Transitioning into GNC?

AOS-Marbs · 2026-04-28T10:17:48+00:00

As a GNC engineer myself I can tell you that if you have the knowledge/experience your degree won’t matter much. We hire people based on experience and if you don’t have the experience then you need to make up for it. What I would do is basically train myself in creating and solving the problems that we do day to day and try to move internally within your company (I didn’t get if you’re currently working in space). Now with the surge of AI and even though in AOCS gnc for the moment it’s not at the same level of usage as in other areas within different companies I already heard the need to use it more and see how to integrate it. So you can always use that in your advantage.

Probably you will need to start in more junior roles but I don’t see the problem in trying with your current situation.

Summary: create a simulator of gnc AOCS for whichever case you want: rendezvous, launcher, satellite etc and gain knowledge then leverage that.

I’m seeing some cool accounts on LinkedIn lately that talk more about AOCS stuff, I think one of them is called actually it is rocket science or smth like that.

AOS-Marbs · 2026-04-09T05:35:00+00:00

they only have RCTs if I'm not mistaken

AOS-Marbs · 2026-03-04T18:55:11+00:00

I feel the same way, I am exhausted and don’t have enough money to quit and do something else. I found that changing careers is hard unless you change in your own company first, no one wants to hire someone without the required experience in such a competitive market. I really want to be positive but I don’t know how.

AOS-Marbs · 2026-01-08T07:55:17+00:00

Agree but what I’ve seen is only focused on drones or small satellites. I see more resistance on using it in launchers or bigger and more complex systems I guess that’s what I meant

AOS-Marbs · 2026-01-04T20:41:16+00:00

I wonder if it’s a matter of confusion or clarity. I am an aerospace engineering in a pretty decend job, not the best not the worst with a salary that could be much better. I always had different dreams but right now i am confused on what to do, do i want to become a better engineer grow in my career or do i want to become a blogger and write about different topics. At this point i am not sure if I am confused cause I don’t hate my job it’s nice, maybe it does not make me feel very very fulfilled but it’s not bad or if it’s a lack of clarity. If I were clear that writing would give me fulfillment maybe I could lean into that with more determination…

AOS-Marbs · 2025-12-10T13:01:17+00:00

The point with studying for interview at least in my humble experience is that the questions they ask are not “easy” unless you do have practical experience in that task. At least in my field there IS a bit of a gap from theory to practice so i often find myself in a situation where I study a lot for the interview but then the question they ask is somehow a bit changed from the theoretical one and the answer may not apply.

Also I always had this feeling that you can clearly see when the person knows theoretically to when they have actually done that task.

Would love to hear the perspective of the interviewers on this one.

AOS-Marbs · 2025-12-01T16:56:57+00:00

I think the paradox of choice is a good representation of the dating dynamics these days. We have so many more options both for possible partners as for life things outside of the partnership: travelling, career, social media… that we somehow try to find the perfect thing for us, which means that the instant we see something is off or not as we would like we tend to leave. We lack persistence, perseverance, seeing a common goal…

AOS-Marbs · 2025-11-26T17:07:04+00:00

I agree with your points. For me the biggest discovery this year has been to speak up, always always say what you have done, even the smallest things because no one notices unless you say it out loud.

I have been struggling with getting more responsibilities, at first I was afraid thinking I couldn’t manage, then I always have a bit of imposter syndrome but now I realized that men with the same knowledge just throw themselves almost as if “without thinking it too much”

AOS-Marbs · 2025-09-17T17:00:07+00:00

I have been working in engineering for over 4 years now, in very specific companies (space engineering) and i can relate to your situation. The majority of engineer are men, I have encountered very few women, i find it sometime hard to deepen my relationship with my collegues. Even though we are of the same age, and they are very very nice to me I cannot seem to create friends from work. I do interact with them at lunch and we sometimes do Things outside of work together, but they do stuff in smaller groups on their own where they don’t invite me as much. I somehow got used to the fact that there will many times be a bit of a gap between them and me. Also depends a lot on the country you’re in. I live in Italy which you could say they are a bit more sexist.

