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Aerospace Engineering Searches for New Talent

As more baby boomers reach retirement, demand for qualified graduates is on the rise

Posted April 22, 2009

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To get admission in aerospace engineering at master level

Hello. i just want to ask you how can I get admission in aerospace engineering at master level in stanford university as I am studying in India. So can you please help me out..

Thank you

Request for scholarship

I am student of electrical engineer at university of arbaminch[i.e.in Ethiopia].I want to train abroad in this field of study.I have been called a brilliant student at my school.I have acummulative grade point of beyond 3.0.May I given permission to learn please?Thank you.

Request for scholarship

I am student of electrical engineer at university of arbaminch[i.e.in Ethiopia].I want to train abroad in this field of study.I have been called a brilliant student at my school.I have acummulative grade point of beyond 3.0.May I given permission to learn please?Thank you.

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It's looking pretty grim for new graduates right now...

I will be graduating in December in AE and the jobs for new graduates are just not there. There are quite a few for experienced individuals but no one wants to train a new AE.

Awesome school

Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne Florida has an excellent program in MAE... http://coe.fit.edu/mae/

The Florida Tech faculty is top notch and the school has an awesome reputation and lots of connections to businesses in aerospace here at the cape. With the way the industry is going, the new talent will be needed and the Florida Tech program will absolutely guarantee that the student is prepared to pursue a career in industry or government. You could go practicing engineer or move on to graduate work in engineering, applied mechanics or mathematics. The beautiful Florida weather and beaches like 5 miles from campus are no small bonus also. :) SRSLY check it out if you are looking for new educational opps...they do emplyer reimbursement if your job pays for classs... I love it!

or you can...

If you really want to be competitive, get a degree in Mechanical and Aero. The fact that your resume says ME degree on it will open up a lot of doors, the Aero degree is just icing on top. If you solely get the AE degree, and want a minor, get one in Aero electronics or CS.

Future ERAU Student

My dream is to become an Aerospace Engineer. I was thinking that I could get a major in Computer Engineering and a Minor in Aerospace Engineering. Do you think that it would be better for me to get a minor in Aerospace Electronics, Computer Science, or Software Engineering, or get the minor in AE?

Skeptical as well

Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it as well. I'm an ME but I do structural analysis for a large aerospace company and have worked in the aerospace industry my whole career. We just let 18 people go at my location this month with more layoffs to come at the end of the government fiscal year (September 30). And we're not the only firm laying people off. UTC just let 11000 people go in March for example. Check the Careers section of any of the large defense/aero firms and you will see far less openings (if you're lucky enough to see any openings)than you saw just a year or two ago. Clearly the industry is not expanding right now but I'm not sure it'll be expanding anytime soon either. Most aerospace spending comes from the government and the airlines and they're all pretty cash strapped for the forseeable future.

Skeptical too

I'll believe it when I see it (and I don't expect to see it.) I happily graduated with a degree in Aeronautics several years ago, only to have my hopes and dreams crushed soon after.

So I eventually went to graduate school and got a degree in Computer Science. Best decision I ever made.

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