Hi guys,

Just a small background on me. I graduated from college in Dec '08, majored in Aerospace Engineering. Now I'm currently in Solar/Photovoltaic/Construction Industry.

[quote=soitsuagain,Mar 1 2011, 05:04 PM]
Ok, so you're more interested on the field of work not that field of study. But wow your work back home is damn boring lol and I bet you will be hitting your face in the wall if you do that. FYI, Boeing/Lockheed, etc employs as many ME, EE and Software Engineers as they employ Aerospace Engineers. Essentially aerospace engineering is one engineering discipline that is a foot wide and a mile deep unlike ME which is the complete opposite. Let's say by the time you graduate, green tech is all the rage in the US. You can't move into that industry as an aerospace engineer as easily as a mechanical engineer. Even though the foundation and fundamental is all they need as you will be working on computers (like wtf you do with learning hard partial differential equations anyway, laplace equations?? duh) but ME stills holds sway. Since what you do now is is mostly general education requirements and maybe statics you can't really gauge whether your interest is real or not. Just make sure that the university you're entering has your 2nd engineering discipline of your choice so you can do an internal transfer easily without having to go through the trouble of changing school.

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That being said, I want to say that soitsuagain is right that Solar is all the rage here in America. I mean people are literally being snatched up if you have 6 mths to 1 year experience. As far as Aerospace being boring, I beg to differ . Aerospace is pretty interesting, so interesting that you'd be afraid to sit on an airplane since you know what assumptions the piece of metal is made off.


[quote=chew1991,Mar 1 2011, 07:35 PM]
No worries mate , i study because of interest and I'm aware of the future job path.
But yeah , most of the universities who offer AE , would definitely have ME and EE on their list also, i might Minor in ME.

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As far as getting a job in Aerospace, chew1991. I must say that I was pretty disappointed to find out that the list of jobs for foreigners in America is a short one. You'd need to get security clearances to work in the Defense sector and if you're not a citizen, it's very VERY tough, heck it is even tough for green card holders to get a job in defense. That is not to say you cannot get a job in the commercial sector, though i must iterate that most of these companies handle ITAR class items which means that you'd need security clearances to handle those items.

If you do not intend to work in America, then you'd have a better chance in the rest of the world. Singapore's govt pours a ton of money into the Aviation O&M industry, though you'd work in O&M instead of R&D. There are also markets in Europe (EADS/Airbus), Canada (Pratt-Whitney/Bombardier), and Brazil (Embraer). Well, though I'm in the green industry now, I have not given up my dream to be an actual AE.

Just wanted to give you a heads up and I believe you'd be the best judge of your future. At the end of the day a degree is just a piece of paper to show that you're qualified to do white collar work and make more money (at most times) than blue collar workers.


[quote=Irzani,Mar 2 2011, 01:57 PM]
Just do some reading ... thanks for keep highlighting about the teaching assistant

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But how easy to get the funding? In Malaysia, most of the Malaysian master/phd candidate (UPM) will get their GRF/GRA opportunities. For foreigners, it's very hard to get one ...

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Dude, Irzani, you seriously need to look up more information if you're even a tiny bit interested in studying in America. "Nay sayer's get no where." It's easier to say I can't do it, than I can do it.

I know many Malaysians and other foreigners who come here with less than a hundred US dollars for education. If they can do it why can't you.


Peace out!

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