Name: _Isabelle Adams_

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Your job title (be specific): aeronautical engineer
ob o!er!ie"#What the$ do (%ro!ide a para&raph descriptio' of the job( What "ould a t$pical da$ o' the job
look like)):
Aero'autical *'&i'eers help to de!elop a'$ machi'e that flies( +he$ desi&', ma'ufacture a'd operate aircraft,
rockets a'd missiles( +here are ma'$ differe't subspecialties, depe'di'& o' the t$pe of aircraft o'e chooses (
A t$pical da$ "ould be spe't i' a laborator$ setti'&, probabl$ "orki'& for either a &o!er'me't or pri!ate
aerospace compa'$( -ost time "ould be desi&'i'& a'd testi'& models for feasibilit$( I "ould be most
i'terested i' rocket desi&' a'd de!elopi'& e'&i'es that "ould allo" more rapid space tra!el(
Worki'& co'ditio's (.ours $ou ca' e/pect to "ork) Risk of i'juries) +ime of da$#time of $ear)
I'doors#outdoors) Clothi'& re0uired)
I "ould e/pect that about half of m$ "ork time "ould be spe't i' a' office#lab "ith multiple other t$pes of
e'&i'eers, collaborati'& o' ideas a'd past e/perie'ces( +ime "ould be spe't drafti'& desi&'s of
aircraft#rockets both o' paper a'd "ith computer pro&rams( +his "ould i'!ol!e a &reat deal of k'o"led&e i'
both math a'd ph$sics( +he other half of m$ time "ould be spe't i' a test lab or outdoors( -ost rocket testi'&
sites "ould be i' lar&e, barre' a'd u'populated areas other tha' the e'&i'eeri'& facilit$( I "ould e/pect hours
"ould be 0uite fle/ible, "ith &ood emplo$ers allo"i'& me to do some desi&' "ork at home if desired( +here
ma$ be projects that re0uire e/te'ded hours, but these "ould hopefull$ be o'l$ episodic( I "ould e/pect that
re0uired clothi'& "ould be 0uite fle/ible as lo'& as it is safe a'd appropriate for a professio'al setti'&( 1uri'&
testi'&, I "ould 'eed to "ear comfortable clothi'& that ca' &et dirt$(
2alar$ ("hat "a&e ca' $ou e/pect to ear')):
I "ould e/pect a starti'& "a&e to be appro/imatel$ 345,55563755,555, depe'di'& o' "hether I "orked for a
pri!ate or &o!er'me't compa'$( I "ould e/pect that pri!ate compa'ies "ould offer hi&her "a&e i'crease
possibilities based o' performa'ce
8uture outlook ("ill this job be i' dema'd i' the future) Wh$#"h$ 'ot)): I feel that impro!eme'ts i' the desi&'
of aircraft, aimed at decreasi'& their e'!iro'me'tal impact, "ill be i' hi&h dema'd, especiall$ o!er the 'e/t
95$rs( I also e/pect that space e/ploratio' "ill become i'creasi'&l$ importa't as resources o' earth become
scarce a'd populatio's boom(
Post!econdary Institute"#raining Program $%
%. &achelors Degree in 'eronautical (ngineering.
). Masters Degree in 'eronautical (ngineering
*ocation and name of program+ (Where the school is located( What is the 'ame of the pro&ram) Also tell us "h$ this
school appeals to $ou)
U&, Okanagan- first year in .aculty 'pplied !cience /(ngineering0. #ransfer to 1ancou2er ,ampus U&, in
second year- aim for (ngineering Physics or Integrati2e (ngineering for the 3roadest - most multidisciplinary
program. #his appeals to me 3ecause I can li2e at home in the Okanagan for the first year- and then I could li2e
with my grandmother in 1ancou2er. !he li2es in the Uni2ersity *ands. I would like to go to ,arleton Uni2ersity
for my master4s degree as they ha2e one of the top rated aeronautical programs.
,ost+ 7( 8irst $ear tuitio': 3;<5;(=; > 2tude't fees :375<?(55 > books a'd supplies :379;5(55 : #otal 5 67)8.9:
Prere;uisites of program+ *'&lish 79, Chemistr$ 79, %h$sics 79, %re6Calculus 79, 2ocial 2tudies 77( Grade %oi't
A!era&e -i'imum :=(=#? or 4=@(
What are = related occupatio's $ou could take if this o'e did'At "ork out for $ou ("hat "ould $ou do if $ou
do'At e'd up doi'& this career a'd "h$)): Biomedical *'&i'eeri'&6 desi&'i'& medical de!ices ie pacemakers,
prostheses( C *lectrical *'&i'eeri'&6 1esi&'i'&#I'stalli'& electrical s$stems i'to machi'er$, !ehicles( Ge'eral
*lectricia'
A'd most importa'tl$D I choose this as m$ optio' A because I lo!e ph$sics a'd mathematics a'd e'jo$
"orki'& o' theoretical problems( I am fasci'ated b$ "atchi'& the de!elopme't of 'e" &ad&ets that impro!e
peopleAs li!es( I ha!e al"a$s bee' fasci'ated i' bei'& able to fl$( I feel that I am creati!e a'd "ill perse!ere
"ith projects u'til I ha!e success(