<p>Well, I know that they can obviously, but what type of jobs would they get? Particularly in perhaps designing satellites or something similar.</p>
<p>If it is being built for the sky or space, there are probably materials scientists involved somewhere in the process, so yes, they can work in the aerospace industry.</p>
<p>Check out Cubesat at NASA and if you are in Georgia - check out Auburn University Student Space Program - believe they are schedule to build and launch their second satellite in a few years. There are all sorts of majors involved in the program.</p>
<p>Yup, I graduated Materials Engineering a few months ago and had classmates go to Boeing, Aerojet, Space Systems Loral and a few other places I’m forgetting. </p>
<p>Probably about 10% of the class ended up in aerospace…</p>
<p>What aspects of the process would they be involved in? I have been stuck between mechanical/AE and MSE for a while. It seems like I am really enthusiastic about one in one week, and another in the next week. I always liked to learn about the fundamental properties of matter which is why I am really interested in MSE, maybe more than Mech and AE, but many say that the job prospects might not be too great or when some say that they get stuck in oil refineries which really turn me off. Ive always been fascinated with pushing the next frontier in terms of exploration and wouldn’t mind being part of that or some other really cool projects.</p>
<p>Structures comes to mind when thinking about an MSE working in aerospace, in particular coming up with novel ways to reduce weight while enhancing durability (launch survivability for that matter). Not to mention materials that can handle heat well. Lets not even get started about how cosmic rays eff up your satellite’s memory.</p>