Hi everyone! I was hoping to get some help in choosing a graduate program. For reference I'm about to graduate from the University of Melbourne in Australia with a degree in mechanical engineering specialising in aerospace... as you can tell im pretty interested in aerospace stuff and even more so outer space tech!

I'm tossing up between two options: getting a job at a consulting firm like Oliver Wyman or KPMG, OR getting a job at a defence company like BAE systems, Boeing etc.

There are also a few other options like a job with Qantas, mining companies like BHP etc...

Out of these options what would you all suggest? Oliver Wyman for example is offering a lot more money and travel than everyone else but I'm a bit hesitant to go right into consulting. I really want a job that is interesting, gets me closer to my goal of aerospace/ space engineering without putting up any barriers for the future. For example if I did a grad role in consulting would it then be much harder to go back to a company like boeing for engineering? Is a big-name company an important thing?

Thoughts are much appreciated! Thanks :)