Aerospace

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

What will YOU need to get a great job in aerospace in Maryland? (read on ...)

Well, it depends on the job, but you'll usually need a strong math, science and computer background. 

So stay focused in your coursework!
(Maryland Scholars will get you there!)

WHAT YOU CAN BE

The Maryland aerospace industry is not only huge, but the types of jobs in it are very diverse. 

You could work in aerospace in any of these jobs:

Accountant
Assembler or fabricator of equipment
Astronaut
Astronomer (see Rupali at STScI)
Computer programmer
Contract specialist (see Cheryl at Northrop Grumman)
Database administrator
Electrician
Engineer:

• aeronautical,
• computer software or hardware,
  
• electrical or electronics,
  
• agriculture,
  
• mechanical,
• systems,
•  ... and other areas

Forester
Instrument maker
Meteorologist
Model maker
Personnel specialist
Physical therapist or assistant or aide
Physicist
Scientist: environmental, agriculture & food, conservation, other areas
Semiconductor processor
Systems analyst
Technician
Writer

Dig into the Career Profiles (on the upper right of this page)

LINKS/RESOURCES

NASA for students: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/9-12/features/index.html

NASA jobs:  http://nasajobs.nasa.gov/

Destination Earth: http://www.earth.nasa.gov/flash_top.html

Space Day: http://www.spaceday.org/index.html

NASA Goddard Space Center: http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov

NASA Goddard Education: http://education.gsfc.nasa.gov/

AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics): http://www.aiaa.org

AIAA Scholarship: http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=211

AAAI (Associated Aerospace Activities, Inc): http://www.aaai.com