Hi Rob/pictish
Havnt been on the site for a while. I too am trying to get into the ROV industry and am currently studying a HNC in electrical/electronic engineering to this end. Mechatronics is probably the ideal thing to study to break into the industry as a trainee pilot but it seems that wherever i look there are more and more people trying to get into this career!
6 months ago I started researching the ROV industry and quickly came to the conclusion that trainee pilot positions where plentiful. I think things are changing quickly and at the current rate it wont be long before there are too many ROV pilots and very few jobs available. I wonder if the iraq war has had anything to do with people wanting to leave the forces! Hence the glut of ex forces people out there!?
Anyway Rob6, i think it will be difficult to secure a position without any experience. Having said that the culture of companies are different, some will relish the idea of hooking a graduate over an experienced individual with little experience of academia. Although these companies will probably be in the minority.
Whatever the case I am not giving up, I am looking to get some voluntary experience in eng in order to get my foot in the door wwhen i have got my hnc. Good luck!
Wump
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