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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of good responses here about the specific question posed in the title.

But since we seem to have a quorum of technical space folks, this seems like a good place to plug FFRDCs -- Aerospace and JPL are the two that come to mind for your field. [I don't know how big JPLs presence is in this area, other than knowing that it's non-zero. I have two team members now that are JPL employees.] In particular, I'd be surprised if you encountered the same attitude towards 'retooling gov't engineers' that you've experienced so far. The work at this companies is exclusively (or darn close to it) government focused, with a high concentration of technical work and a low amount of biz dev work. I've found it's the sweet spot for my interests and technical field (not space) and it's definitely different from other options discussed upthread. It's not without its downsides (still somewhat at the whims of sponsors, definitely some of the stodginess of gov't and none of the thrill of startups, etc) but worth taking a look. [/quote]

Went through this whole discussion planning to add this.  You could also consider the studies and analysis FFRDCs if you want to stay in the DC area.  CNA, IDA, and RAND.  APL is nearby in Maryland.  MITRE might be a possibility as well.  Interesting work even if you won't be plotting Rich Purnell maneuvers.  [/quote]

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