Aero Eng Grad Job Prospects

Hey everyone,
I’ve just finished my BEng in Aerospace Engineering. I came out with a third-class degree, and I’m trying to figure out what my next steps should be. I know having a third makes things a lot tougher, especially in aerospace, but I’m still really passionate about engineering and aviation. I know it’s tougher to find roles with a third, but I still want to build a career in engineering or aviation. What kind of jobs should I look for? Would getting extra experience or courses help?
Has anyone been in a similar position or managed to move into areas like CAD, manufacturing, or even other fields like project management or data?
Any advice would mean a lot!

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mnot

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by Lucky70

This is a tough position, do you have any professional experience?

Firstly on your CV, you are probably best not even declaring your classification, i think you would best off just stating the qualification title, now you are really going to struggle getting onto graduate level jobs or schemes.

If you want to work in technology & engineering related profession then i would perhaps build some very useful skills you can use from day 1 on the job. MATLAB & Python scripting for example, excellent understanding of design engineering, yes be excellent at CAD & drawings etc, but also show you understand the principles of design.

I think you have 2 routes:

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Get a short contractor job which is like 3-6 months FTC, and over deliver on everything and try and just build some experience like this, or find jobs where companies are absolutely desperate and perhaps poor pay & location (just to get experience)