Today, I talk about mechanical and aerospace engineering.
Which one should you choose and which one is better?
So hey everyone! Welcome back to the 1min. Ask An Engineer Show.
Where you ask a question for an engineer and I try to answer it in one minute
So the question that I have for today is...
From Sanford Lee on Facebook and he says
I was initially planning on studying aerospace engineering
however, I heard that it may be more wise to just study mechanical engineering
As aerospace engineering has less job opportunities.
What are your thoughts?
Okay, hey Sanford. So I'm like you, I'm from Ontario
and I actually want to work in the aerospace industry. That has been my goal forever.
Like, being an astronaut, working on rockets, that's my goal.
But I originally picked mechanical engineering and I took a concentration in Aeronautics
And, why I did that, and why I think that's actually the better route instead of just going
for pure aerospace degree, is that
1. There are way more people that are looking for aerospace jobs than there are aerospace jobs.
Like, this way I have a lot of options. First of all, I'm a mechanical engineer. I have all of the
background in mechanical engineering. And then on top of that, I am specialized in
aeronautical engineering. And so that's, I think, better than just limiting yourself
to this very very small, very small, field of aeronautical engineering
Well actually, aerospace engineering is a small field. In Canada, Aeronautics is
actually not so small. I went to McGill and in Montreal we actually have
tons of aeronautical companies like Bombardier
Bell Helicopter, Rolls-Royce, Siemens. Tons of companies.
And then if you really, really still want those aerospace engineering jobs then you have to make
sure that you're at the top of your class, that you get a Master's,
probably a PhD, in order to stand out above everyone
else that wants that same job.
And if you don't get it, but you already discovered
that you really like combustion, like I did
Because why are in aerospace?
You don't even really know yet. Do you like working in structures?
Do you like fluid dynamics?
Do you like aerodynamics?
Do you like heat transfer? Piping? Materials?
You don't really even know. And every single one of those fields can be
applied to a mechanical engineering industry.
So if you take mechanical engineering, I would say it leaves you with a lot more options
And then you can apply it to both the aerospace industry and into the mechanical engineering industry.
After you found out what you like.
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