What is life as an Aerospace Engineer like?

[Maxwell]

By digital design, do you mean digital controllers? Z-transforms and the like?

Yeah, I do mean something like that. Designing a digital system (to be put into a larger system) to specs and implementing it on a microcontroller, FPGA, etc. So that could involve a Z-Transform, but that would just be a small part in the processing chain. I wouldn't be taking Z-Transforms, I'd be implementing code onto some sort of chip that would calculate the transform.

 

[Cyrus]

Yeah, I do mean something like that. Designing a digital system (to be put into a larger system) to specs and implementing it on a microcontroller, FPGA, etc. So that could involve a Z-Transform, but that would just be a small part in the processing chain. I wouldn't be taking Z-Transforms, I'd be implementing code onto some sort of chip that would calculate the transform.

Well, I mean't the construction of digital controls, i.e. controllers for the plant dynamics.

What exactly do you do? I.e., what are you designing, for which aircraft etc..

 

[Embison]

from what i have come to see, there is no logical reason to be an engineer. there are a lot easier jobs that pay a lot more with a lot less schooling.

What jobs do you recommend that are easier/less schooling/pay better than engineering?

 

[jakew1987]

Its a good idea to have some idea where your headed, but making specific plans before your even in college is a complete waste of time. Pretty much everyone changes their minds a few times about what they want to do after college and i'd say almost half of students change their majors during the first couple years. And really your major isn't all that important during your first two years as most of your classes are going to be general education classes anyway.