<p>Hello, I am a highschool junior and am still very unsure of what I want to do after highschool.</p>
<p>I am highly considering Aerospace Engineering because I love math and science (specifically physics). Even after my research on the subject I'm still very unsure what an Aerospace Engineer's job would entail.</p>
<p>If anyone here is or has any information on the topic and would like the share it would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>For example; what the day to day work is, how difficult the class load is, how competitive the job search is ect.</p>
<p>Also if anyone has any insight or information on robotics and its that would be a legitimate field of study or what field of study that would even fall under that would be greatly appreciated as well.</p>
<p>Robotics would probably fit most closely under electrical/computer engineering. If you’re thinking designing parts, then think mechanicalish. Although I did hear about some schools adding a new major called mechatronics, though at the moment I think that’s only for graduate level (it’s a mix between mechanical and electrical engineering).</p>
<p>Aerospace engineers can work in a lot of things, like fluid dynamics, materials, structures, acoustics, vibrations, engines, although some of these things might be more suited to other types of engineers. For example, the control and navigation systems of an airplane would not be built by an aerospace engineer, that would most likely be computer and electrical engineers.</p>
<p>There’s a guy here who’s doing graduate work in aerospace engineering, so he’ll probably post a bit about it. Perhaps you should tell us your interests though too.</p>
<p>The day of an average aerospace engineer is hard o describe because there is such a wide variety of jobs that aerospace engineers do. To really answer it, you need to narrow it down to where you want to end up. In general, someone working at Boeing in the same job as someone working at Lockheed will have a slightly different average day.</p>
<p>Unfortunately I don’t know that much about robotics guys and their average days. I can tell you thy robotics generally contains about equal parts mechanical and electrical engineering with a sprinkling of computer science. Aerospace engineers do get involves in robotics some, but generally in the same capacity as some mechanical engineers.</p>
<p>Alright, Thank you for you’re help. And to answer you’re questions I am interested specifically in home robots (predicted to be the largest market by 2030).</p>
<p>As for Aerospace engineering I was considering a more space travel related topic but the market for those jobs seems incredibly small that I would most likely end up at a flight company like one that you mentioned. I understand that the typical day to day job will differ depending on what company you’re at. But I do not even know the basics of what they would do. I don’t need an in-depth job description, just a general overview would be extremely helpful.</p>