Questions for Interview #1

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How to start off the meeting First, introductions Ask him to tell us a little about himself **important to balance work and social life.  How is working in the industry different than you expected it to be? At the time, he had no idea what an engineer really did, so he chose to do it because of the pay. He did electronics for friends, wanted to do electrical engineering, and become an astronaut. First four months had no idea, did basically a three-year internship. Electrical engineering wasn’t as fun as he thought he was and wasn’t working with the materials he thought he would and instead did stuff through Avionics(?) Center. Cape canadral(?) was when he learned what an engineer really does. Two different cultures in engineering: Time and materials culture and a fixed price culture. Fixed price is more profitable. Time and materials is profit for how many hours you work.  What are things/skills that you had to learn on your own that school didn’t prepare you for? Most of the time you learn outside the classroom. Time management. Learning how to study. The structure of the industry and how industry/business works. How not to work too much; spend more personal time  What are some good habits that helped you get to where you are now?  What skills are the most important in the industry (aero or business)? Manage what you promise vs what you deliver. Being a responsible adult. Strive to have great initiative and good judgment. There’s a time and place for everything. Personal work habits; understanding written and unwritten rules. When starting an internship, try to do your timecard correctly and carefully. Working hard, understanding the fundamentals in school and your job, have good time management skills. Understanding what’s the most important.  What do you suggest we do/learn as students now to try and get to where you are now or to get a position as one of your engineers? Standards Industry, Internships and NASA GPS projects.  What difficulties did you face and how did you overcome them?

 What can we do to be better leaders and team members? To be a good leader, practice how to be a good follower, practice managing change and learn how to take on a serving role. People support what they help create. Leaders help guide and motivate others. To be good team members, practice taking initiative, and offering different opinions and challenging status quo. Understanding that is also how to be a good leader. Constructive criticism, know when to step up or step down. Leaders know how their actions impact others.  What are your daily responsibilities in your position? Primarily, manage others and do business management, checking in on products and projects. Making sure the process is flowing correctly. Deliver and innovate products. Give opinions. Participate in and sit in on proposals, create proposals, manage money.  What are some of your strengths and weaknesses?  What type of math is necessary?  What is one piece of general advice would you like to give us?  What are the biggest mistakes engineers make? Being too opinionated, stubborn, and not listening.  How do we make ourselves stand out as engineers when we apply and while we are employed? For internships: show an interest in what you’re doing, have something that you’ve already done to show, be pleasantly persistent, good grades. For actual job: have good experience, have internships/work study, course work and projects, show that you're passionate. When you go in for an interview, do research on the company and maybe the interviewer. **Don’t be afraid to fail  What impact do you think the commercialization of space exploration will have on the aerospace industry in the near future? More jobs, more investment, more open orbit opportunities, cleaning up lower orbit, diversification of business environment. More subsectors. Mars exploration, breaking down

water to rocket fuel, space station solar power. Solutions and alternatives to follsil fuels. May drive a large political realignment.

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