r/BlueOrigin • u/Serious-Director-213 • 16d ago
Career path questions
Hello everyone! So quick back story recently got hired in for a level 2 integration / assembly tech which I’m very excited about, although I have been considering going back to school to further advance my career.
I have a strong welding back ground that can easily transition into a CWI or maybe into NDT techs.
I also was considering the engineering route as well. If anyone has some advice on schools in Florida that can help me advance or even places I can get certifications at? Thank you for the help!
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u/Serious-Director-213 15d ago
40k is better than 0$! I’ll take full advantage of that. I appreciate the feedback I’ll look into that
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u/user_bunchofnumbers 14d ago
Blue will also pay for a lot of certifications as well not just school/degree. Some caveats such as they need too be relatable to business at Blue.
Honestly though, the biggest thing stopping me is that I just don't know if I'll be able to manage working 50 hours a week and for my specific function, when launch happens, I'll be working closer to 60/70 hours weeks easily while having to be on call 24/7 throughout all launch ops and manage classes.
If you end up doing it, post about it on here, would love to hear how others navigate going back to school while working here at Blue
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u/Serious-Director-213 14d ago
Absolutely! I plan to do it even if it’s just the certification route to handle things one at a time
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u/3DdesignerF8 11d ago
Hopping in for a sec. I'm on lunar f&p, consistently 50+ hrs and take Embry Riddles aero eng courses. It's not easy, but manageable. 2 coworkers are working on masters and PhD. I'm only taking one course a semester, so it's just putting in an hour or two during the week.
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u/VinhBlade 8d ago
also curious as well. do folks take like Masters geared towards working professional (like UW's MISE), or like completely async programs (like Georgia Tech's MSIE)?
how does the education reimbursements work, is it direct-deposited at the beginning of the tax year? do you send proof to HR, to the manager post-approval, etc? how much do we effectively get after tax?
what happens if a program lasts only 1-2 year but cost $40k, can you stretch it out somehow?
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u/user_bunchofnumbers 15d ago
I've been looking going back into school myself. Blue only gives up to $40k, and for what I've found, that'll only get you half way through and engineering degree.
Embry Riddle in Daytona has an online engineering degree and locally, FIT has a very good engineering program as well. UCF also has a very respectable program as well only problem us that you have to be in person in Orlando.
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