EdwardNigma
Aerospace
Hey all. Recently, I was listening to a podcast with a guest named Scott Galloway. Scott mentioned that the key to building wealth is by finding something we are good at, that has a 90-95% employment rate, and being at the top 10% or better yet 1% of employees which made me think about my situation (ie aerospace engineering has a relatively good employment rate with a large pool of candidates). Scott also stated that finding something we're good at would result in becoming passionate about our job, and not the other way around, and recommended to just sticking to that one job and no side hustles.
I find that I've enjoyed my structural engineering classes in school and, while I'm currently doing a master degree in aerospace structures, I have found that I perform better than others. I try to understand things to an elemental level and find some sort of practicality but I haven't achieved mastery as a stress engineer in the aerospace industry.
Putting things into perspective and looking back, I worked in a machine shop while in college and I was the best across different small companies in the industry. I also noticed that when I threatened to leave to focus more on my studies, I was able to get more money. I'd say a good living for someone without a degree or any formal training. After finishing my degree, I became a design engineer in the aerospace industry. I was close to achieving mastery but didn't stay long enough in my role to master my discipline. I've struggled to advanced faster in my career as I’ve dealt with difficult people working in the industry. I’m a likeable guy outside of engineering but, when I’ve worked in different groups, sometimes I’ll meet a senior engineer who won’t help me learn the role and will throw me under the job with the manager. Keep in mind that I work for a large OEM and there are politics in the corporate world.
Now I work as a stress engineer, as I always wanted to analyze structures against failure modes. I’ve worked on primary structures, interiors, and other structures but I don’t feel like I’ve mastered my job. I am a hard worker but, although I have lacked mentorship, I am now in a good stress engineering group with potential.
So, the question I have is, how can I achieve mastery in working as a stress analyst in the aerospace industry? What steps should one take to become better? Looking beyond the corporate world bureaucracy and lack of pay by staying in the same job instead of job hopping, I would like to excel in my role to see I can achieve more passion and relatively speaking good compensation for my work.
I find that I've enjoyed my structural engineering classes in school and, while I'm currently doing a master degree in aerospace structures, I have found that I perform better than others. I try to understand things to an elemental level and find some sort of practicality but I haven't achieved mastery as a stress engineer in the aerospace industry.
Putting things into perspective and looking back, I worked in a machine shop while in college and I was the best across different small companies in the industry. I also noticed that when I threatened to leave to focus more on my studies, I was able to get more money. I'd say a good living for someone without a degree or any formal training. After finishing my degree, I became a design engineer in the aerospace industry. I was close to achieving mastery but didn't stay long enough in my role to master my discipline. I've struggled to advanced faster in my career as I’ve dealt with difficult people working in the industry. I’m a likeable guy outside of engineering but, when I’ve worked in different groups, sometimes I’ll meet a senior engineer who won’t help me learn the role and will throw me under the job with the manager. Keep in mind that I work for a large OEM and there are politics in the corporate world.
Now I work as a stress engineer, as I always wanted to analyze structures against failure modes. I’ve worked on primary structures, interiors, and other structures but I don’t feel like I’ve mastered my job. I am a hard worker but, although I have lacked mentorship, I am now in a good stress engineering group with potential.
So, the question I have is, how can I achieve mastery in working as a stress analyst in the aerospace industry? What steps should one take to become better? Looking beyond the corporate world bureaucracy and lack of pay by staying in the same job instead of job hopping, I would like to excel in my role to see I can achieve more passion and relatively speaking good compensation for my work.
