Regarding F1, I have applied to some basic aero jobs and the detailed description included a salary of 25-35k plus bonus. So as soon as you have been there for a while and are promoted you will approach the 80k.
effuno, you should remember that these consultants are normally small companies having upto 30 employess concentrating on hardcore CFD or a bit more with some Aero guys as well.
From what I know they may take fresh graduates and stick them up on meshing or post-processing until they puke or just on reparing and simplifying CAD geometries from customers, all up to their standards. The ones who survive normally rise to senior levels and some leave with brialliant experience.
There are loads of them out there such as ICON Ltd or Aero Concept Engineering, however I am not sure which ones out there recruit graduates to be honest. Most probably they advertise through agencies and take employees on initial 6 or 3 month contracts and you being made permanent if you could prove your worth it. Life could be hard with these people at times since they can demand a lot of work off you with little pay being offered (since they are a small company) but you learn a lot.
allan wrote:guys, are these salaries per month or per year? because both ways it's ridiculous!
we don't do this for money; i tell u that much.
u'r from canada. the most ideal situation for you, would be to get hired as a fly-in. this way you have a full time job AND the fly in gig and you have 2 sources of income.
with that low of salaries, is the competition to get hired really hard? how possible is it for an american AE from a school that specializes in aircrafts to get a job?
