Career Crossroad
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hi there!
you can't imagine my excitement when i found this place! i've been looking high and low for information regarding a career in this industry... and found nothing... until now!
i have a very strong interest in aviation but i made a wrong decision when i accepted my first job in a non-aviation industry. so now i would like to get back into something i've always liked.
i have a degree in mechanical engineering and have been looking at the different types of jobs in this industry. so far, i've narrowed them down to these two:
1. Licensed Aircraft Engineer
2. MRO Engineer
Here's where i really need your advice/help/info.
For the first choice, i'm required to undergo 3 years of apprenticeship before i can become an LAE. By then, i would be 30 years old.
As for the second choice, it's more difficult for me because I don't have any experience which most companies prefer.
Which of the two do you guys think would be the better option if you were in my shoes?
Really appreciate any help you can give! Thanks in advance! -
There u go...start back at choice no.1
do ur AME, L11,H11 etc papers..n get ur LAE license..dun forget u hav a bond too
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Good Luck!
P.S
U got to start somewhere.....Originally posted by sarius:hi there!
you can't imagine my excitement when i found this place! i've been looking high and low for information regarding a career in this industry... and found nothing... until now!
i have a very strong interest in aviation but i made a wrong decision when i accepted my first job in a non-aviation industry. so now i would like to get back into something i've always liked.
i have a degree in mechanical engineering and have been looking at the different types of jobs in this industry. so far, i've narrowed them down to these two:
1. Licensed Aircraft Engineer
2. MRO Engineer
Here's where i really need your advice/help/info.
For the first choice, i'm required to undergo 3 years of apprenticeship before i can become an LAE. By then, i would be 30 years old.
As for the second choice, it's more difficult for me because I don't have any experience which most companies prefer.
Which of the two do you guys think would be the better option if you were in my shoes?
Really appreciate any help you can give! Thanks in advance! -
Hey thanks for the fast reply!
Yea I know there's a bond of 5 years.
I read on the website that I will "acquire the skills to service and maintain modern jet planes, advanced computer-controlled engines, sophisticated flight computer systems and electronic flight instrumentation."
It sounds like a really challenging role...which is of course what I'm looking for! But is this really what I'll be doing or is it just another ad?
Another question I have is:
besides SIA, are there other companies in Singapore that hire LAEs?
am I qualified to be an LAE in other countries?
what is the approximate salary range for an LAE?
Thanks again! -
Fast reply? no lar..no mood to work...hahaha
well it is true that u will be trained to do those..but not all. U will be asked or assessed which are ur areas of strength. U may go to A&P ( Airframe & Powerplant) or Avionics N Instruments, later when u garner enough wrinkles n time & purple bar , u may opt for DAE ( Defect Analysis Engineer ).
Even though u may be an expert at Electronics N avionics but u cannot sign OFF nor repair ,say a FMS problem if you are rated A&P. Means u only troubleshoot HUll n Engine. Because tat is wat is on your rating!
Thing is u will suffer a bit at first as all rookies do..but good thing abt LAE is you will be out there, releasing planes, fillin out Techlogs, SNAGGING planes, sianing kebayas, ( many kebayas kena sianed by LAEs n end up...MARRIED!)
u may also ask to fly as SPANNER or attached to line. so u dun get caught up in workshop! ( if thats wat u want )..
Besides SIAEC, STA ( ST Aero & Engineering ) , SASCO ,EAGLES aviation need AME or LAE as well. do a google...under careers. After u get ur rating & LAE license U may work for any airlines , or with MRo like Haeco, Techo which are companies in HKG, XIAMEN, CHINA, or GAMCO or EK ENG in Arab states. $$$
of coz in Singapore u need to be type rated after ur Air Law, U will know things like SAR,JAR,FAR, EASA 147,66,21, etc...HF&EM..
Salary? it depends..OT is what the guys aiming for!
jus my 0.02cts!Originally posted by sarius:Hey thanks for the fast reply!
Yea I know there's a bond of 5 years.
I read on the website that I will "acquire the skills to service and maintain modern jet planes, advanced computer-controlled engines, sophisticated flight computer systems and electronic flight instrumentation."
It sounds like a really challenging role...which is of course what I'm looking for! But is this really what I'll be doing or is it just another ad?
Another question I have is:
besides SIA, are there other companies in Singapore that hire LAEs?
am I qualified to be an LAE in other countries?
what is the approximate salary range for an LAE?
Thanks again! -
ads are meant to con people.
if you wanna be in the aviation industry, be a pilot.
SIA logistics are starting to be 'abused'
why? because the people leading those logisticians used to be high ranking officers of the airforce. so they are starting to feel the effects of military rule in a commercial industry. -
Wow!
Thanks for that bunch of info megatron! It seems like I really did find the right place and people to ask
Are you an LAE by any chance? Cos you seem to know an awful lot about what they do! Feel free to add more info if you happen to remember some more.. hehe
Hmm... I guess my mind is more or less made up. Thanks again for the advice bro!
Kopiosatu, yea I did think about training to be a pilot... but I am still more inclined towards engineering.
How's the working environment/culture in SIA? I heard there are alot of politics... but then again... there're politics everywhere you go right?
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there's politics, but why do u want military politics in a commercial aviation industry?
SIA was good, probably still is compared to the military -
Bro, looks like u have problems wz the " Beegees" n the new LGs....
haha...take it easy dude,,same everywhere...I know where u are coming from.
but when u remember that aviation is still ur passion, then it clouds over all the b*tching, bureacracy,politics..etc..once I'm behind the control, I cannot let all these affect safety n flight. CRM prevails!! haha
Hang in there..wherever u are.Originally posted by kopiosatu:there's politics, but why do u want military politics in a commercial aviation industry?
SIA was good, probably still is compared to the military