A fresh faced engineer looking for employment? Lots of choices right now. One of the interesting problems is that there is often an inverse relationship between working on the most fun/coolest stuff and the size of the paycheck. There are exceptions.
Take a look at Space X Technologies. They love bright young employees that have not yet been ruined by working for the government. They are absolutely going to Mars and they are hiring energetic people by the container-ship load and paying pretty well. Porsche friendly also.
Space Exploration Technologies Corporation - Careers