I work as an electronic engineering technitian (fancy name for a tech?) and I work with engineers quite often on equipment and in the field. They do quite a lot of hands on around here. I don't have experience with too many companies but where I work they spend alot of time on the production floor and out in the field. Like renosteinke said: Hows your secucity clearace? or do you think you can get one? I work on defense contracts and I can say it is really cutting edge stuff. Because it's prototype stuff, the engineers are very hands on.

[This message has been edited by IanR (edited 07-11-2005).]