Aerospace Engineering Job for new Graduate

9/22/03 | SandRat

[SandRat]

Anyone ou there know of any stateside firm in the Aerospace Industry that's hiring recent College Grads with a BS in Aerospace Engineering????

Got a kid that graduated in May and still no job calls.

Need for that kid to get a job!!!

Help brother and sister Freepers, please.....

[FairOpinion]

Did you try Raytheon in Tucson?

I suggest you look into it, they are always looking for fresh graduates.

Good luck!

I would also look at commercial companies and use the Aerospace Engineering degree as a springboard, instead of insisting on a job in that area.

[ASOC]

The Air Force can always use a good person - and they own a lot of airplanes.....

[Jen]

Try Lockheed Martin. Good luck.

[kerosene]

Has he tried Lockheed Martin?

[kerosene]

You beat me! :-)

[Mulder]

The economy sucks right now, so there's not much hiring going on.

His best bet might be to go back to school and get his Masters Degree. That would give him a competitive edge over those with a BS when the market picks up; and he could command a higher salary.

The typical Masters program takes about 1.5 years, so he could also look for a job while getting his Masters.

[SandRat]

Thanks for the suggestions. He's been sending to the automotive, trucking, railroad, shipbuilding industries as well.

Toss me a line on FR mail if you hear of anything in your neck of the woods.

[Jen]

Great minds, ya know... ;-)

[Brett66]

Blue Origin

[SandRat]

I hate to think that after paying for 5 years already, eeee-yukkk!

Unfortunately that is an option.

[Mulder]

I hate to think that after paying for 5 years already, eeee-yukkk!

Most schools have their Masters students teach labs or assist professors with research. They usually get paid for this, or get reduced tuition. That's something he could look into.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Tell him to move to India - I hear Boeing will be hiring there...

Always glad to help!

[BigBobber]

My 15-year old just told me he wants to be a rocket scientist. Hope there's work for him in 7 years...

[FairOpinion]

You mean that he is looking outside Arizona too?

Pure aerospace, like Northrop or Boeing are really hurting, so they are probably not hiring, but Lockheed may be. They have major operation in the San Francisco area.

He can check out the websites of these companies.

Also, many times colleges have a "placement center" where they have either job descriptions and/or companies to look at, who expressed interest in new hires.

Checking the internet and the paper for job fairs is another possibility.

The main thing is to keep looking and not get discouraged.

I don't know what his resume looks like, but having a little summary on top is usually a good idea, summarizing key capabilities, interests (not hobbies, but job related ones)( i.e. don't just say, looking for "aerospace engineering" job).

I would just put "engineer" and maybe a few key things, "key words" that people look at. Some of those he can get by looking through some job descriptions and see which would apply to him.

[RLK]

A lot of the engineering is being moved out of the country. I don't know what to tell you.

[zonan]

If he is willing to relocate, and his grades are decent, there are plenty of jobs. Lockheed Martin in Philadelphia is hiring like mad, for example. It's mostly programming at that location though. Still, it would be a way to get his foot in the door.

As for the guy whose kid wants to be a rocket scientist: there are always jobs like that, you just have to stand out by getting good grades and working hard. It's a lot of work. It pays off eventually.

[CurlyDave]

Lockheed Martin (Sunnyvale and Palo Alto, CA) is hiring. Job Fairs, recruitment drive, the whole nine yards.

[DuncanWaring]

Tried Orbital Sciences?

[SandRat]

Thanks I'll get that off to him.