The Aerospace Corporation will be holding an information session in the Career Development Center next week. The session will take place from 4-5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20 in BH-250. To attend, RSVP to lisa.ng@aero.org.
Chris Dunbar, Associate Principal Director of the Aerospace Corp. will be the keynote speaker. He will be providing information about the company and internship and entry-level job opportunities. Dunbar, a 1981 graduate of the CSULB Electrical Engineering program, manages the Guidance and Control Subdivision in the Engineering and Technology Group.
Aerospace Corp, which provides technical expertise for the U.S. space program, employs about 3,500 people, 70 percent of whom are technical specialists. Nearly three-quarters of the company’s technical staff hold advanced degrees, including over 700 with doctorates.
Technical staff possess a range of scientific and technical disciplines necessary for the planning, acquisition, and development of space and ground support systems. These disciplines include:
- Aeronautical and mechanical engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Civil, chemical, and general engineering
- Computer science, and
- Other engineering/science specialties.
The El Segundo-based not-for-profit helps launch payloads into space, conduct drone research, address cybersecurity issues, and more. The corporation provides technical guidance and advice on all aspects of space missions to military, civil, and commercial customers to assure space mission success. Aerospace works closely with organizations such as the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to provide technical analyses and assessments for space programs. Aerospace also performs work for civil agencies as well as international organizations and governments.