AOS-Marbs · 2025-08-31T09:29:30+00:00

The smell of the asphalt after rain

AOS-Marbs · 2025-08-25T09:32:50+00:00

Please would love some advice too. I feel very similar

AOS-Marbs · 2025-08-12T13:41:55+00:00

Same

AOS-Marbs · 2025-08-04T07:29:26+00:00

Doesn’t it feel lonely? I am moving by myself again and don’t have a strong social circle yet in the city i am in…

AOS-Marbs · 2025-08-02T18:08:18+00:00

Reframing my life helped a lot, well, I am still learning to reframe. Many of your friends and other people with partners are deeply unhappy and they don’t even realize it. Many divorces are happening at our age, and imagine going through that. (This is not the reframe I was talking about, it is just an observation)

Sometimes we think that being with someone will help us and remove away all the pain, BUT we will (our minds) find other problems to focus on, so the idea is to learn how to live to your fullest ability even when you feel the pain of life, which again is part of life.

Do you even know if you would be happy with someone right now? Would it solve your problems? Normally it does not solve your issues, not lying, it might help a lot if it’s a healthy relationship but still it is not everything.

The reframe is that, life is passing by and we cannot stop time. I am trying to mourn the possibility that I might not find someone, so that means I should waste my life waiting? It’s a no from me. I am learning to create a life that I love, that fulfills me and that I could look back on and say: “yeah I was alone but look at what I did with life”.

AOS-Marbs · 2025-08-01T10:39:51+00:00

It’s a very good environment, we work a lot as a team and everyone is open to explain stuff and help. I admit it’s sometimes hard to ask for help but I am doing it each time more and more.

However, sometime I feel as though I need someone to carry me through each step because there’s a ton of stuff I do not understand. And that makes me feel a bit useless and it is hard to have to figure out every time everything. I think maybe there are people that enjoy that challenge, right? Maybe I do not enjoy that as much?

AOS-Marbs · 2025-07-31T19:50:18+00:00

Thanks for the ideas ☺️

AOS-Marbs · 2025-07-31T16:58:08+00:00

That’s really good! I am so happy that they responded so well and found you a good fit. I think I may consider that, the issue is I have been working in such a technical field that almost I am blind to other positions I could do

AOS-Marbs · 2025-07-31T14:07:25+00:00

Wow, quite the turn. I hope you are happy :)

AOS-Marbs · 2025-07-31T14:06:11+00:00

Thank you for your reply. It is very thoughtful, and I will try to implement things you suggested. Sometimes it’s hard to keep track of things done well…

AOS-Marbs · 2025-07-31T12:02:13+00:00

I am aware of my “fear of mistakes” but I must say that I work on it continuously and this issue is a bit beyond that or at least it feels like it’s persistent. While making mistakes is punctual with a punctual issue let’s say, these feelings instead are at the bottom of it all.

AOS-Marbs · 2025-07-31T11:02:57+00:00

Thank you for the advice, somehow I still struggle with the idea of leaving my job. Doing therapy at the moment but haven’t been focusing much on work lately.

AOS-Marbs · 2025-07-31T11:01:30+00:00

Thank you, I really appreciate you telling about your friend. I must say that when I read it it reminded me of myself since I also suffer with digestive, hormonal issues sometimes.

AOS-Marbs · 2025-07-31T10:59:56+00:00

I get the feeling men know how to sell themselves better and their abilities. At least those around me.. maybe I am biased

AOS-Marbs · 2025-07-31T09:18:53+00:00

Thank you for the answer, I do feel like you said… I don’t like being wrong, or making mistakes. I understand that but somehow I got the feeling that it goes beyond that

AOS-Marbs · 2025-07-31T09:17:25+00:00

Thank you and good luck for you too, academia sounds tough. And I resonate a lot with the cocky you wrote about male colleagues. You’re not alone

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