hiː ðˈɛn pɚsˈuːd ɔnðə dʒˈɑːb tɹˈeɪnɪŋ æz ɐn ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ, wˈɜːkɪŋ fɔːɹ lˈɪʔn̩ ænd tˈɛlᵻdˌaɪn ɪn kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə ænd ɡɹˈʌmən ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk.
He then pursued on the job training as an engineer, working for Litton and Teledyne in California and Grumman in New York.