New to aerospace. Book/learning suggestion?
04-15-2016 | 08:11 PM
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New to aerospace. Book/learning suggestion?
Hello all,
I am new to the aerospace industry and I will be working as a quality engineer at an aircraft company. I really have no idea how airplanes are made and I'd like to learn the basics. For example welding processes, metal bonding processes, interior installation, etc. I am not an engineer by trade so I will never be working in design but I really want to learn as much about the manufacturing process as possible. Are there any good books or other mediums that you can recommend that I check out?
I am new to the aerospace industry and I will be working as a quality engineer at an aircraft company. I really have no idea how airplanes are made and I'd like to learn the basics. For example welding processes, metal bonding processes, interior installation, etc. I am not an engineer by trade so I will never be working in design but I really want to learn as much about the manufacturing process as possible. Are there any good books or other mediums that you can recommend that I check out?
04-16-2016 | 06:27 PM
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Ummmm .... ookaaaayyyyy .... 
You're not an engineer by trade and you have no idea how airplanes are made but you're going to be working as a quality engineer at an aircraft manufacturing company?!?
How in the world did you get this job in the first place?
What IS your educational and work background?
I once worked in a sales job in an industry I was not familiar with and I learned a lot about the manufacturing process by working for a few days at various points along the assembly line, observing and asking a lot of questions. And then my supervisor had me write reports about what I had learned. That was a good way for me to learn about the industry.
Once you understand HOW the job is done and WHY it's done the way it is, you can start to look for ways to innovate the process or improve the quality control along the way.
You're not an engineer by trade and you have no idea how airplanes are made but you're going to be working as a quality engineer at an aircraft manufacturing company?!?
How in the world did you get this job in the first place?
What IS your educational and work background?
I once worked in a sales job in an industry I was not familiar with and I learned a lot about the manufacturing process by working for a few days at various points along the assembly line, observing and asking a lot of questions. And then my supervisor had me write reports about what I had learned. That was a good way for me to learn about the industry.
Once you understand HOW the job is done and WHY it's done the way it is, you can start to look for ways to innovate the process or improve the quality control along the way.
04-17-2016 | 07:55 PM
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Ummmm .... ookaaaayyyyy ....
You're not an engineer by trade and you have no idea how airplanes are made but you're going to be working as a quality engineer at an aircraft manufacturing company?!?
How in the world did you get this job in the first place?
What IS your educational and work background?
I once worked in a sales job in an industry I was not familiar with and I learned a lot about the manufacturing process by working for a few days at various points along the assembly line, observing and asking a lot of questions. And then my supervisor had me write reports about what I had learned. That was a good way for me to learn about the industry.
Once you understand HOW the job is done and WHY it's done the way it is, you can start to look for ways to innovate the process or improve the quality control along the way.
You're not an engineer by trade and you have no idea how airplanes are made but you're going to be working as a quality engineer at an aircraft manufacturing company?!?
How in the world did you get this job in the first place?
What IS your educational and work background?
I once worked in a sales job in an industry I was not familiar with and I learned a lot about the manufacturing process by working for a few days at various points along the assembly line, observing and asking a lot of questions. And then my supervisor had me write reports about what I had learned. That was a good way for me to learn about the industry.
Once you understand HOW the job is done and WHY it's done the way it is, you can start to look for ways to innovate the process or improve the quality control along the way.
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