Build a real fighter aircraft. Rare hands-on engineering role.
Build a real fighter aircraft. Rare hands-on engineering role.
If you want to see your engineering fly, this is the place. You work on X-BAT, a real aircraft program, and engineers stay hands-on from CAD to the shop floor to test.
There's very little red tape: you find the problem, build the fix, prove it works and move on. You'll learn more in one year here than in several at a big company.
The engineering is intense, and the people around you are sharp and driven. Pay is very good, and work hours are reasonable for this level of work.
The pace is demanding.
If you want a slow, predictable job, this isn't it.
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