Peace, Love, and all that hippy stuff: robotics career outside the defense industry?

[thefro526]

I don't have a Career in the Robotics or "Motion Control" field but I do work for a company that does a lot of Defense work.

Realistically, working for a company that works for the Government isn't that bad. At a certain point yes, you are working to make or build something that supports war but you're also going to be working to build something that may save lives or make an impact in a war ravaged country. Sometimes it's all about how you look at your work.

The biggest advantage to working the Defense industry is that it'll survive through a failing economy. At my job Business is booming and we've added two new people to our Engineering Dept in the last month. Sometimes, in times like this you just have to "settle" for a job that's not perfect and just remember that it'll give you valuable experience you can take elsewhere.