Sounds like a lot of us did the same thing. I went to The Ohio State
University for Aeronautical Engineering convinced I would be nothing
other than an Aero Engineer. When it came time to officially declare my
major after two years I decided to go Mechanical Engineering. At the
time students at the top of the Aero class who were graduating were
having tough times finding jobs and the aero industry was typically
paying 10% less for engineers compared to other industries. I felt a
BSME gave me the best option post graduation to find employment. I was
able to tailor my program to have electives in Aero (with instructor
permission) and took additional classes in fluid dynamics and
mathematics. I was glad I went the BSME route, I have been working at
the same company now for 20 years. It is not aeronautics but I still
work with fluids. I am now a Senior Design Engineer and I design custom
hydraulic valves and fuel system valves. So keeping my options open
worked well for me. One person I went to college with who stayed in the
Aero industry has changed jobs multiple times and moved around the
country several times to stay employed. Not sure if that is the norm
these days in Aero or not. Even so, engineering is great profession to
be in. It is very rewarding and as a bonus salary compensation has been
on the rise due to lack of engineering graduates :-)
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Don Slusarczyk
www.DonsRC.com
Home of the Wicked EDF Motors!
Received on Fri Dec 05 2014 - 19:41:52 CET