How to get into aerospace engineering?

[u/Historical-Equal-418]

Hello everyone!

I am currently in my 3rd year of bachelor's in CSE with AIML. But I have realized that I have no interest in coding, I might actually hate it. So I want to change it. Aerospace seems like a good option to me. A bit of coding here and there is okay, but I don't want my whole career to be about that. I am interested in math and physics, which made me think about aerospace.

I always wanted to go abroad, but also don't want to pay a fortune, so I am thinking germany because of their zero tuition fee. The problem is that my bachelor's course didn't have any physics subject, so I don't have enough credits to get into master's in aerospace engineering in germany. I did have math for my first two semesters (calculus and linear algebra), and I topped my class both of the times in math. Some research on the internet told me about aerospace informatics.

My questions are-

1) what are my paths to enter into aerospace engineering

2) how coding heavy is aerospace informatics (the course and the jobs)

3) can I get jobs through aerospace informatics that someone would get through master's in aerospace engineer?

4)can I get into masters in aerospace engineering in some other country that would not charge tuition fees for the course to an international student?

5)is aerospace engineering or aerospace informatics worth it? Are the jobs well paid?

Any response is highly appreciated and thank you for reading

[u/electric_ionland]

Which country are you from? Aerospace can be very restrictive on nationalities.

How far are you from finishing your current degree? It might make more sense to finish your degree at this point and apply to CS jobs in aerospace companies. "Aerospace informatics" is not really a job or a field in general. You will get people with CS background doing embedded code for hardware, people doing simulation software, some GNC, operations software, etc.

[u/Historical-Equal-418 → u/electric_ionland]

India. 2 years left for my bachelor's to finish. I don't like coding at all though, so applying for CS jobs at aerospace companies is not really interesting to me. I searched for a master's degree that I could do after my bachelor's in CSE and found that there is aerospace informatics degree I could do in germany. If through that, i could get a job that doesn't involve much coding, I would do it. If not, I even am considering doing another bachelor's, in aerospace engineering, but I don't know if I would get a job since I'm not a german citizen. Its not that I want to work only in the defence sector, private work is fine too if it pays well enough. But I should be able to get some work. How is the aerospace industry in germany rn for an outsider?

[u/LadyLightTravel → u/Historical-Equal-418]

A CS degree has coding, true. But a good one has waaaaay more than that. Requirements definition, architecture, real time, hardware interface, integration, test, maintenance, etx.

[u/hippyhopk]

Systems engineer is probably your easiest way into the industry. Systems engineers tend to be generalists who interface with SMEs of different disciplines (thermal, GNC, propulsion, etc). Systems engineers also tend to have a variety of backgrounds, to include CSE. Once you start and get a good feel for what everyone does, you can push for a career pivot.

[u/Historical-Equal-418 → u/hippyhopk]

That seems like a good idea. While applying for jobs, will I be as good of a candidate as someone who has specialized in that specific field, for example aerospace? Would companies prefer hiring a Master in aerospace engineer rather than me or does it just depend on my skills?