Engineering in NYC

rocketshipready

So, I have a degree in aeronautical engineering, and spent the past year working as a mechanical engineer for an aviation firm before getting laid off in August. I would really like to move back to the east coast, and specifically New York City, but it doesn't really seem like there are a lot of mechanical engineering jobs around. Anyone on here work as an engineer in NYC? Have any advice on places to look? The job sites have left me a little overwhelmed, so I was just curious if anyone had a good starting place.

Dunadan019

there are plenty of places in jersey. I can't see many engineering firms paying NYC rent to house an engineering group.

Usagi

Yeah, most places have offices in NJ, upstate NY or in western CT rather than NYC proper because of the expense

You should look into Sikorsky, they have a pretty big office in Stratford, CT

Iceman.USAF

Northrup Grumman also has many East Coast places. There's a huge one in Baltimore (like a few thousand employee building) as well as some smaller satellites around the metro DC area.

lunchbox12682

Raytheon is right outside Boston, too.
There's also smaller places in Vermont and New Hampshire.

Usagi

Iceman.USAF wrote: »

Northrup Grumman also has many East Coast places. There's a huge one in Baltimore (like a few thousand employee building) as well as some smaller satellites around the metro DC area.

DC is the mecca of government and contractor engineering jobs

Also is nearly as expensive to live there as NYC unless you live out in the burbs

Iceman.USAF

Usagi wrote: »

Iceman.USAF wrote: »

Northrup Grumman also has many East Coast places. There's a huge one in Baltimore (like a few thousand employee building) as well as some smaller satellites around the metro DC area.

DC is the mecca of government and contractor engineering jobs

Also is nearly as expensive to live there as NYC unless you live out in the burbs

Yeah if you work at one of the satellite offices it's not so bad. I live just barely inside the beltway in MD and it's still kind of expensive.

supabeast

I moved to New York this year and have been job hunting since February. Do NOT come anywhere near New York without a job and enough money to live for at least six months if you get here and are laid off. The New York economy is terrible, unemployment is nuts, the city is buying airline tickets to send people home because they come here thinking that there will be jobs and end up homeless. Economic forecasts for NYC are generally grim and most analysts/economists see the city losing jobs through next year, maybe even through 2011.

The other posters are right about the DC area, though. There are tons of tech and engineering jobs, and it isn’t a bad place to live if you don’t mind being in the burbs or dealing with horrible rush-hour traffic. One big tip, tho: you’ll need a Top-Secret/SCI security clearance to get the best jobs in the DC area. Finding someone who will pay for you to get one is really tough if you don’t have connections, so make sure you’re selling skills that are really hard to come by if you want those jobs.