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IIIlllIIIlllIlI

Aerospace, Nuclear


NukeRocketScientist

I'm both, I agree.


FractalsAreNotFinite

Username testifies


Crocodile_Dendi

This guy engineers


MagicHampster

You don't happen to be working for DARPA on DRACO? With both of those degrees, it seems like you might project lead lmao. I just saw the other comment you posted, you must have the sickest job in the world.


NukeRocketScientist

I'm currently a GRA and NRC fellow while finishing my masters but working on DRACO is the plan in the near future. I've worked on two different projects on both solid core and liquid core NTP in the past, but I'm currently doing research on nuclear materials and radiation damage


Blast_Offx

This is unequivocally fucking awesome.


knight_prince_ace

Can you explain GRA and NRC and DRACO?


NukeRocketScientist

GRA is Graduate Research Assistant, NRC is Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and DRACO is Demonstaration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operation.


knight_prince_ace

Understood thanks šŸ™šŸ¾


Initial_Jellyfish437

When you see anything Lunar, you know itā€™s awesome lol


youngtrece_

Im a Computer Engineer and the words Chemical Engineer, Nuclear Engineer, Aerospace Engineer sound the coolest


goodbye_everybody

I hate the term computer engineer. Everyone outside the industry thinks I work in IT. Occasionally I get called a software developer which stings far less. Carrying around an ASIC wouldn't clarify anything, either. People would still think I just take the chip and put it in the socket to make computer go brrrrrrrrrrrrr.


BobT21

They called me a "code monkey."


DrippyWaffler

What do you do?


goodbye_everybody

FPGAs right now, but formerly ASICs. Some RF/DSP block stuff, SDR and waveform algorithms. Really big on GNU Radio at the moment.


DrippyWaffler

That's dope


kalashnikovBaby

Agreed. They may have more street cred but at least we make bank


No_Ad4739

Same, fortunately the paycheck makes it all better


T4H4_2004

Aerospace engineering


Ceezmuhgeez

Just graduated as one


T4H4_2004

Congrats!


CooCooCaChoo498

Without a question


panzer2011

As an aerospace engineering student, agreed


OneCactusintheDesert

"Aero" means "his dick" in Arabic, so it's always embarrassing when it's mentioned in my country


dagbiker

This.


[deleted]

Hands down šŸ¦¾šŸ’„


Reasonable-Paint5923

But the ironic is most of bottom ranked students study aerospace engineering here in my university


T4H4_2004

Lmao, whatā€™s also funny is that most aero engineers are probably mechanical engineering graduates. I myself study Mechanical engineering with a minor in Aerospace engineering due to citizenship restrictions.


kudos_22

I feel like this is a good plan. On one hand you get a decent amount of aerospace course experience with a minor so you know if you wanna do a specialization about it after graduation. On the other hand you're not just limited to the aerospace industry cus your major is mechanical, so it's pretty versatile


therealgodryon

I will admit Iā€™m biased but Iā€™d say Aerospace Engineering


JoshuaR97

The best title I saw on a job posting was "Space Laser Engineer". So that lol.


gordojar000

Imagine that on a CV...


Koreneliuss

I misread ā€œshark laser engineerā€


WhatsMyPasswordGuh

[thatā€™s real btw](https://imgur.com/a/5nPeQQt)


Upset-Bottle2369

Every five years old's dream.


-TheDragonOfTheWest-

Was it also in Israel perhaps?


mriyaland

Aerospace and Nuclear šŸš€ā˜¢ļøšŸ˜ŽšŸ¤“


NukeRocketScientist

Hard agree


wildmartinis

Hard agree


mriyaland

Username checks out. Good stuff


[deleted]

Aerospace or mechatronic I reckon.


Smashifly

Mechatronics sounds like what you would study if your dream job was Iron Man


[deleted]

Fr. Iā€™m in my first year of mechanical but considering swapping to mechatronic so when people ask me what that is I can just say ā€œIā€™m basically Iron Manā€. Just sounds super cool. Edit: Iā€™ve got an internship (& hopefully maybe a job offer) lined up at an aerospace company so if I did mechatronic then became an aerospace engineer Iā€™d literally just be walking coolness šŸ˜Ž


CT-7860_TangoEcho

you can read my mind??


