If you are an engineer who flies I'll wager a half dozen Krispy Kremes that you end up in flight testing somewhere before very long. From the news it sounds as if single-engine personal jets, NASA hypersonics, UAV rotorcraft, and supersonic bizjets are the growth areas lately in atmospheric aeronautics. Good luck flying any of the new machines, but if you want an engineering job I would target companies getting new contracts. Your engineering college should have a list of placements to target. If not, let me know as I have an older list.