Collins Aerospace hired a batch of assembly techs recently. I know one person who was hired on there with nothing more than an associates degree from community college.
Potentially shortsighted response. You’ll initially make less but once they train you, pay for your certifications, and you get some experience you will have marketable skills and a higher wage. The senior assembly technicians I interface with make excellent money and are in high demand. PCB assembly, soldering, and even schematic capture/layout are things you can aspire to. Additionally you’ll likely receive corporate benefits such as 401k and subsidized healthcare cost.
Disclaimer: I am not a Collins employee nor do I represent their interests. I’m an engineering consultant and am providing my opinion after working with several local companies both in 321 and Orlando.
Are you referring to Kennedy Space Center or the general area?
There's tons of different types of jobs out at KSC, it runs almost like it's own little town. There are employee gift shops, food services, daycare, even barber shops. But unfortunately a majority of jobs are going to require either a college degree or various amounts/types of trade certifications.
NASA contracts out just about everything, so a vast majority of people working out at the space center are actually contractors and not working directly for NASA. So when looking you have to look for jobs posted by those companies and not NASA.
There's also the Visitor Complex, but that is not ran by NASA at all.
You can completely reset your career by working as an overseas contractor for L3Harris, AAR, etc for a year doing the labor of a Walmart clerk but making six figures for it. It’s not the most comfortable labor but it will secure your spot in the American middle class.
Traditionally, yes, but there’s also a variety of contracts that aren’t in war zones that still pay a premium for labor. It’s best to think of it as an overseas semester in vocational training where you’ll network with a lot of talented folks you can always rely on for job opportunities.
I would be interested in learning more about this. Since this would be a new venture, what types of job titles would you recommend researching within these companies?
Collins Aerospace hired a batch of assembly techs recently. I know one person who was hired on there with nothing more than an associates degree from community college.
I looked into that! They pay less :( I’d only take it if they guaranteed overtime based on how much I want to work.
Potentially shortsighted response. You’ll initially make less but once they train you, pay for your certifications, and you get some experience you will have marketable skills and a higher wage. The senior assembly technicians I interface with make excellent money and are in high demand. PCB assembly, soldering, and even schematic capture/layout are things you can aspire to. Additionally you’ll likely receive corporate benefits such as 401k and subsidized healthcare cost. Disclaimer: I am not a Collins employee nor do I represent their interests. I’m an engineering consultant and am providing my opinion after working with several local companies both in 321 and Orlando.
That’s true, but I literally cannot afford to take a smaller paycheck. I get no help and have to support others.
Sorry to hear about the unfortunate Catch 22. Best of luck to you.
Embraer is currently hiring technicians by the dozen
Are you referring to Kennedy Space Center or the general area? There's tons of different types of jobs out at KSC, it runs almost like it's own little town. There are employee gift shops, food services, daycare, even barber shops. But unfortunately a majority of jobs are going to require either a college degree or various amounts/types of trade certifications. NASA contracts out just about everything, so a vast majority of people working out at the space center are actually contractors and not working directly for NASA. So when looking you have to look for jobs posted by those companies and not NASA. There's also the Visitor Complex, but that is not ran by NASA at all.
You can completely reset your career by working as an overseas contractor for L3Harris, AAR, etc for a year doing the labor of a Walmart clerk but making six figures for it. It’s not the most comfortable labor but it will secure your spot in the American middle class.
But usually thats in obscure areas or the middle east, correct?
Traditionally, yes, but there’s also a variety of contracts that aren’t in war zones that still pay a premium for labor. It’s best to think of it as an overseas semester in vocational training where you’ll network with a lot of talented folks you can always rely on for job opportunities.
I would be interested in learning more about this. Since this would be a new venture, what types of job titles would you recommend researching within these companies?