I just finish my first year of the B. of Engineering program and I have been accepted in the aerospace engineering but now my friends tell me aero is not fun, it's hard to get a job and they don't have good salaries.Now i am thinking of transfering to electrical engineering.What can you suggest me? can u please tell the advantages and disadvantages of both aero and electrical engineering ? I want to know everything about aero and electriacal,...
2007-07-29 06:50:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
I think you need to dig into your soul and decide what get you excided. Just because your degree is in Aerospace, doesn't mean you cannot work on other fields after graduation (even chemical, electrical, civil, and/or mechanical).
You might find that your Aerospace degree is perfect for designing blades for a new wind turbine when we start running out of oil and air flights are 1/10 of what they are today. Most colleges will not allow you to be too narrow in your focus.
Don't worry about your job now. You are guaranteed to be surprised by the new opportunities in the Green engineering field.
2007-07-29 07:23:56 · answer #1 · answered by Skeptic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ronnie, I have a BS degree in Aerospace Engineering and I have worked in all kinds of fields in my 20+ year professional career. I have worked in Satellite command and control where I got to use some specifics from my degree ( such as orbital mechanics). I have worked in Very Large Computer System Integration and Test. I have also worked as NASA Rocket Scientist on Space Station Propulsion. But you know what, in all of these jobs, I also worked with Electrical Engineers and many other types of engineers. In fact, my immediate supervisor when I worked on the Station was PhD in EE. Fundamentally, at the BS level, an engineering degree means that you have been taught the basics of thinking like an engineer and have proven yourself as one who can learn and apply the knowledge he/she has learned to practical situations. So, I'd say, look at the curriculum for both majors and pursue the one that interests you the most so you are motivated to get good grades! That is what will matter the most when you go looking for a job.
2007-07-29 17:58:42 · answer #2 · answered by cordog 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you are passionate about. Are you most concerned with your income level? If so, then check out the starting salaries of the various engineering disciplines and pick your major according to that. Otherwise, you should go with your heart and stick with what you are really interested in. In any case, I would suggest that you go to graduate school after you have obtained your bachelors. Graduate school will have a profound affect on what you perceive as being important to you and your contribution to society as a whole.
2007-07-29 14:16:00 · answer #3 · answered by skipthegarb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well electronics /communications / for NASA was great for me. I had 2 years in pree Eng. and got a chance to go to work for NASA . I was working at the very apex of technology. After 12 years I worked my way up to a trouble shooter out of Goddard . In my category if there was a problem and the regular Eng could not fix it ,the network would say John don't u think u should go to Guam we need them to be operational next week.
2007-07-29 16:24:34 · answer #4 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it was me, I'd do Aerospace Engineering, it's not everyone who get that chance to be accepted in that program and it's also prestigious and very tough also.
2007-07-29 14:04:14 · answer #5 · answered by macnietzsche18 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
EE is more ubiquitous. Aero has a far smaller set of companies that need that skill.
2007-07-29 16:58:41 · answer #6 · answered by astatine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