Hello everyone. I currently work as a material handler for a major aerospace company that assembles and repairs aircrafts and aircraft parts. I was debating whether to get an aerospace or a mechanical engineering degree. Either degree will help me get a job in the engineering department of the company. Even though I’m currently a mechanical major and I know that I definitely want to do aerospace, I don’t have a good understanding of aircrafts and how they operate. I would like to know more about turbines, propulsion, etc. I noticed that the mechanics that work at this facility are very knowledgeable and some of the best engineers appear to have field work as a mechanic. I’ve also noticed that some of the emloyees in the engineering department hold degrees in mechanical, aerospace, and electrical engineering. There are some that have no degrees but have an A&P license and design certificates as well as alot of fieldwork experience. I was just wondering if it’s better to earn a degree in aerospace in order to give me a better insight in what I’m working with? Is it possible to acquire a mechanical degree and learn as I go. Also, who has better prospects within the aerospace industry as far as job stability and pay? My ultimate objective is to be a stress engineer within the aerospace industry but I am afraid of being just another book smart engineer with no common sense and knowledge of the product. I would really appreciate any answer but I would prefer the opinion of someone already working in the industry.

Well!!!!!!!!!!!

Mechanical Engineering is the mother of all Engineering fields.

Mechanical engineering is a very broad field that involves the application of physical principles for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is made up of a number of subdisciplines concerned with the mechanics, kinematics (movement), and energy of physical objects. Practitioners of mechanical engineering, known as mechanical engineers, use principles such as heat, force, and the conservation of mass and energy in contributing to the design of vehicles and aircraft, heating & cooling systems, buildings and bridges, industrial equipment and machinery, and much more.

A mechanical engineer is needed in almost all engineering establishments. They are needed in all production units, construction companies, power generation & distribution systems, computers and information technologies.

Aerospace Engineering is one of its kids!!!!!!

If you are confident that you will get a job over there, and you are sure that you will never change your mind to work in other fields, then choose Aerospace Engineering.

Else, go for Mechanical Engineering!

My best wishes for your bright career

I’ve tried going to internet settings on my computer, adding in the friends locations there, 3 are from large aerospace companies, one just has a yahoo acct. I tried shutting off my Firewall and doing test emails, still nada. they can receive mine, I just can’t get theirs! I could before no problem, now with this computer I cannot. They don’t go into my Bulk/Spam file, I checked. Does Yahoo have another spam place that I don’t see where blocked emails go? Any suggestions? The other 78 on my list have no problems, just this handfull? Hmmmm?
Thanks

open up the spam list and look to be sure that they aren’t in the block list. this could have accidentally occurred with out your knowledge.good luck.

I have been working in the shipping department for a new aerospace company for the last one and a half years. With this job I am responsible for International Hazardous Material shipments, International palletized Government shipments, many containing millions of dollars in equipment, and also meeting serious fiscal related deadlines. (Besides all the other everyday in country shipments) The company is about 400 to 450 people strong and it is only my boss my coworker and myself in shipping (3 of us). In the past year and a half the paperwork side of the job has increased greatly as well as many other regulations. And to top it all off, I’ve been bending over backwards to make sure everything gets where it needs to be no questions asked.
What do you think this kind of work is worth?

40-45 Gs a year?

Friends, I am a student of 10th standard (will come in 11th in July). I am very much interested in astronomy and aerospace and I want to join NASA or ISRO and serve the space. So are there any space programmes or opportunities for students to join these organizations or I have to wait for future. If it is not possible now, then which branch should I take after 12th for astronomy and name the top institutes in which astronomy or aerospace is available……
Plz help…
Thanx in advance.

To join ISRO : min requirement as per latest notification is u need to be an engineer with avg of 65% marks in all semesters.The applied candidates are then screened thru written test and interview.

more details visit:WEB-SITE http://www.isro.gov.in or email : icrb@isro.gov.in

for nasa joining:

Min. requirement is u need to be a graduate math & science wud be advantageous to u .
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If you haven’t finished high school yet, former astronaut Dr. Sally K. Ride has these suggestions for you:

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My friend is about to graduate from a prestigious university with a degree in political science, and is looking for a job which will ultimately be lucrative in the Aerospace sector, perhaps as a contract negotiator or similar. She evisages working in Washington to facilitate contracts between an Aerospace company (such as Boeing) and the military. What would be the best type of entry level position and career strategy to achieve this?
Would it be more lucrative to work for a big company such as Boeing, or a small up and coming company such as Space X?
She is not concerned about job security. If a riskier job will eventually lead to higher pay, that is fine. Self employment is also fine if that is the best way to go.

