<p>I went the route of getting a Mechanical Degree with a concentration in Aerospace. The beauty of it is I can market myself as either a mechanical or an aerospace engineer. I believe the mass expansion in jobs her in Huntsville referred to has not only to do with the retirement of Baby Boomers but also with the current BRAC (Base Reassignment and Closure) the Army is going through. Huntsville is supposed to be getting at least a few thousand new jobs last I heard and the current unemployment rate for engineers is -1% (yes I said negative) in HSV according to our engineering department. As I approach graduation this summer I have been marketing myself as an AE and getting calls about jobs from all over the country including the areas you mentioned, but also areas like Ft. Wayne, IN (much closer to MI like you were wanting). Raytheon, which is a major defense contractor, has operations there.</p>
<p>Thanks for your insight and info^^!</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for the responses. I have been extremely busy with school for the past month and have not checked the thread.</p>
<p>My academic advisor actually encouraged me to take an aerospace course this semester, which I am doing. I have to say I find it more interesting than my circuits class. This is a bit off topic, but can any EEs tell me what they thought about circuits. Did you think your intro circuits class was interesting. Basically, all I do in the class is analyze circuits to determine voltages at certain points. We are going over basic components, such as resistors, capacitors, op amps, mosfets, etc. It seems like the class doesn't cover the application of any of this stuff. I would expect and hope it to become more interesting.</p>
<p>I had another thread asking if electrical and aerospace engineering could be studied together. As it turns out, my aerospace professor has a master's in aerospace from MIT and a phd in electrical engineering and computer science I believe.</p>
<p>DSMO, I believe I read a post about you getting that internship. How did you like EECS 215? How do you like the work you did with the internship?</p>
<p>Lately I have been thinking about just going for the plain EE degree, no dual with CE or anything. I can always end up in the aerospace industry if I choose, and probably pursue a master's in aerospace.</p>
<p>After the first half of the semester in my aerospace class, I have seen how interesting aircraft really are. I think that I would stay closer to the aircraft side. Next week, the class switches to spacecraft, so who knows, I may find that even more interesting.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the replies, and maybe I can revive the thread for more info.</p>
<p>In the midwest, I know that there are aerospace jobs in Indianapolis in the form of:</p>
<p>Indianapolis, IN:
Rolls-Royce (jet engines)
Raytheon (though I think their Indy offices do mainly electronics)</p>
<p>St. Louis, MO:
Headquarters of Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems, which is where most of the design work is done for their new fighters and other DOD related projects (Seattle is mainly commercial, and California is mainly space and special projects)</p>
<p>Cincinnati, OH:
GE Aviation (jet engines)</p>
<p>Des Moines, IA:
Rockwell-Collins, which manufactures a lot of electronics for aircraft.</p>
<p>Other than that, you are pretty out of luck for aerospace in the midwest. Trust me, Chicago has next to nothing. The Boeing headquarters there is all business people and lawyers.</p>