Roy Moye III
Spirit AeroSystems
Wichita, KS USA
"We’re the opportunity capital of the world. We’ve got the talent. You can do a lot from right here."
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Advice for getting started
Focus on taking a variety of math and science classes while in high school, including physics, chemistry, geometry, algebra, and calculus. When you get to college, I recommend majoring in mechanical engineering if you're not sure what exactly you want to do. Mechanical engineering is a very broad field of study and can open doors to a lot of different careers.
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Aerospace Engineering
Wichita State University
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
I’ve loved planes since I was a child—I remember asking my parents when I was young how I could design planes for a living.
2.
My parents discovered aeronautical and aerospace engineering and I took that and ran with it.
3.
I earned my bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Wichita State University.
4.
After graduating, I interned at Spirit AeroSystems as a design engineer.
5.
I then was hired on full-time as a structural design engineer, where I primarily worked on various projects for Boeing.
6.
After six years, I pivoted into human resources and took on the role of talent acquisition specialist for Spirit AeroSystems.