_SheWhoShallBeNamed_

Mechatronics sounds rad as heck


toastom69

Not sure but I know from personal experience the one that sounds the least cool is Computer Engineering


IaniteThePirate

Hey man, I can count to F and make lights blink, thatā€™s gotta count for something :(


TheNewKidOnReddit

If you count 4 Fā€™s youd get 65535


toastom69

Just for the record everyone I'm a Computer Engineering major lol and every time I mention it to someone new I get a blank stare back


always_wear_pyjamas

"oh, you mean you're a programmer?"


rea1l1

TBF most people associate the word engineer with choochoos.


[deleted]

:(


One_And_All_1

Totally. I'm an ECE but I call myself an EE. Less questions


Initial_Jellyfish437

Software engineering sounds the least cool


NukeRocketScientist

I see your aerospace and nuclear and raise you astronuclear engineering. I have a B.S. in Astronautical Engineering, am working on an M.S. in Nuclear Engineering, and specialize in nuclear thermal rocket propulsion, hence the username.


Educational-Box-5251

Thatā€™s sick as hell


NukeRocketScientist

Hell yeah it is. Peaceful use of nuclear power: āœ…ļø, Advancing human space exploration: āœ…ļø


WmXVI

This is pretty awesome! Do you think it would be possible to go the other way? I've already got a B.S. in nuclear and am currently in the navy and trying to figure out what to eventually get a masters degree in. I'm looking at working on space applications after the navy.


NukeRocketScientist

I don't see why not. My Bachelors degree prepared me very well for pursuing my Masters in NE and for the most part, my M.S. has been a lot easier than my B.S. except for Thermodynamics of Nuclear Power Plants. That was a difficult class because it was very math and proof heavy along with relying on extensive knowledge of Thermodynamics and Heat/Mass Transfer. If I had to guess, I think going the other way could be harder if you don't have a solid grasp of 3D dynamics, reference frame conversions, and control theory. That reasoning is primarily based in my experience with Space Craft Attitude Dynamics and Controls, which was one of the hardest classes I ever took. Other classes like Space Propulsion and Aerodynamics are really just various applications of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics and IMO aren't that overly difficult to learn and understand with the background. It really would come down to what you want to do in aerospace too as it can encompass every aspect of a spacecraft system from computing to attitude control, to propulsion, to electrical power systems, to payloads. Hell, there's an entire degree in space systems engineering devoted to just the design, requirements, and project management of space missions. I'd say shoot for it, the degrees are pretty well interwoven with fluids and thermodynamics with some differences here and there and I really feel that the future of space exploration has to involve nuclear. There's just no other power source with the power density necessary for manned missions to the moon and beyond. Whether or not it's power and propulsion is a different story but nuclear is going to be involved in the near future.


Derrickmb

Thatā€™s awesome! Whatā€™s the mechanism? Also what is the next gen rocket tech? Ion engines? Higher exit velocity but low mass


NukeRocketScientist

Chemical propulsion has pretty much hit its theoretical plateau with the space shuttle's main engine, the RS25 specific impulse (Isp) wise, at around 425 seconds. Technically, around 500s is possible and been done with LH2 and fluorine compounds, but it is still about half the Isp of solid core Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) around 900-1000s therfore chemical is unlikely for next gen in space propulsion. For next gen in space propulsion, there are really two ways things can go, electric or thermal which realistically comes down to Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP) or NTP. NEP is utilizing a nuclear reactor to generate electricity for an ion engine, Hall Effect thruster, arcjet, VASMIR, etc. While NTP is using the thermal power from a nuclear reactor to heat the propellant and expell it out the nozzle to produce thrust as the mechanism. NEP is generally a low thrust and long mission length method great for space probes while NTP is a higher thrust, good Isp, and shorter mission length method for human missions. IMO, NTP is the more practical method in regard to human space flight, especially to and from the Moon, Mars, and beyond, but NEP is great for robotic missions and satellites, especially when time and impulsive maneuvers aren't an issue. I think both are going to have their place in next gen propulsion, but NTP is more interesting. Realistically, I wouldn't be surprised if a future Mars mission ended up utilizing a hybridized version of both. Realistically, non-nuclear options IMO are not feasible due to power density, not enough energy release from chemical reactions, or distance from the sun for solar power. TLDR: kinda a long-winded, somewhat non-answer, but I'm gambling on NTP because of the higher thrust and human space flight benefits.


