Post by lilly on Feb 7, 2024 7:56:46 GMT -5
So I've got my BS in aerospace engineering, and I want to work in the space industry. Long term I think I'd like to work in systems engineering, but who knows? For now, I'm just focused on getting my foot in the door. The problem is I missed the boat when it came to how important it was to get internships, co-ops, and technical extracurriculars in undergrad. I was preoccupied with club sports and partying. Before graduation, I had a job offer from a Navy shipyard basically fall into my lap, and I took it. I been there 16 months and it sucks. So I'm looking around for entry level space industry engineering jobs and finding that true entry level new grad jobs are few and far between. A lot of what I am finding is satellite operations. Cool right? Idk. Maybe its 60hrs/wk for $60k, which would be not cool. Again, idk. Even these jobs typically look for 1-2 years of experience or grad school and some knowledge or software skills that were not really extensively covered by my degree. Like yeah I got the basics but give me an orbital mechanics problem and a matlab terminal right now and you'll be waiting a hot minute for an answer.
I get the sense that I'm gonna want to go to grad school in the long run, but idk if I could even get in most places with my current resume. Grades were alright, 3.1 gpa, but like I said, no research, no AIAA, no rocket team, no relationships with professors, none of that. Plus I'd rather have my employer pay for it y'know.
So right now my plan is to get my level 1 and 2 STK certs, learn some SQL, maybe some python and apply to be a satellite operations engineer. I'll send applications to other things if they look attainable but like I said, these things are hard for me to find and my experience feels lacking. Thanks for reading my rant if you made it this far. Any and all advice much appreciated.
I get the sense that I'm gonna want to go to grad school in the long run, but idk if I could even get in most places with my current resume. Grades were alright, 3.1 gpa, but like I said, no research, no AIAA, no rocket team, no relationships with professors, none of that. Plus I'd rather have my employer pay for it y'know.
So right now my plan is to get my level 1 and 2 STK certs, learn some SQL, maybe some python and apply to be a satellite operations engineer. I'll send applications to other things if they look attainable but like I said, these things are hard for me to find and my experience feels lacking. Thanks for reading my rant if you made it this far. Any and all advice much appreciated.