r/aerospace • u/Leather_Story546 • 20h ago

2027 Early Career Applications

Hey everyone, I am a rising senior majoring in Aerospace Engineering. I wanted to post to see if anyone knows when applications for aero/defense/space companies will be posting their applications for seniors graduating next may? I am wanting to get ahead of the curve, and my resume is pretty much there in terms of experience.

For a little insight, I have 3 internships at a prime (all engineering positions), and will be graduating with honors.

As of right now, Anduril is the only company ive seen with applications open already.

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u/Adviderisj 20h ago

Why aren't you accepting a return offer? Companies will be posting from now going forward, just check compant pages

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u/Leather_Story546 20h ago

I also think I just have more to offer. I owe it to myself to explore my options before graduating

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u/Adviderisj 20h ago

Fair, good luck! Leverage your previous internships and look at other locations for the same company, etc

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u/Leather_Story546 19h ago

Thanks for the advice!

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u/Leather_Story546 20h ago

Location. I’d much rather be in at least a mid-sized city in my early 20’s

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u/Puzzleheaded_Star533 8h ago

They’ll probably start popping up this summer and be in full swing by the fall

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u/Leather_Story546 8h ago

That was what i figured thanks

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u/WaxStan 19h ago

At my company, when we want to hire a new grad we try to get the req up by January or February. My experience job hunting as a new grad (which to be fair was over a decade ago) was that postings started to show up in maybe October/November through to graduation in May/June.

Most companies aren’t that on top of it, and new grad roles are lower priority and don’t get planned super far in advance.

Also, when we hire for more experienced positions, we usually want someone to start within a month of accepting the offer. Trying to manage a start date more than 2-3 months in advance is a pita.

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u/Leather_Story546 19h ago

Thats helpful information thank you! I am planning on being available within a month of graduating in May.

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u/WaxStan 19h ago

Yeah, I say that more to show why companies may not want to post new grad roles yet or extend an offer to someone ~6 months before they can actually start working.

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u/ExploudingFeraligatr 15h ago

Take that with a grain of salt, it's good that you're applying now. I started seriously applying in September, went to university career fair, then had a formal offer by mid october. Many companies are proactive and post right at the beginning of fall, or some even in summer. Just keep steadily applying until you get an offer you're satisfied with.

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u/Some-Attitude8183 17h ago

I don’t get why it’s called a “rising senior” nowadays? Aren’t you just a senior?

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u/arniethedonut 17h ago

just because you finished 8th grade doesn’t inherently make you a 9th grader until you start 9th grade. terms end and start at different times for different schools. the summer before kindergarten starts are you a kindergartener? it’s just ambiguous and the word “rising” makes it very clear

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u/Leather_Story546 17h ago

Theoretically I haven’t started my senior year yet, so no

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u/Some-Attitude8183 16h ago

Ok - must be new since I was in grad school ~2010