Orbital
Today was the last interview that I have scheduled, and it's what, the 6th on-site interview? I went to Orbital just for the day, so that means I had the 6 am flight out and am still up now at 11:20 pm. I met with the Systems Engineering Group there, mostly in National Space Systems, which basically is national security satellite work. This may sound somewhat similar to what Northrup does, but there are some (good and bad) differences. I guess it's time to start making lists, so here it goes:Orbital
Smaller company, so you get more exposure to different projects and managers
Shorter mission timeframes (2-3 years)
Can be involved in the whole life cycle of a project, meaning concept to building it in the clean room with the techs, to operating it on orbit
Technology demonstration projects
Involved in national security, space science, launch vehicles, etc.
Near my family in VA
Northrup (LA)/Lockheed (Sunnyvale)
Flagship projects (so they're important but also expensive and long-term)
Harder to work a project beginning to end because of the length
Ability to move around a lot in the company (one option is through rotation programs)
Involved in national security, space science, launch vehicles, etc.
In LA or a small office in DC or Sunnyvale
I just realized how tired I am, so I'll put up more thoughts soon on JPL, APL, and Booz, but now I need sleep.
For someone with my brains, I sure don't know what I want to do with my life...
posted by Biff @ 11:16 PM
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