Mechanical Prospects + Space (1 Viewer)

[doink]

Was wondering of the job prospets of Mech engineering, i have noticed on seek that there are alot of jobs available and was also wondering if the pay is similar to other engineering professions. I am also considering the Mechanical (Space) degree and is it true that it gives you all the aspects of a regular Mechanical degree whilst adding the space portion allowing me to work in regular industry as well?

Help is appreciated.

 

[Kebabci Oglu]

Well im not sure but i would say that mech(space) would be a good course but there are no jobs for space stuff. I think you should check both mech eng and mech (space) and compare the courses to see if they share similar/same subjects.

Personally i'd stick with normal mech eng, as there are more job oppertunities and im sure u would get into mech(space) jobs with just mech(eng), if u ever find one.

 

[doink]

I am aware that australia has no space program and have a genuine interest in going overseas in order to get a job in one. Just wondering about job prospects for regular mech engineering and whether the mech(space) will qualify me for normal mech eng as well. Thanks Kebabci i will check

 

[Kebabci Oglu]

Hey Musk, can a mechatronic engineer get the same job as a mech eng or an elec eng??

 

[Kebabci Oglu]

Well im gonna do telecom and there are only like 5 subjects which make it differ from elec/comp eng, so does that mean i can get a job in those fields also??

 

[antarctic]

Does Australia have a space industry?

fuck no

However if you are going to do space regardless, do it at USYD

That depends on how you define a space industry. Some examples:

HiFire - joint NASA/USAF/ADF (that's Australian Defence Forces) hypersonics program
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=awst&id=news/aw031907p2.xml

University of Queensland Hypersonics Program:
http://www.uq.edu.au/hypersonics/index.html?page=32176

Australian National University - electric ion propulsion group, working on space based thrusters:
http://prl.anu.edu.au/SP3/research/HDLT

As far as the Mech(Space) degree at USyd, the degree strips out a couple of less important mechanical subjects and replaces them with aeronautical or space engineering specialisation subjects. For more details, have a look at the USyd handbook:
http://www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks/handbooks_admin/engineering.shtml
It will outline exactly what subjects a Mech and Mech(Space) degree consists of.