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Aerospace Engineers

  • Bright Outlook
  • Rapid Growth

Perform engineering duties in designing, constructing, and testing aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft. May conduct basic and applied research to evaluate adaptability of materials and equipment to aircraft design and manufacture. May recommend improvements in testing equipment and techniques.

What you’d do

  • Formulate conceptual design of aeronautical or aerospace products or systems to meet customer requirements or conform to environmental regulations.
  • Evaluate product data or design from inspections or reports for conformance to engineering principles, customer requirements, environmental regulations, or quality standards.
  • Direct or coordinate activities of engineering or technical personnel involved in designing, fabricating, modifying, or testing of aircraft or aerospace products.
  • Plan or conduct experimental, environmental, operational, or stress tests on models or prototypes of aircraft or aerospace systems or equipment.
  • Diagnose performance problems by reviewing reports or documentation from customers or field engineers or by inspecting malfunctioning or damaged products.
  • Formulate mathematical models or other methods of computer analysis to develop, evaluate, or modify design, according to customer engineering requirements.
  • Write technical reports or other documentation, such as handbooks or bulletins, for use by engineering staff, management, or customers.
  • Maintain records of performance reports for future reference.

Skills that matter

  • Critical Thinking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Mathematics
  • Science

How to get there

Considerable preparation: most need a four-year bachelor's degree

Also called

  • Avionics Engineer
  • Design Engineer
  • Flight Test Engineer
  • Special Mission Engineer
  • Aeronautical Engineer
  • Aerospace Stress Engineer

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