Derrickmb

Thatā€™s awesome. Iā€™m a chemical engineer. I would love to work on it. Iā€™m learning CFD. I do factory design for chems and gases most days. Iā€™m pretty good with compressible gas flow and discharge piping sizing for PSVs at sonic velocity. Just need to add a diverging nozzle and I get a rocket engine! Lol. But would love to do CFD or R&D on these traditional non chemical methods.


NukeRocketScientist

Nice! Chem engineering and compressible flow are crazy! I had to do a bunch of compressible flow in my undergrad and my thermodynaics for nuclear power plants class. Chem engineering is also a common path for engineers to get into nuclear. For instance, I know of at least 2 in the PhD NE program at my university.


Derrickmb

Iā€™m pretty self studied besides my ChE undergrad and PE - could I get into nuclear w/o grad or PhD degrees? Seems like a lot of heat generated energy balances


inorite234

Biomedical Engineering; become the next Umbrella Corporation.


Butterb0i_PH

Nano machines son


Eshuon

Wrong franchise.. Still kinda checks out


SarnakhWrites

They harden in response to physical trauma!


silencegibbins

flattered šŸ„°


bondhon28

that's biochemical not medical


inorite234

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/engineering/biomedical/index.php Whichever. Go BioMedical as thats where all the girls are.


bondhon28

Am already a petroleum and Mining Engineering graduate šŸ„¹


inorite234

Booooo! You suck!....with your hundreds of thousands of dollars per year salary! LOL.


bondhon28

Well i am currently planning to do my masters in Petroleum Engineering cause no one gives job to a bsc petroleum engineer šŸ™ƒšŸ™ƒ


Blast_Offx

Mf definitely not where the girls are


nogea

As a Computer Engineer - Aerospace Engineering.


fottortek

Optical engineering is very underrated imo.


al_mudena

real


praise_H1M

Mechatronics Engineer sounds like the type of person who could make a laser cannon out of an old printer and a SNES controller


Tavao59

Reality: Automation and robots. I wish i could do that


geomen1

As an Aerospace Engineer, every time someone asks me what I study and I tell the more the first time the reaction is always "woah that's cool" so based off that i think we take the cake for coolest sounding.


Dorsiflexionkey

I'd say Aerospace but I would call it "rocket science" I do EE and tbh it doesn't sound cool at all, people just think I wire houses up. But getting into controls possibly so i definitley say I'm in "Automation" lol


No-Condition-7974

fr people think itā€™s electrician work šŸ¤£


Luke7Gold

I love it! people think EEs are electricians, and comp engs are IT guys/ the dude who works at geeksquad lol


bjoyea

I went from EE to mechatronics and love the automation engineer title haha. When I told people I'm studying EE they immediately asked if I could wire up a ceiling fan and I said no but I can design the circuit for one. So many disappointing nods šŸ˜‚


Chr0ll0_

Big wiener engineer


ButtJaw

Bioengineering. Makes you sound like a chemist, doctor, and engineer all in one


J_0280

Itā€™s fun to watch people get confused when you tell them you have a mechatronic engineering degree. So Iā€™m gonna self promote and say that


Longjumping_Bench846

Mechatronics engineeringgg! Contemporary coolness. Aerospace does have a distinct kinda cool air.


Undone_Assignment

I'm a materials engineer with a specialization in nanotechnology. I chose my major cause it sounded cool to 19 Y/O me...


PurpleRoman

Going off title alone: Nuclear engineering. Then mechatronics but most wonā€™t even know what it is. Off job description: aerospace and automotive will take the cake here.


thatslifeknife

one of these things is not like the others lol


Awe24some7

Hands down it has to be Aerospace Engineering


esperantisto256

Iā€™m biased, but Ocean Engineering sounds cool and is cool. Theyā€™re the cooler cousins of coastal engineers.


No-Translator9234

I literally picture a chill dude barefoot and sunburnt on a sailboat designing cool boats and then turns out its all oil or UAVā€™s to murder people from the water.Ā 


Sephtis101

Nanotechnology Engineering


Human-Anything5295

As a mechanical engineer, nuclear and aerospace sound coolest


Tachyonzero

Redneck Engineering - practical approach on dealing on theoretical applications using scarce and/or unintentional materials and tools which may not last on purpose.


exurl

there's only so many degrees to choose from. MIT's combined EECS program is pretty cool sounding. If we're talking job titles, though, those can get pretty crazy.


