<p>Lockheed for me. But, that's probably because I live in a Lockheed town (Marietta, GA) and we have bases everywhere. Planes are cool. The government pays ALOT more money to Lockheed most likely for defense. This gives you more money to make something revolutionary, and if you do you'll get a big payoff. </p>
<p>With medicine, it's harder because of bans on stemcell research. If something is bought with even a cent of government money, you can't use it for stemcell research or other experiments deemed "horrible" and "attrotious" by the fed government.</p>
<p>You have major leeway on government since you're in control of their planes and missiles. You could threaten to blow up the world with the technology you have (I'm sure you wouldn't, but you have to admit it's nice knowing you have that kind of power).</p>
<p>Lol runningncircles, Lockheed doesn't control the missiles to any extent...they build as ordered and ship to the customer. if they threatened to attack their largest customer, well ;)</p>
<p>Personally, I'd go for Lockheed, but that's because I'm an AeroE. That said, what are the types of positions at the two companies? Yeah working at amgen may give you a good feeling, but you're likely only going to be there for a small fraction of the drug timeline as an intern...same thing with aircraft development if you intern at lockheed. Look at which position interests you more, not necessarily the company as a whole.</p>
<p>For example, if a small aerospace firm gave me an internship working in an actual design lab while boeing/lockheed/grumman etc offered me a data entry role in an obscure project, well, I'd be inclined to take the local offer.</p>
<p>I would go Lockheed, but I'm bias because I am an EE w/ a concentration in Control Systems. Yea missle guidance systems are cool and also the satellite control systems. Yep, they have those locations, do your research. I went up for an interview for Lockheed in Owego NY (bad location but great Lockheed campus) and their company is incredible. Not working there because I have decided to go to grad school.... hope to end up their though.</p>
<p>Once again, depends on the position. As an intern, you should be looking for where you can get the most hands on experience...that way, not only are you better equipped in the field, but when you go for an actual interview, you can milk it for all it was worth.</p>
<p>Yes that is very true. You want to asking if you will be working on actually projects. Things that will actually be released. You want to get emmersed in as much real world engineering as you can as an intern so that you can have an appreciation for what you learn in the classroom. And like karthikkito said, so that you can milk an interview. But with the experience you can begin to feel more confident about your abilities and have a broader understanding of what engineering is.</p>
<p>Amgen is a great company...and it is located in Thousand Oaks. I had an offer from them when I graduated from Graduate school and it was tough saying no to them, but I had personal resasons for declining them. However, all things being equal, I would recommend Amgen over Lockheed.</p>
<p>I just think that Amgen is more ideally situated, has better HR practices, treats its employees better and has incredible future potential given its business strategy and the World's inevitably ageing population.</p>
<p>How did you get offers from such great companies? What's your GPA and what school did you go to? Just wondering cause I'm in college myself..
Thanks</p>
<p>"if u meet the requirements and get an itnerview, gpa doesnt matter IMO its how u interview, and luck"</p>
<p>Having worked for Lockheed, been a part of their co-op programs, and even helped review other co-op candidates, I would say that GPA does in fact matter a great deal. Having below a 3.0 will disqualify you from an interview. I would rank the importance of the interview below that of your qualifications. Don't get me wrong, an interview is important for gauging the personality and "fit" of the applicant. However, they will almost always pick the most qualified individual with a decent interview over the one that had the best interview but only decent qualifications. So GPA is extremely important as an intern/co-op/entry level, because most of your other qualifications will be identical. I have talked with engineering department heads about applicants, and GPA was often a major selling point between two resumes for people that recently graduated (with minimal work experience). So don't blow off GPA just like that. Your 3.05 is very borderline, so I would definately work hard to get it higher. Even at a top 10 engineering school, a 3.3-3.5 would be much more competitive. The people you will be competing with for the best positions will have 3.7+.</p>
<p>There's very little "luck" involved. HR and engineering managers pick their candidates carefully based on their qualifications. Just like anywhere else, they will pick the candidate with the highest GPA, best work experience, and that they think will be the best fit within the company.</p>
<p>" believe it or not, i know more than one person that got an interview and then offer at lockheed with under a 3.0 , intern."</p>
<p>At which facility did they get an internship? And what school/program? I am not doubting you, but am curious to find out more information. From my experience, co-op/internship positions at aerospace firms are quite competitive. There are certainly more applicants than positions. If we are talking about a 2.8 from MIT compared to a 3.2 from an unranked school, then the MIT candidate would certainly be better qualified even with a lower GPA. However, I know of at least 3-4 facilities that explicitly require a 3.0. On the other hand, many Lockheed facilities are operated independently and have their own guidelines and requirements about their intern/co-op programs.</p>