I’ve worked in the aerospace industry (with a major OEM) for over 7 years in different biz units and functions (think landing gear, actuation, interiors, aftermarket, predictive analytics) and recently did my MBA from a top school in Canada. I wanted to pivot to strategy consulting with firms that have manufacturing and operations niche but the market is brutal for consulting. I’m now looking to get back into aerospace in a more of a management role. If you’ve done something similar or know someone who has, please share. I’m also open to new ideas, advice. Thank you for being here!

Just asking because the only two schools in my area are insanely expensive and I wanted to go to the airforce for it. I was going reserve but it only pays 4,500 per year and AIM cost 49,800 for the A&P so I guess I would have to go active duty, but chances are that I will have to start very late and I am currently 23 if any advice y’all could give I would really appreciate it

Hey! I got admitted into USC Fall 2024 for their Astronautical Engineering program. A little background is I graduated from a moderately-high ranked Aerospace undergrad school in the south, worked at a NASA campus for 2 years, and then quit to travel and attend grad school. I had a few questions for those who attended USC:

1. How obtainable/completive are the research positions in aerospace labs? Are these paid positions? How much time a week do they usually entail for a grad student?
2. Was going to USC and studying this degree worth it for your career goals? I don’t really hear USC come up in conversations about the best aerospace grad schools, but they definitely have course subjects that I’m interested in learning more about and potentially pursuing careers in (specifically orbital mechanics and GN&C )
3. How’s life at USC? Is the area around it nice and is it walkable? Or do you need a car to get pretty much anywhere?

Went on Google earth to Palmdale to see what I could find. I see a X-47B on the right but I’m very curious about the aircraft on the left as it looks like some sort of FA-XX/NGAD prototype.

Have a project about researching that topic and creating a poster but I would like to hear someone’s view who does this kind of thing.

I’ve learnt from some papers about chevrons and wavy inner walls but does anyone know some others or have some knowledge that they could add onto the ones that I’ve already mentioned.

Hi all,

Visitor from the Nuclear space :) I'm working with a team on changing how they approach product quality control and trying to get them to a more of a 2020 standard rather than 1980s with how they do quality control especially when receiving history dockets to review from vendors.

So my question for you guys - is there a certain industry standard tool used for aerospace to manage history dockets on a part coming in? Do you have quality specialists that are even required to review them before they can be used?

Cheers and thanks

Applied for a job to a local SpaceX facility going on 2 weeks ago this coming Friday and haven’t heard anything back yet to schedule a first round interview. Is there still a chance? How long did it take yall to hear anything for a first round interview? Per the job requirements I seem to be a decently solid candidate in my opinion.

Backstop on why I'm asking this is because, I've always had that vision of working within the aerospace field since I was young, but when when I reached high school that sort of faded and when I was making subjects choices, I didn't take physics.

I finished high school in 2021, and ever since end of 2022, I've sort of been conflicted with myself on doing it or not...

Would appreciate everyone's advice and Input...

I want to be a future aerospace engineer in airbus ideally in Germany but also considering other airbus locations such as UK and France. Maybe in the future also the US( and yes I know in the US it's extremely competitive and I would need to first obtain citizenship by working in a different industry before going into aerospace)

I have two options I'm considering do a integrated masters in mechanical engineering (4years ) in a mid Russel group uni in the UK (could also do a foundation year and then study at one of the better Russel group unis) and then do a masters in aerospace most likely in Germany or do a bachelor in mechanical engineering in Poland in one of its top universities and then similarly do a master's in aerospace I'm Germany.

I'm just wondering how important is the place you study is. Would studying in UK block my opportunities in the EU in the same way as when people study medicine in UK and have more hurdles to get it recognised in EU. Although Poland is the EU would people look down on a degree from Central Europe?

Which country has more aerospace job opportunities: Canada or the Netherlands? I'm from India and have applied to UofT and TU Delft. I would also be pursuing a masters after completing my bachelors.

Specs say gold can not touch titanium because it causes hot spots.

QUESTION:

However will a gold ring SIMPLY by touching a titanium part "bore" a hole in the hot engine part? Or would the gold have to make constant contact under those conditions in order to do so?

A chemical engineer told me that only when these 2 elements touch does a reaction occur. Does the reacting continue after they are no longer touching?

Hi everyone, I'm from Italy and I recently talked to my professor regarding the master's degree thesis in space engineering and some questions arised in my mind. Is It necessary to get a doctorate in order to aim at higher job placements in space engineering? Is It relevant the place where I work for my thesis? I mean, Is It really appreciated the fact that someone took the master's thesis in some relevant european university/with and internship with some industry, or is It completely irrelevant in the eye of the employee? Thanks to whoever would read this post and sorry for the mid english.

I applied to around 6-8 positions for Moog in September 2023. So far, each has been cancelled. Not rejected, but cancelled. Anyone know what’s going on here?

So I accepted a role at Northrop Grumman (I needed to get out of my current role ASAP, this was the first decent offer).

I also received another offer with Northrop through an independent contractor. It’s a significant pay bump, better commute, etc. However, it’s 6 months at a time and I’m not sure if it will culturally be the same as being a full-time.

I’d also have to renege if I choose to go the second route

To make my decision, I’m wondering - is it easy to move around career-wise within the organization. If I want to be doing a different role in a different location ultimately, is that easy to do internally?

Or is it worth pursuing the independent contract and going that route to move around?

Open to any input, this is a tough decision.

Hello, as a student going to study aerospace engineering in the UK, can anyone help a brother out and drop any specific/low-key or niche scholarships or any scholarship at all for aeroENG that you may know of? I've been going around applying to several but have seemed to hit a dead end.

Hello everyone I want to become a personnel in assembling wide body aircraft, what will be my scope of expertise? do I need a B1 and B2 License for that?

I'm working on a report about the propagation of shock waves and would like to include this picture of a Schlieren image showcasing the shocks. However it would be nice if I was able to mention the name of the aircraft as well but I can't seem to find it [SOURCE:NASA].

https://preview.redd.it/conmzkq9rmtc1.jpg?width=1041&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e1b32776f8d304ea056f8eaa2430c22056ad1d4a

My son was admitted to UCSB for Physics and Purdue for FYE (plans to apply to AE after first year). We're in CA and I think his preference is to stay as close to SoCal or NorCal as possible. He likes both majors. But he also has a strong interest in marching (WGI, winter drumline) before he ages out, and there aren't many opportunities to do that near Purdue. FWIW, he did get into San Jose State for Aerospace, but strongly prefers to attend either UCSB or Purdue.

He plans on getting an M.S. in AE after his B.S. degree. He's still deciding on the college to attend. And I'm fine with either college. But thought I would ask folks here for their perspective on the viability of this plan. How hard would it be to get into a good college for graduate work with a Physics background? I'm assuming there will be some gaps in undergraduate coursework and training he would need to supplement, but is there anything he should be thinking of to prepare him for potential graduate studies/work in the area. Any perspective on this is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Hey. I hope you are doing great. I finished my bachelor's last year and have been unable to find a job now. I am hopeful but it's really hard especially for someone from South Asian country. I want to focus specially for Systems engineering. I need some advice on where to begin and how up skill in it. Please feel free to suggest anything relevant or irrelevant.

I'm really passionate about both fields, and want to study a combination of these. I want to study astrophysics as an undergraduate, and study astronautical engineering for masters and doctorate degree. Is it possible? Is it smart? And other comments too would help.