Her major does not match well with her aspirations an engineering or business management degree would have been best. She should work for a small company in as high of a position as possible with as low of an income as possible because the lower the income she is willing to take the quicker and higher she will likely go which seems to be what she is looking for.

At the bigger companies she will likely hit a ceiling quickly without something really special on her resume that she is building on. At a smaller company she could do something extraordinary and get credit for it and move up doing that at a larger company will likely be very difficult.

Contract negotiators tend to be very wealthy, very experienced, very connected and very male. She needs to work on those to get that type of a position most negotiators do not need money at all because they have done well over a long period of years.

I hope that helps.

I’m planning on applying to a top MBA program in Europe, focusing on entrepreneurship. I have a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan, and finishing up my MS from the University of Notre Dame while working full time in an aerospace company and doing research for the university. My engineering work experience extends from project engineer, lead designer to systems engineer. (2+ yrs) My biggest concern is the lack of finance, accounting, marketing, and management experience. What is the perception of US engineering students by top business schools in Europe? With my background (2-3 yrs experience), is it easier to get into a top MBA program in Europe or in the US?

There are actually some advantages to a "foreign" MBA.

Depending on nation, you may have the advantage of multi-language fluency.

You would be a prime candidate for international management.

You would add a level of diversity for some firms.

Hope this helps!

I’m a high school senior right now. I’m going to University of California- Irvine next year and I plan to major in either aerospace or mechanical engineer. I have a real fascination for aircrafts especially military aircrafts, and I want to pursue a career in it. I originally wanted to join the ROTC so I can get some management experience but I don’t think the army is offering anything that I want to do. I’ve also looked at the AFROTC and I’ve seen similar careers but I don’t know if they are what I’m looking for. Do I have to join a military branch to work on military planes?

Thanks

try the AIR FORCE

Hi there!
Im currently doing my National Diploma in Aerospace in Engineering. I did this instead of my grade 12.
After my National Diploma i plan on joining a flight school to get my CPL. But I also want a degree on me. Is that possible? Especially if that field is not aviation related?
I’m 18 right now.
I can only pay for one thing at a time.
I was thinking i become a pilot, and start earning enough to join a college later on and get a degree.

It’s possible to get a college degree at any age. Plenty of people do so after they retire.

Yahoo questioner :
"Is there a link between projects going bad and someone on board who has a bad attitude and is a bully?"
Yahoo answerer :
"Yes, there is. And that somebody is usually somewhere in the management chain. (And it doesn’t hurt if they aren’t too bright)Doug Source(s):Lots of years with lots of high-tech and aerospace companies."
To Doug.
Thanks.Terrific.

Well………. Since that was my answer I guess I should answer the follow-on.
It applies (to some extent) to every project that’s ever been done that has had more than 2 or 3 people involved in it.

In fact…… I have a theory that here exists in Nature a force (very much like the four we know about) whose sole purpose in the Universe is to screw up all projects. However….. Screwing up all projects is, in and of itself, a fairly large project and this force sometimes gets in it’s own way and steps on its own dick.
And -that- is the only reason that some projects ever get completed.

Doug

I do not want to do desk work, I like working with my hands and problem solving, I like being outside, I hate cold weather, I dont want to go home smelling like grease or oil although I do enjoy mechanics. Please tell me your point of view on the job you suggest

If I dont make a career out of the military I did want to be an officer

I was looking into Airborn linguist, Helicopter Maintenance, Security Forces, Airborne Battle Management, Aerospace Propulsion

If you don’t want to smell like grease and oil and you don’t like the cold, I don’t suggest maintenance. If you like being outside, then I would suggest Security Forces, but as it was said above, there is a chance that you could be stationed in one of the northern bases. Being an airborne linguist is a very difficult job to qualify for, and the training has a 70% washout rate. Not to mention once you do make it through, you would be sitting at a desk most of the time. Airborne Battle Management (My job) isn’t as difficult, but once training is over you’ll be doing a desk job on the days you don’t fly.

Hope this helps.