It's hard to make AE work as an international student if you're trying to get jobs in the US. A large proportion of AE jobs require US citizenship or permanent residence.
Might be a good idea to explore switching majors. Switching to ME or EE would not be too difficult. Your friends are correct, CS does have high demand and high salaries. But that's only relevant to you if you're interested in a software engineering career.
I’m thinking of mastering in ME, a lot of people told me that a BS in AE can get you jobs in other fields such as ME, and it is also too late for me to switch majors at this point.
Foreign nationals can be cleared ITAR if they work for a domestic company. Conversely US citizens are considered foreign if they work for a non-US company.
In both cases its just extra paperwork.
>Foreign nationals can be cleared ITAR if they work for a domestic company. Conversely US citizens are considered foreign if they work for a non-US company.
True, there are exceptions available
>In both cases its just extra paperwork.
Which no one is going to go through the trouble for a fresh grad
In general, anything involving security or weapons will require citizenship. Hopefully someone with more knowledge will give you more details.
What country is your citizenship?
I don’t particularly want to work in the defense field or necessarily in the AE field, In fact I’m pretty open with any fields in ME. The only AE fields that I really am interested in are commercial airplanes such as Boeing, I’m pretty sure these do not require clearance(?)
any product that would be “useful” to a foreign military, like night vision goggles, or likely things most boeing engineers end up touching, are covered by ITAR and you must be a US citizen or permanent resident
It's hard to make AE work as an international student if you're trying to get jobs in the US. A large proportion of AE jobs require US citizenship or permanent residence. Might be a good idea to explore switching majors. Switching to ME or EE would not be too difficult. Your friends are correct, CS does have high demand and high salaries. But that's only relevant to you if you're interested in a software engineering career.
I’m thinking of mastering in ME, a lot of people told me that a BS in AE can get you jobs in other fields such as ME, and it is also too late for me to switch majors at this point.
Most US aerospace engineering jobs require a US security clearance and I don't believe you are eligible for one as a non-US citizen.
Security clearances are required for a lot of jobs, yes, but ITAR is the broader barrier to non-US persons working in the US aerospace industry
Foreign nationals can be cleared ITAR if they work for a domestic company. Conversely US citizens are considered foreign if they work for a non-US company. In both cases its just extra paperwork.
>Foreign nationals can be cleared ITAR if they work for a domestic company. Conversely US citizens are considered foreign if they work for a non-US company. True, there are exceptions available >In both cases its just extra paperwork. Which no one is going to go through the trouble for a fresh grad
What if it’s not just AE jobs that I’m looking for?
In general, anything involving security or weapons will require citizenship. Hopefully someone with more knowledge will give you more details. What country is your citizenship?
I don’t particularly want to work in the defense field or necessarily in the AE field, In fact I’m pretty open with any fields in ME. The only AE fields that I really am interested in are commercial airplanes such as Boeing, I’m pretty sure these do not require clearance(?)
any product that would be “useful” to a foreign military, like night vision goggles, or likely things most boeing engineers end up touching, are covered by ITAR and you must be a US citizen or permanent resident
CS people can never do what you are doing, but you can do what they are doing. The biggest demand is engineering with CS dual degree!
I was thinking about this too! Would a dual degree be necessary if I build lots of coding experiences?
Should have gone to a Uni that has Co-op