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04-09-2008, 03:00 AM
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#16 | | Junior Member
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| This thread has definitley been a serious blow for me...If theres such a job crunch for US citizens, what will happen to us internationals graduating in AE??As i know there are close to non job opportunities for intels as of now.....and someones suggesting that the situation is about to worsen....<almost weeping> | 
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04-09-2008, 08:58 AM
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#17 | | Member
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| if you are an international, why are you doing AE in the first place? 0____0;
I'm a permanent resident, and even then, there's serious limit on aerospace companies you can apply for.
I couldn't even submit my resume to Boeing, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman during on-campus recruiting.
(it seems Boeing does have jobs which does not require citizenship if you go to their website though... but they required one when they did oncampus interviews)
that pretty much left me with only Lockheed and United Technologies. And even then, there are limited number of jobs available for non-citizens.... but i'm just telling you, you don't have much companies to choose from, and if you get rejected by Lockheed, what then?
it seems automobile industry is no better right now... only Toyota ever came to my school to hire MEs. what's funny is that GM only came to hire ECEs.
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04-09-2008, 09:17 AM
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#18 | | Senior Member
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if you are an international, why are you doing AE in the first place?
| Maybe they *wanted* to study aerospace engineering...?
I dunno, dude. Talk to your professors... I'm sure they've seen plenty of international students, and that they've seen where some of them have ended up working. | |
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04-09-2008, 10:00 AM
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#19 | | Member
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| im just saying, if i were him, i would have done ME instead of AE, since, at least in my opinion, ME degree provides as much opportunity as AE to enter aerospace industry.
if that didn't work out, ME ppl can still apply for other jobs in ME field. | |
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04-09-2008, 10:10 AM
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#20 | | Senior Member
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|  Well, I'm not saying it was the *safest* of routes...!
But yeah, there are plenty of avenues into aerospace engineering without restricting yourself with an aerospace engineering degree. Mech, structures, elec... all good degrees for aerospace applications.
If, however, you're stuck with aerospace engineering, my best recommendation is to get your PhD in it and be so instrumental at what you do that Uncle Sam has no choice but to Werner-Von-Braun you...! | |
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04-09-2008, 10:21 AM
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#21 | | Junior Member
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Go ERAU? | |
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04-09-2008, 05:02 PM
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#22 | | New Member
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| Lots of AE jobs ask for either an AE or ME degree. At my school, as an ME you can take technical electives in AE. | |
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04-26-2008, 05:59 PM
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#23 | | Junior Member
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| Even though the market probably is going downhill for a while, there are so many old engineers retiring, those of us entering college should at least be able to replace the existing/decreasing workforce. | |
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04-26-2008, 09:56 PM
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| Weirdly enough, I've had managers I've interviewed with at large, reputable space companies tell me the future looks grim for their department, but the company is shifting to refocus to take the least hit during the transition and engineers have a strong outlook.
It's all dependent on who you talk to and how frank they are willing to be. | |
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04-26-2008, 10:12 PM
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On the other hand, getting an MBA after your engineering degree will put you into the management track. You can get too specialized with earning a Master's and PhD, making it more difficult to get hired.
| I don't think that an MBA is better than a PhD in management. I doubt that the Jet Propulsion Lab in CA has more MBAs than advanced degrees in management. I have been working for more than 20 years and none of my managers has an MBA (although I am not in AE). | |
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04-26-2008, 10:32 PM
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#26 | | Junior Member
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| To the guy who mentioned military aerospace, both the Air Force & Navy are swamped with pilot applications and it's much harder to get into the program; that is, if you can even get through OCS & flight school. While yes, they are building lots of new planes, they're also retiring alot of them, and retraining aviators on the new platforms. Hell, they just retired the famed 'stealth', the F-117 Nighthawk, last Tuesday. | |
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04-27-2008, 02:59 AM
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#27 | | Junior Member
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| Is aerospace engineering one of the most rewarding engineering majors though? | |
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04-27-2008, 08:22 AM
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#28 | | Senior Member
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| That totally depends on who you ask. Everybody will give you a different answer. | |
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04-27-2008, 05:17 PM
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#29 | | Senior Member
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| It is totally dependant on you. Each person is different. I used to do volunteer security at my church. To me, that was rewarding, but to some of my friends, it would have been the most boring job on earth. | |
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04-28-2008, 02:42 AM
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#30 | | Junior Member
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| I was looking at a ME major and an AE minor but I guess I should change my plans. Does anybody know if a person gets paid more by a government job for AE? Like NASA? or for a private job? Are international students eliglible for government jobs? | |
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