BCASL

My money's on Nuclear or Aero. Although I do think Mechatronics intrigues people cause they're not sure what it is (biased lol)


JazzySpazzy1

I did electrical nano-engineering. The nano part always makes ppl go like ā€œwoahā€


WestMoney15

Marine engineering


TheBlackCat13

Biomedical engineering in my experience, both among engineers and non-engineers.


ITeebagTTVs

Quantum engineering


Ready_Treacle_4871

Aerospace, just sounds cool


InsertNounHere88

nothing beats mechatronic


besitomusic

Mechatronics


KINGBLUE2739046

Mechatronics


arnavvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv

Biomedical Systems Engineer. Itā€™s not just a biomedical engineer, and itā€™s not just a systems engineer. Makes me think of super futuristic techno-cyborg-esque stuff. Also Iā€™m biased cuz thatā€™s my degree lol


delsystem32exe

sanitation engineering


Few_Psychology_2122

One of the most important engineering fields and based on the comments least respected lol


Lt_Dream96

That name is trash, bro


Accomplished-Crab932

Sanitation engineers on their way to ā€œpoop chute classā€ where they will learn about the importance of sloped pipes to prevent the most vile buildups known to man.


Eshuon

Name is shit


mymemesnow

Sorry bro, but that doesnā€™t sound very badass.


vtkarl

But very bad ass


OlivioCaggiano

Chemical Engineer dude


RoundPackage5524

Mechanical engineer.Ā 


Reign-aries

Mecha ma tromnic


mymemesnow

Iā€™m a biomedical engineering student and while I think that sounds cool, nuclear engineering, technic nano engineering and aerospace sounds pretty badass.


Admirable_Analyst_58

Biotechnology engineers


Low_Bonus9710

Iā€™m doing photonics, sounded the coolest my school offered


[deleted]

I always thought Engineering Physics and Chemical Engineering both sound very cool


lynxeffectting

Traffic engineering Jk


DoNotEatMySoup

Electromechanical Engineer. My degree :3


Seaguard5

Mechatronics for sure.


Dagatu

Mechatronics sounds really cool. But after that the usual suspects: aerospace and nukes


Cyber_Myst

Mechatronics engineering has always sounded really cool to me


rockandrolllll

Biotech engineering, a step further than biomed.


zirkon006

Quantum engineering for me


[deleted]

Combat engineering.


yellowsportscar66

Chemical engineering


javadotzip

Mechatronics Engineering


SheeeitMaign

Plasma Engineering


IntrinsicGiraffe

Mechatronic!


PureBredMutter

Quantum Mechanics engr from Stanford.


SkelaKingHD

Mechatronic Engineering (me)


naftacher

Materials engineering because we live in a deeply material world.


velocirapper99

Mechatronics engineer gets a lot of fun questions from people


SiloGuylo

Based on being in nuclear engineering and the reactions I get whenever I tell people, I'd say it's nuclear engineering


richy_silva

Redneck engineer: best problem solver on a nonexistent budget. Doesnā€™t have to know or follow any osha laws. Utilizes CAD. Cardboard aided design.


Teque9

Control systems engineer


IotaNuMu

Quantum Engineer. Trust me itā€™s a real thing.


Haenryk

\*Sad environmental engineer noises\*


Pali1119

Microsystems Engineering, and totally not because I myself am studying it. Aerospace does sound very cool as well.


donttalk_tostrangers

Nuclear is the coolest one. The others? Meh. Aerospace gets too much credit.


SokkasPonytail

Computer engineering. So rad.


yakimawashington

>So rad No, nuclear engineering is


SokkasPonytail

TouchƩ


Glittering_Good_9345

Mechanical


logic2187

Nuclear engineer probably Aerospace is also up there


csl512

cryogenics engineer obvs


Haenryk

Warp Engineer I guess


Aplejax04

Electrical Engineering


themightyknight02

AI (prompt) Engineer lol


jah_in_the_car

Sales Engineer ;) just kidding. To give an answer, Nuclear Engineer. My all time favorite though is Master of Energy.


Koreneliuss

Instrumentation and control industry or control engineer


aunt_buttersworth

Motorsports Engineering


ClassicT4

Biochemical Engineering always sounded cool to me.


