love and you'll stop loving that things" My dream job was to be an animator until the degree gave me a taste of what it may be like to have that as a job and now I'm a Data Engineer in training. 😂 Compared to others in this thread I feel like a kind of mini pocket-engineer. No doubt Structural, AS and Mechanical engineers need to analyse data in their studies and with data analysis always comes a bit of data engineering.
"Get a job doing what you love and you'll never work a day in your life" they say... What they don't say is the equally likely "get a job doing what you love and you'll stop loving that things" My dream job was to be an animator until the degree gave me a taste of what it may be like to have that as a job and now I'm a Data Engineer in training. 😂 Compared to others in this thread I feel like a kind of mini pocket-engineer. No doubt Structural, AS and Mechanical engineers need to analyse data in their studies and with data analysis always comes a bit of data engineering.
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