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Ask Slashdot: Exploiting 'Engineering And ...' On a Resume?

Posted by timothy on from the engineering-engineering-engineering-and-smokin'-the-reefer dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In my younger years, I was briefly employed as an Electrical Engineer. Since 9/11 I have been flying combat missions for the military. Since I now have just a little over a year before becoming a civilian again, I was wondering if any Slashdotters had any applicable advice/anecdotes. How does one effectively combine engineering/development with another professional skill-set? (Being a jet pilot in this example.) For those of you who do hiring, what is the best way to sell this type of background?"

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  1. Come here by BranMan · · Score: 5, Informative

    I work at BAE - if you're looking in the Boston area, this could be just the place for you.

    We work on stuff for UAVs, planning systems, EW, etc.

    If you're interested, get me a resume and I can float it around. We're not doing a lot of hiring right now, but we have a bunch of ex-military folks who are real happy here.

    No joke - let me know.

    1. Re:Come here by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

      This guy is probably a good bet. I used to program flight simulators and getting someone "smart" who could also work as a test pilot when final testing would be hired instantly. Most test pilots I worked with were more interested in hitting the bars at the end of the day then tedious test flights, but they were still needed. If you can find who makes the simulators for what you currently fly, my bet is they would hire you on immediatly. In addition if you can do the electrical work for the hardware between testing, all the better.

      BAE bought the place I used to work. They have locations all over the place.

  2. Re:Badly! by ColdWetDog · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Nice thing about military experience, especially military aviation is that they, too, love consistency. Follow orders, follow your checklists, get to work on time and get your job done. I would think that an HR drone would just love that sort of experience. They could check off a half dozen boxes right off the bat and maybe get bonus points for hiring a veteran.

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  3. Applicable skills by Antipater · · Score: 5, Funny

    Make sure you include "Destructive testing of competitors' products" as part of your skillset.

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