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Question for all you engineers, (aerospace engineers will help)? |
I'm 17yrs old and a junior at my high school. And I would like to do a career path on engineering, however the field i am not sure to do. I decided to do aerospace engineering but realized I'm not sure as to what the job expects for you to do. I was always into the whole computer and engineering things being inspired by my uncle's knowledge of computers and engineering, witnessing how useful it is now in this time periods where electronics rule and are being used everywhere and it will never stop only improving. I would like to be (or think) as a aerospace engineer for i was always interested in planes and rockets plus im quite intelligent and love math. My question is if aerospace engineering right for me or not and if it is what should i expect from the job to do b/c many website fail to explain fully what it is you do in there p.s. sorry for any spelling/grammar errors but I just woke up kinda and my brain is like buzzed out. Aerospace engineering is such a vast field, just saying that it is reight for you is just as complicated as claiming that engineering is right. What I eman is that there are structural engineers, theoretical aerodynamicists (they design the contours), performenace engineers (they evlauate the need of missions and requirements from a client point of view and prepare the operation flight manual), stability and control specialists (sizing the control surfaces and determining the auto pilot rules), avionics engineers, thermodynamics and propulsion engineers (engine, de-icing, pressurisation), systems (hydraulic system design) and so on. What matter first is that you have a passion for it. Source(s): 27 years as an aerospace engineer Well, like any field there are many specialized parts. In general an aerospace engineer designs aircraft and, in this wonderful age when our long time fantasies of commercial space flight seem just around the corner, space ships. These are very complex systems and require many skills from the mechanical engineer who sees that the design is structurally sound to the software engineer that writes the programs that most systems require. Like any field, you need a broad knowledge of the general field (i.e. how aircraft work) and a deep specialized knowledge of the particular part you will be responsible for. Perhaps you could write to NASA or some of the large aerospace contractors and ask them directly. There are some colleges and universities who offer engineering degrees who have a specialty or concentration in aerospace engineering. You may be able to go on line and check their websites for more information concerning specifics about the degree and what is expected. To find out if you have an aptitude for this type of field, most major colleges and universities offer personality or preferences tests to assist those who are uncertain about what they would be most happy doing in a career. One is called the Strong Test. It is usually offered free to enrolled students. Some high schools may offer something similar. There may also be a source on line which could offer this type of testing, but their will likely be a fee attached. Good luck. i have had 9 years heavy aircraft maintenance experience and have seen allot of stupid engineering design, and have talked to many engineers that don't even know the simplest thing about aircraft. i had one explaining about a modification on a wing then turn around and ask what the little sticks were sticking out of the wing tips (static wicks) they have been on every thing from pf-51 mustangs to Cessna 182's part of some thing he designed, but didn't know what it did. my suggestion is to become a mechanic first get the maintenance principles down then become an engineer the aerospace industry is already full of stupid designs learn what your working on first before you design it. |
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