機械英語今日練：在NASA做一個工程師是怎樣的體驗？

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All members of the NASA team play a role in successful missions creating a level of job satisfaction literally “out of this world”.
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If money is your prime motivation then perhaps a career with NASA is not for you.
如果錢是你的終極目標，那么NASA的工作并不適合你。
It takes years of planning, designing, testing and retesting to reach the glamorous “for television” NASA celebrations we all love to watch.
4 o( {7 b* z" f  P4 p成年累月的籌劃、設計、測試、反復測試才能達到NASA人喜聞樂見的“上電視”榮耀。

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At first glance, to work for NASA seems very glamorous, very satisfying but ultimately something for the “nerdy” types who like to work on their own. However, in reality life as a NASA mechanical design engineer is very different to the impression you get when you watch rocket launches from Cape Canaveral!
對于在NASA工作，第一印象一定是狂拽酷炫吊炸天，成就感爆棚，不然怎么吸引這群技術宅如此投入地工作。然而，NASA機械工程師的真實工作狀態完全不同于你在電視上看到的卡納維拉爾角火箭發射臺上的他們。

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Finding a job with NASA在NASA謀得一個職位

When you bear in mind the billions of dollars spent by the US government funding NASA you might expect the authorities to formally invite applications from those looking for employment. The idea that the authorities could pick and choose the best from the world of mechanical design engineering makes perfect sense to such a prestigious operation. However, finding a job with NASA is not as simple or straightforward as you might presume!
每年美國政府向NASA投入數十億美元，可想而知，當局對于招聘人才的需求非常大。NASA會依照流程挑選世界上最厲害的機械設計工程師的想法看起來完美無缺。然而在NASA就職并沒有想象的那么簡單直接。

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Some individuals are lucky enough to apply directly to NASA highlighting their experience, qualifications and perhaps more importantly their passion for the industry. Passion and knowledge will get you a long way but the vast majority of those who work for NASA have gained experience elsewhere and joined the NASA community via third-party project management companies. It is more likely you will find your way to a career with NASA via these third parties.

一些幸運兒直接向NASA求職，說明自己的工作經驗、專業品質、以及對航天事業的熱情。僅僅擁有對工作的熱愛與精湛的專業知識也許會讓你的NASA之路遙遙無期，大部分直接入職的員工都有參與NASA第三方項目合作公司的工作經驗。憑借與NASA有合作的第三方項目公司的工作經驗將大大提高你的入職概率。

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Salary expectations and career progression薪資待遇職業前景

Anyone joining a NASA engineering position would be expected to have a master’s degree or at the very least a bachelor’s degree in a specific area of engineering. The qualifications required will depend upon how you gain entry to the NASA funded projects but in reality the very least you would need is a bachelor’s degree. The level of salary you can expect will vary between the different levels of expertise but we are looking at $75,000 upwards and the ability to achieve upwards of $100,000 within five years. You will find that there are more lucrative opportunities outside of the world of NASA but how do you put a price on landing a probe on Mars, discovering a new Galaxy or perhaps the ultimate goal of creating a new human colony outside of Earth?

能進NASA的工程師一般擁有工程專業碩士以上學位最起碼也有學士學位。對于學歷的要求取決于你的崗位需求，但是至少也要求學士學位。薪資水平根據專家評級會有很大的差異，但是至少7萬5000美金一年，并根據能力五年內可以拿到10萬美金以上的年薪。憑你的專業水平，可以輕而易舉地在NASA之外謀得一份更有“錢途”的工作，但是，無法用金錢衡量的是在火星上勘探、發現一個全新的星系、或者是在地球之外開發一塊人類殖民地。

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It is well documented that there are two real pathways to increased salary which are management or technical expertise. In reality those looking to take the management path will have some technical expertise and those looking to take the technical expertise path will have some management experience. For those with a passion for space travel and the connected array of engineering challenges there will be many opportunities to climb up the career ladder with NASA. The vast majority of NASA employees will have standard office hours but, depending upon their position and their role, there may be additional requirements outside of these hours.
明文規定的有兩條漲工資途徑即成為管理專家或技術專家。實際上，想走管理專家路線的需要一些技術專長，想走技術專家路線的也需要一些管理經驗。在NASA,那些對太空旅行和其相關技術挑戰有熱情的人會有很多職業晉升機會，大多數NASA員工是標準工作時間，但也會根據他們的職位和角色，可能會有一些額外的加班需求。

西區TSTS

還是看得懂一部分

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厲害了我的各

隨風227

感覺年薪是不是應該翻譯成 追求在五年內 年薪10w呢？基本是75000，在五年內升值到10w？

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跟中國人的工作態度和狀態不一樣。