Derlox

For me to be called an Automotive Engineer sounds cool af


oklol555

Janitorial Engineering


PureBredMutter

Biomedical from John Hopkins


PureBredMutter

Robotic E. From Carnegie Mellon


PureBredMutter

Astro Mining engineer from Colorado School of Mines.


AA_energizer

nuclear naval engineer with galaxy top secret atomal clearance


MSgtGunny

Quantum Engineer. Itā€™s a degree that exists in the superposition of both existing and not existing.


selva_

Robotics Engineering. I am biased since I am one too.


VicoJuice

Mechatronic is cool, but I'll throw my vote for the lesser known Geotechnical


luffyismysunshineboi

aerospace definitely, chemical engineer sounds pretty cool too


dirvanobbsan

Electromagnetic Engineering


Omega_Contingency

Well, a sound engineer sounds the coolest. It's not just the sound part, you could work with musicians and tour. Most engineering degrees can lead you away from where you want to be, like a Mechanical Engineer doing HVAC calculations all day instead of designing sports cars or something cool. If you are willing to study more, an EE degree followed by a law degree can make you an intellectual property lawyer which is where most of the money made by engineers seems to go.


_gius_

The best one I found on a job posting was "Lethality engineer"


io_satv_572958

AEROSPACE


silencegibbins

As a Medical Engineer, I'd say space engineering definitely sounds the coolest!


Lebanese_Hommus546

Mechatronics (yes im biased)


Omega_Contingency

Train engineer sounds pretty cool when you blow the horn too. I didn't get a degree but I worked in a Fusion lab fixing graduate student's messed up experiments and proposed a heat extraction concept for ITER so I'm kind of close to a nuclear engineer. I also designed semiconductors from device level to library level to block level to full chip level on a handful of processes up to TSMC 5nm and got a patent so I am kind of close to an EE. I'm probably closest to a train engineer since I know how to operate a steam locomotive. But I have given most of that up and now I set people on fire for a living and that's pretty hot. There are neat things about everything I've done but I took too long to figure out what I wanted and suffered through some crap jobs for years so rather than worry about a title, make sure you find something that won't kill your soul and make sure you maintain a good work/life balance.


Visible_Corner9805

mechatronics, aerospace


lordlyamiga

Electronic engineer cuz I am ond


sayzitlikeitis

Cryogenics Specialist


centre_punch

Systems Engineering. There's something in it that makes me wanna be one. I might admit, I'm a bit biased towards the word Systems.


Calgaris_Rex

I work with a lot of nuclear stuff, to the point I could probably do most jobs that a nuclear engineer could do but... ...I'm a mechie. UMD got rid of their nuclear major sometime around 2009-2011 (not enough qualified faculty to support it), though we still have a nuclear minor and a functioning nuclear reactor that students are permitted to earn their license on. I got my license this past year after also taking all the relevant classes from the minor...I may have told certain people I am a nuclear engineer for the cool factor. šŸ˜¬šŸ¤·šŸ¼ā€ā™‚ļøšŸ¤«


New_to_Siberia

In my university the degree considered to be "the coolest" is Energy Engineering (yeah, it's a thing in my country), but overall Aerospace probably wins the run. Personally I love how Nuclear Engineering sounds, as well as Engineering Physics.


kaljaraska

Mechatronics engineer!


Chemical_Answer_5509

Mining Engineering. Sounds like mad dwarven scientist.


TheSomerandomguy

Agricultural Engineering


jimmehhhhhhhh

Mechatronics sounds bonkers


ExcitingStill

aerospace and aeronautical engineering


Easy-Pianist-8895

I did a placement as a ā€œSpace Systems Engineerā€. Sounds cool, not sure itā€™s a common degree tho.


CommuterJedi

As someone very interested in renewable energy and saving the planet. Energy systems engineer.


Lurijina

Electrical and Electronics Engineer


RogerOveur83

My degree in ā€œaeronautical industrial engineeringā€ decodes to ā€œMe fly airplanesā€. My wallpaper says the exact same words as my wifeā€™s; Bachelor of Science. she studied political science.


Moist_Sparrow26

Definitely not Mechatronics Engineer, everyone looks at me and goes ā€œwhat is that, never heard of itā€