Jobs in Space

[menion2]

I have seen many articles in the past few months focusing on how many companies are going to go into hiring sprees. I have just recently graduated with a bachelors in mechanical engineering but have found little to no luck finding jobs in the aerospace field. <br /><br />I have resumes on monster, careerbuilder, craigslist, and spacejobs. I was wondering, Does anyone have any advice?

 

[propforce]

Where are you located? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[menion2]

Pennsylvania but I am all about relocating.

 

[propforce]

You must visit each company's employment websites. No one is going to go out of their ways to look for an entry-level engineer on those websites. Here're a few sites where you can search for employements<br /><br />http://public.blueorigin.com/index.html<br /><br />http://www.spacex.com/<br /><br />http://www.scaled.com/careers/index.php<br /><br />https://www.swales.com/career/index.html<br /><br />http://www.boeing.com/employment/<br /><br />http://www.lockheedjobs.com/<br /><br />http://careers.northropgrumman.com/ExternalHorizonsWeb/getCareerHome.do<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[vogelbek]

Hey, no worries pal. I just went through about 5 months without work in the field after graduating. The job I finially got was on the other side of the country, doing a variety of work that was not my specialty. But no matter what, there is always somthing to learn from any engineering position, if you keep your ears open and eyes peeled.<br /><br />The more practical tip I can give is: Write your resume from scratch each time you apply to a job. It seems counter-intuitive, but it forces you to explore new ways of selling your experiences and capabilities. <br /><br />I hated this advice, by the way, because I am obsessive about having an error-free resume, and this requires me to introduce new errors each time I apply for a job. But you know, what else would you do with your time then proof reading your latest submission? (I personally blew allot of time with my housemate, also a freshly graduated aerospace hobo, BSing about propulsion technology and playing Diablo 2...needless to say, neither of us had girlfriends at the time...)<br /><br />Other fun tidbit is that HR departments are notoriously slow, so don't get discouraged. You could apply for 50 positions over six months, accept your first offer, and then get 10 more offers three months later...<br /><br />Good luck and happy hunting...keep your best foot forward, and stay enthusiastic (at least durring interviews...you can always get hammered on the flight back home and make inappropriate advances towards the flight attendant of your choice)

 

[brandido]

Have to say that this is great advice from Propforce. Those sites are there so that job seekers can get jobs. The two things that I would add:<br /><br />(1) Carefully read the directions on the websites regarding what to submit and how. There will often be specific information or organization they are looking for, and this is an early hurdle they might use to weed out applications.<br />(2) Look for contact information - an email or a telephone number. If found, I would recommend contacting that number to try and make a connection - they might be able to give you some direction or hints about what particulars they are looking for to help you tailor your resume or cover letter. <br /><br />P.S. To Propforce - you gave me some advice before for job hunts that was very helpful - thanks!

 

[soyuztma]

There's also Bigelow Aerospace and they seem to be looking for "Mechanical Engineering/Engineering Mechanics graduates". <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[space_dreamer]

You’re lucky to live in the US, In July 2006; I got a 2:1 BSc Engineering Product Design from London South Bank. My Major project was based about the Ascender rocket plane from Bristol Spaceplanes! <br /><br />However I’ve found it really hard to get engineering design / product design work in England. And Aerospace is even harder. <br /><br />In the US there are some awesome well funded companys to work for. In the UK there are not, and if you can find a design job it’s really badly paid, roughly half what I would get as a tube train driver!<br /><br />If anybody knows of a south of England based Aerospace company that hiring please let me know.<br />

 

[annodomini2]

Smiths Aerospace in Cheltenham are hiring, I believe. Although I'm only checking software so could obviously be different for other fields.<br /><br />Get on gojobsite.co.uk or monster.co.uk and see whats going.<br /><br />The best thing if you can is try and find an aerospace company offering a graduate scheme, the money is usually terrible, but it gives you the initial experience to get on the ladder. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[space_dreamer]

Thank you annodomini ! <br /><br />Smiths Aerospace look most interesting.<br /><br />I've been on monster for some time but I will have a crack on gojobsite.co.uk tomorrow.

 

[propforce]

Brandido, you're most welcome. Glad to have helped. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[propforce]

Here's a good article about how to be more effective in job hunting.<br /><br />Ten Ways to Improve Your Job Hunt<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>