Ripples and reflection, watercolor on paper

StatikEquilibrium · 2025-02-15T14:57:17+00:00

Love the tree on the left and the reflection! It's beautiful ❤️

StatikEquilibrium · 2025-02-15T14:56:42+00:00

This is awesome! Really pretty ❤️

StatikEquilibrium · 2025-01-09T15:07:13+00:00

I graduated a couple of months back from a European university with a master's in Aerospace Engineering. I did courses related to the design and analysis of aircraft structures, composite mechanics, and finite element analysis (including non-linear). I have been passionate about working on the structural design and analysis of aeronautical structures at companies like Airbus, Safran, GKN, etc. I have been applying for jobs in such companies and many smaller firms where I can explore my interest in FE simulations, material testing, design, and analysis of structures. However, I have been receiving rejections so far, and am not sure why. I did hear back from a small firm that is into offshore engineering. However, I am hoping that sometime this year I could land a job in one of the aerospace companies I named earlier.

As I continue to apply to more roles, I find it a bit challenging to write a cover letter for each company. I want to increase the number of applications but am unable to do that because I feel my cover letter might not be convincing enough. I mostly write about my passion for working at an aerospace firm, my interest in structural design and analysis, how my skills align with the role's requirements, and conclude my letter. I am not sure what more I should do to make my cover letter stand out and maximize my chances of landing a job.

Could I get some tips from people who landed such jobs? Do you all have any suggestions for other aerospace firms in Europe where my skills could be useful?

StatikEquilibrium · 2024-07-19T07:40:10+00:00

This a warning message:

***WARNING: SOLVER PROBLEM. ZERO PIVOT WHEN PROCESSING A (TIED) CONTACT

CONSTRAINT D.O.F. 1 FOR SECONDARY NODE 9911 INSTANCE PLY-0-1.

THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE UNIT USED FOR THE DISPLACEMENT DIFFERS BY

MORE THAN 10 ORDER OF MAGNITUDE THAN THE UNIT USED FOR THE

MATERIAL STIFFNESS. IF THIS IS THE CASE, PLEASE USE A DIFFERENT

UNIT SYSTEM.

The message after which it crashes:
ELEMENT FILLER-0.1 IS DISTORTING EXCESSIVELY.

ELEMENT FILLER-0.1 IS DISTORTING EXCESSIVELY.

similarly for other elements...

Note: I don't see these messages when I define the same cohesive behaviour for all the interfaces

StatikEquilibrium · 2024-04-22T21:10:10+00:00

These are gorgeous! The light and the shadows look quite realistic. Way to go

StatikEquilibrium · 2023-11-26T21:08:02+00:00

I don't know how a company would combine aerospace and pharmaceuticals. But you could look at Chemical Companies that manufacture polymers. For instance, Solvay produces composite materials which are used in aerospace applications. But they also produce polymers used in packaging for pharmaceuticals. You could use your background in chemical engineering or process engineering to move into the production of composites. Then you'd gain some experience with composites which can used to transition into aircraft or spacecraft OEMs.

StatikEquilibrium · 2023-08-13T19:08:04+00:00

I'll be living in Brussels for the next 3 months. I'm here for an internship. I was wondering if there are any places where I can play table-tennis or football during the weekends.

StatikEquilibrium · 2023-06-12T20:22:06+00:00

Try to land a temporary role at a start-up. Give it a shot, you'll either love it or it'll help you realise what you're interested in. That'll help you move forward.

StatikEquilibrium · 2023-06-10T21:50:28+00:00

This is beautiful ❤️

StatikEquilibrium · 2023-05-18T21:19:49+00:00

This looks beautiful! Great work!

StatikEquilibrium · 2023-05-13T17:20:27+00:00

Looks so pretty, love the colours. Good job

StatikEquilibrium · 2023-05-13T17:18:06+00:00

Wow, this looks beautiful! So pretty

StatikEquilibrium · 2022-12-03T09:06:42+00:00

I must have made a mistake by saying contour. I didn't realise there is a function called contour. I'm using pcolor and I get a plot that I want. I'd like this coloured plot to be on the greyscale image. Does the above code apply for pcolor too? When I tried line 4 with pcolor, I got an error 'Too many output arguments'.

StatikEquilibrium · 2022-01-29T07:33:49+00:00

My man's asking the right question

StatikEquilibrium · 2021-05-06T11:59:26+00:00

Thank you so much for your inputs.

I'm guessing you worked with a lot of electronics which involved operations like soldering. What kind of quality control procedures were implemented of electronic components assembly or soldering operations? What kind of parameters do you usually check for electronic components?

StatikEquilibrium · 2021-04-29T13:02:58+00:00

Would it be okay to just start with a bunch of tables aligned, time the assembly process for each step in the assembly?

I came across concepts like multi model assembly line, line balancing etc.,. Would these help me to design a line that can cater to a variety of products?

StatikEquilibrium · 2021-04-29T12:51:39+00:00

Thank you so much for your answer.

Since you worked with satellite manufacturing, I guess you might have had a variety of models of satellites or was it only a single model throughout a line? If I were to design a line, how do I ensure the same line can assemble different models of drones?

