Career questions tagged spacex
I am a second year undergrad student pursuing mechanical engineering and I don't know how to navigate my future??
I want to break into space company like for example SpaceX or NASA or ISRO. What are the skills I need to develop?
As a college freshman, what can I do to prepare for any future internships related to rocketry and space?
I want to get an internship in the space industry so I can gain experience. But I feel as though I'm at a disadvantage because I'm just started college. Is there anything I can do now so that I have a better chance to get an offer in the future?
Is it more practical for me to become an aerospace engineer or a mechanical engineer ?
I've dreamed of making rovers and even designs for them to launch into space and discover new things in different planets. I recenetly went to a college fair where engineer professionals and college proffersors were presents and I had asked about a specific aerospace program to one for the college representatives. The representative told me that since aerospace engineering is such a niche career it isn't as practical to become one. He told me that a mechanical engineer is more likely to enter into space organizations (such as NASA and SpaceX) than a aerospace engineer. It left me with lingering thoughts of wether I should still focus of aerospace or view mechanical engineering as an alternative.
Is the job aerospace engineering very limited in job opportunities?
I am a middle schooler in 8th grade and I was wondering if the career aerospace engineering is actually very limited in job opportunities. I’m very interested in engineering and physics and I was wondering what are some good classes to get into to study in university to prepare for this career. Are there any other jobs so I could get some experience if I do end up getting an opportunity in the future.
What internships in college should you strive for if you want to have an engineering career working for NASA?
I'd like to have a blueprint for my success laid out. #NASAovermatter #nothing-left-2-chance #SpaceX? #futuregoals
How to enter/help develop Space Industry?
Hi, Thanks for clicking on the question link. I am not sure what to do and would like to hear some anonymous advice. Who am I? Someone who has dreamed about whats in outer space, but currently, I am a College student who will be graduating this semester with a B.S. Degree in Economics and a minor in Psychology (~3.23 cumulative g.p.a.). Though, I could have graduated last semester I decided to stay an extra semester and pursue an interest I have in a Engineering/Science degree. I did this by studying Mechanical Engineering because it appears very versatile, though I was close to choosing astrophysics (Seems like for astrophysics, it would take at least 20 years to get where you would want to be). The purpose of this would be to eventually allow me to work somewhere in the space industry. I would greatly enjoy assisting government or third party space companies/programs develop (i.e. NASA, Space X, Deep Space Industries, or Planetary Resources). The Dilemma, it would take another 6 semesters (3 years) of hard work and money to finish this second B.S. degree and I am not so sure it would get me any closer to my dream job. I have been contemplating earning a PhD in economics and try to help that way (I do have some research ideas and would not mind teaching), but it would take at least another 7 years of school and I am not even sure I could get in or could afford it because my g.p.a. of ~3.23 is low for even getting accepted to grad school. I think I have summed up my problem well, but if there is anything relevant that could help you, help me feel free to ask. Thank you again for your help! Tim #business #engineering #economics #astrophysics #space-planning