Two years ago when he came back for the Christmas holidays, he heard that there were job openings in ITRI's Center for Aviation and Space Technology.
前年聖誕節回來時，他發現台灣航太工業炒得很熱，趕緊到台翔走一趟。但他晚了一步，台翔因為幾個和外國公司的合作案擱淺，暫時凍結員額。蔣小偉本想算了，沒想到臨回美國前聽說工研院的航太中心缺人，蔣小偉果然得到面談機會。