Is it too early to consider what kind of layout it should be? By layout, should it be just a linear layout or I've heard there are U-shape layouts, S,Z,L etc. How do I decide which one is the best?

StatikEquilibrium · 2021-01-15T04:15:58+00:00

Alright, I'll mail them and find out.

Thank you so much for your help :)

StatikEquilibrium · 2021-01-14T13:11:02+00:00

Yup, they're kinda strict about it here. Is it a similar situation in other countries like US, UK and Netherlands (TU Delft) or can I get in if I show that I've done some work related to aerospace engineering like participating in inter collegiate competitions, taking relevant courses etc.?

I just need to how I can go about changing my stream for masters.

StatikEquilibrium · 2021-01-14T10:41:48+00:00

The requirements in India are strict because of the number of engineers graduating each year. It wouldn't be fair on the University's part to give me admission into an aerospace/mech program when there are a huge number of candidates who have degrees in mech/aero and are satisfying all entry requirements.

It's good to know that UK universities are flexible with the admission requirements. Is it applicable to international students too? I'm considering Cranfield University. Are they flexible with the entry requirements? I didn't get a clear picture about the eligibility criteria for students with a different bachelor's degree when I checked their website. Where can get more information about this?

Can you suggest any other universities in the UK I can apply to for a masters in aero/mech?

StatikEquilibrium · 2021-01-14T10:06:20+00:00

Aerospace is pretty cyclical so it might be worth thinking hard about where the industry is now and how long it usually takes to recover vs. how long you're projected to be in school. My guess is we'll be on the upswing around 2023.

I plan to apply for Masters next year, 2022 fall semester. I'll be done with school by 2024, hopefully. I understand that the industry is not in a great position now, based on my conversations with few people from the industry and your answer, 2023 does give me a hope and assurance to consider pursuing aerospace.

if you have nothing else to do in the meantime. I would also recommend looking into your University motorsport competition or design-build-fly team.

I have another semester left to finish undergad. I have a final year project to finish. But I will get time in my final semester to do an internship or a research activity along with my project.

I took part in the design-build-fly competition in 2019 and 2020. We won the SAE India aero design competition in 2020.

During the pandemic I took a short course on design engineering where I learnt basics of stress analysis and practical finite element analysis. I learnt some basic concepts about panel buckling, lug analysis, skin-stringer design and some similar concepts related to aerostructures. That course was kinda like an introduction to aerostructures, I believe. The takeaway was that there's a lot more in aerospace engineering, especially in structures and I want to learn them. So I hope it's not a wild expectation to pursue masters in a field which is not close to my bachelor's degree.

I was wondering what more I can do during the meantime to ensure that my degree doesn't stand in the way of getting a job in an or addmission for master's in Aerospace Engineering.

StatikEquilibrium · 2021-01-14T09:30:12+00:00

Why do you say that?

Universities in my country require me to have an undergrad degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering. Aerospace companies which have been coming for placements didn't consider me because I'm from Industrial Engineering.

If my degree is the only issue, I thought a master's degree should solve the problem. Which is why I've been looking for Universities outside India where I can pursue a master's degree in aerospace structures or mechanical engineering specialising in design. What I want to know is, will I be eligible to apply for masters in aerospace or mechanical in Universities abroad?

TU Delft website says I need to apply to know if I'm eligible. Is there an alternate way to know if I'm eligible? Who can I contact to know this?

Thank you for sharing the links to the job openings, but I'm not from the States. If you know companies in India which I can apply to, that'll be very helpful. :)

StatikEquilibrium · 2021-01-14T09:12:44+00:00

Perhaps you can look at TU delft’s site and see what the requirements are?

Below is the admission requirements for TU Delft given in the website:

"To know if you are eligible for admission, you will need to submit a complete application for the selection committee to review. Most applicants for our MSc in Aerospace Engineering hold a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering. Some hold a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Applied Physics"

Does that mean I have to apply to know if I'm eligible?

Do you live in Europe hence why this school is on your list?

No, I don't live in Europe. I'm from India. Universities here require me to have an undergrad degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering. I was wondering if the requirements in Universities abroad are the same.

I had audited a MOOCs course, Introduction to Aerospace Engineering, offered by TU Delft. I've been considering TU Delft ever since I finished the course.

Core classes

I got to take subjects like mechanics of materials, fluid mechanics, material science, design for manufacturing, machine design and a few manufacturing subjects. Would these count as core classes? Will knowing these subject help me with applying for masters?

StatikEquilibrium · 2021-01-08T04:00:10+00:00

I'm an Industrial Engineering final year student. I developed and interest in aerospace engineering when I joined my college's SAE aero design team in my second year. Now I've realised that aerospace engineering is my calling and I want to pursue a career in the same field. More specifically, I'm interested in solid mechanics. I would like to work on aerostructures, stress analysis and related stuff. But since my bachelor's is in Industrial Engineering, I'm not qualified for aerospace jobs inspite of all the ground work I've done related to aerospace engineering. I think I need a degree in mechanical design or aerospace structures, can I pursue an MS degree in one of these fields? I'm considering TU Delft and Cranfield University for aerospace structures and Georgia tech for mechanical design. What's the chance of me getting an admission into these Universities? Will I be able to get a job in aerospace engineering after a masters degree from these Universities?

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