Landing a Full-Time Engineering Career at NASA

In this episode, we will learn how a childhood dream can turn into reality through hard work, determination, and networking. Andrew Hartnett dreamt of working with NASA at a very young age and he will share with us exactly how he landed his Computer Engineer position in this very sought-after institution.

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1:18 Andrew’s background, from his 3rd-grade drawing and high school robotics team to landing a co-op internship program at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC)
6:08 Briefly discuss Upverter and the benefits of having high-school level educational programs for aspiring PCB designers
7:42 What is NASA’s co-op internship program? Andrew describes the advantages of the co-op program over a typical internship
23:57 Andrew talks about electronic design standards at NASA and shares details about testing, reliability, and the challenges of sending electronic devices to the space
34:59 Andrew talks more about First Robotic Competition and stresses the importance of hands-on experience for high school kids or younger

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