ATCE engineering careers info
Hi all, I'd like some career advice please.
My background is in electronic engineering and I hold a BEng(Hons) in Electronic Engineering. I have around 8 years experience since graduating in engineering jobs in the private sector. These have been mainly production/test roles in small private sector companies.
While I have learnt a great deal in my time, the work I have done has never really felt like a long term career, and unfortunately I have been made redundant twice.
Over the past few years, I have been more focussed on other areas in my life, getting married, buying doing up a house and havent really been thinking of a long term career just earning cash.
I have been considering applying to the Engineering Technican scheme at NATS (National Air Traffic Control) to train up as an Air Traffic Control Engineer.
I meet all the criteria, and I dont mind a drop in salary to move forward in the future but I am concerned that now at 30 I may be too old?
Can anyone give me some advice in general about ATCE engineering career?
many thanks